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Festivals

Anna and Her Team Live - Halloween Party

Anna and Her Team Live - Halloween Party live at Mediterraneo Restaurant, 42 Windsor Crescent, Kampala Central Division, Kampal...

Boob Camp

BOOB CAMP is a high-energy fitness and wellness experience created to get women moving, talking and paying attention to their b...

Halloween Candy Wonderland

Come Watch & Enjoy the Candy Wonderland come to life!This Halloween, Oct 31st, Gigiri Social Club transforms into Candy Won...

Gamivasary The Rave

Gamivasary The Rave: an electrifying night of music, dance and pure vibes in Obio-Akpor. Secure your ticket for non-stop entert...

BLACKOUT HALLOWEEN PARTY VOL.2

BLACKOUT HALLOWEEN PARTY VOL.2 live at Muyenga Stage, 141 Bukasa Road, Makindye Division, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, Kamp...

Henry Ate Celebrates 30 Years Of Slap In The Face - A Golden Circle Concert

Henry Ate Celebrates 30 Years Of Slap In The Face - A Golden Circle Concert live at Cafe Roux, Chapmans Peak Dr , Noordhoek, 79...

Henry Ate Celebrates 30 Years Of Slap In The Face - A Summer Outdoor Concert

Henry Ate Celebrates 30 Years Of Slap In The Face - A Summer Outdoor Concert live at Cafe Roux, Chapmans Peak Dr , Noordhoek, 7...

Art X Lagos

West Africa's leading modern and contemporary art fair, with galleries, talks and projects.

Lucas Senyatso at Hugh's Jazz Club

Lucas Senyatso at Hugh's Jazz Club live at Thirteen, 10 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, 2000, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa...

TUGO SZN RUNWAY SHOW

TUGO; A Jipe Apparel Runway ExperienceTugo is a Luo word meaning play.Play was never meant to be a solo act. It’s better when t...

Magharibi Express x Trilogy

Magharibi Express is pulling up again! 🚎💨🌴Next stop: 6TH NOVEMBER! 🔥We link up with MIGATI for MAGHARIBI EXPRESS X TRILOGY at M...

The Bar Symphony

The Bar Symphony is an immersive orchestral experience that reimagines the relationship between music, cocktails and nightlife....

Kids Love Jazz Band at Hugh's Jazz Club

Kids Love Jazz Band at Hugh's Jazz Club live at Thirteen, 10 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, 2000, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South A...

KZN Philharmonic Orchestra 2026 Spring Symphony Season Concert 1

KZN Philharmonic Orchestra 2026 Spring Symphony Season Concert 1 live at Playhouse Opera Theatre, 231 Anton Lembede Street , Du...

Robin Fassie at Hugh's Jazz Club

Robin Fassie at Hugh's Jazz Club live at Thirteen, 10 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, 2000, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, ...

SHIRTLESS AFTER PARTY – MU PIANO

SHIRTLESS AFTER PARTY – MU PIANO live at Parallax Bar And Lounge, Kampala - Entebbe Road, 256, Kisubi, Central Region, Uganda, ...

Lamu Cultural Festival

Celebrates Swahili heritage with dhow and donkey races, poetry, crafts and traditional dance on a UNESCO World Heritage island.

Swazi Dlamini at Hugh's Jazz Club

Swazi Dlamini at Hugh's Jazz Club live at Thirteen, 10 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, 2000, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa,...

The House Of Kodong Presents All Hands On Deck

Kodong Klan: All Hands On DeckA live showcase where all seven members of Kodong Klan take the stage individually, each performi...

AfroFuture (formerly Afrochella)

A year-end festival of African music, fashion, food and art, tied to the 'Detty December' homecoming season; rebranded from Afr...

Calabar Carnival

Dubbed 'Africa's biggest street party', a month-long festival of costumed carnival bands, music and parades.

THE LIGHTS OFF HOUSE PARTY

THE LIGHTS OFF HOUSE PARTY live at SPACES, 9JHF+RXP, Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda

summer beach party

summer beach party live at COCO BEACH CLUB ENTEBBE, Plot 110 Circular Road, Bugonga, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda, Entebbe, ...

