Discover African Festivals
Explore festivals celebrating African culture across the continent and beyond.
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Misty Waters
Misty Waters Festival is a 3-day open-air event at Lake Umuzi in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Afric...
MozBeat Fest
An electronic music festival on Mozambique's stunning Tofo Beach, drawing DJs and music lovers fo...
MTN Bushfire
Eswatini's premier music and arts festival, held at the House on Fire venue in the Malkerns Valle...
Namib Desert Jazz
Genre: Jazz Established: 2024 Typical schedule: Mar 16-18*, 3 days
Notting Hill Carnival
Europe's largest street festival celebrating Caribbean culture, music, and art.
Nyege Nyege
Genre: Electronic Established: 2015 Typical schedule: Nov 19-23, 5 days
One Nation Fest
A music festival in Freetown, Sierra Leone, promoting unity and togetherness through reggae and o...
Ouagadougou
Genre: 1992 Established: jazz-ouaga.org Typical schedule: 8, Jazz/Fusion days
Sandbox Festival
Sandbox Festival is an electronic music and arts event held in El Gouna, Egypt, along the Red Sea...
Sol Fest
Genre: Afro-Pop Established: 2021 Typical schedule: Dec 19*, 1 days
St. Louis Jazz
Genre: Jazz Established: 1993 Typical schedule: May 12-19*, 8 days
St. Louis Jazz Festival
One of Africa's most revered jazz festivals, held in the historic UNESCO World Heritage city of S...