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Explore top art festivals and live cultural events celebrating African creative excellence. Find festival editions, line-ups, venue guides, and secure tickets.
Modern Calligraphy Workshop
Featuring the Elegant Italic Script β come and create a piece of art youβll actually want to frame.Join us for a relaxing after...
Watercolor Painting Class
Join the talented Kanyi Ohawa on a creative journey into the world of watercolor painting.Whether youβre a beginner or looking ...
The Art of Baking
Take your baking further. This two-day course is built for bakers who already know their way around a kitchen and want to sharp...
Lake of Stars
A lakeside music and arts festival that became a major cultural tourism draw for Malawi.
Third World Festival of Black Arts (FESMAN 2010)
A revival of the Black Arts festival tradition around the theme of African Renaissance, which also saw the unveiling of the Afr...
FESTAC '77 (Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture)
A month-long festival that drew thousands of artists and delegates from Africa and the diaspora, remembered for its scale and f...
First Pan-African Cultural Festival (PANAF 1969)
A major Pan-African festival of music, dance, theatre and film in post-independence Algiers; it brought together liberation mov...
First World Festival of Black Arts (FESMAN 1966)
A landmark festival initiated by President LΓ©opold SΓ©dar Senghor, bringing together artists and thinkers of Africa and the dias...
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Top Festival Destinations
- Nairobi Music Festivals & Nightlife Kenya β
- Lagos Concerts & Cultural Gatherings Nigeria β
- Accra Festivals & Fashion Weeks Ghana β
- Cape Town Jazz & Art Fairs South Africa β
- Marrakech Arts & Cultural Celebrations Morocco β
- Kigali Creative Festivals & Gatherings Rwanda β
- Zanzibar Music & Film Celebrations Tanzania β
- Dakar Biennales & Performance Arts Senegal β
- Johannesburg Street Carnivals & Gigs South Africa β
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