Kwote - Homa Bay

Join us for Chapter 8 of Kwote — a touring DJ experience blending music, culture, and storytelling. This edition takes us to th...

FERRE GOLA LIVE IN NAIROBI

The legendary Congolese rhumba maestro Ferre Gola is coming to Nairobi for a night dedicated to great music, culture and unforg...

Everyday People Nairobi

Blankets & Wine

A picnic-style open-air concert series in Nairobi focused on Afro-fusion, soul and alternative music.

International Festival of the Sahara (Douz)

A gathering of Saharan nomadic traditions with camel races, poetry, music and Bedouin games.

Vodun Days (Fête du Vodun)

A festival of Vodun religion and culture, with processions, masked Egungun dancers and ceremonies in the spiritual home of the ...

Festival au Désert (Festival in the Desert)

A Tuareg-rooted gathering of desert blues and world music that grew from a peace-building event into an international draw befo...

Festival sur le Niger

A riverside festival of Malian and West African music, art and crafts on the banks of the Niger.

Sauti za Busara

Swahili for 'sounds of wisdom', a flagship East African festival focused on live African music, held in the Old Fort of Stone T...

MASA (Marché des Arts du Spectacle d'Abidjan)

A performing-arts market and showcase bringing together music, dance and theatre professionals from across Africa.

Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Billed as Africa's grandest gathering of jazz, with multiple stages of local and international artists.

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK)

A major Afrikaans-language arts festival with theatre, music, comedy and visual art.

Maitisong Festival

Botswana's leading performing-arts festival, held at the Maitisong Theatre with music, dance and drama.

FEMUA (Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo)

Founded by Magic System's A'Salfo as a neighbourhood festival that grew into a major pan-African urban music event.

HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)

A multidisciplinary arts festival with theatre, dance, music and visual art, long Zimbabwe's flagship cultural event.

Saint-Louis Jazz Festival

Among West Africa's most respected jazz festivals, held in a UNESCO-listed colonial island town.

Mawazine – Rhythms of the World

One of the largest music festivals in the world by attendance, mixing African, Arab and global pop acts on free city stages.

MTN Bushfire

A music and arts festival linked to the House on Fire venue, noted for its social-impact work and mix of African and internatio...

Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

Founded to foster dialogue between cultures through sacred music, held in historic venues of the medina.

International Roots Festival

Inspired by Alex Haley's 'Roots', it welcomes the African diaspora to the Gambia with music, dance and visits to slave-trade he...

Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF / Festival of the Dhow Countries)

East Africa's biggest film festival, celebrating the cultures of the Indian Ocean 'dhow countries' with films, concerts, worksh...

National Arts Festival (Grahamstown)

Africa's largest and oldest arts festival of its kind, a ten-day programme of theatre, dance, music, film and visual art with a...

Gnaoua World Music Festival

Celebrates Gnawa spiritual music of sub-Saharan origin, with maâlems performing alongside jazz, blues and world musicians.

Timitar Festival

Showcases Amazigh (Berber) culture and music alongside international artists.

Carthage International Festival

A summer festival of music, dance and theatre held in the Roman amphitheatre of Carthage.

Timgad International Festival

A summer music festival staged at the Roman ruins of Timgad, a historic venue for Arab and international artists.

PANAFEST / Emancipation Day

A pan-African festival of the diaspora's return, held around slave-trade heritage sites, paired with Emancipation Day commemora...

FESPAM (Pan-African Music Festival)

Launched under the Organisation of African Unity's cultural framework to showcase traditional and contemporary music from acros...

Kenya Music Festival

One of Africa's oldest music competitions, a school-and-community festival where choirs and soloists compete from county to nat...

Chale Wote Street Art Festival

Organised by the Accra [dot] Alt collective, it turns Jamestown into an open-air gallery of murals, performance, fashion and mu...

Baía das Gatas Music Festival

A beachside festival of Cape Verdean morna, coladeira and funaná, among the country's best-known music gatherings.

International Raï Festival of Oran

Celebrates raï, the Algerian popular music born in Oran, with veteran and young artists.

Nyege Nyege Festival

An electronic and experimental music festival by the Nile, known for spotlighting underground East African sounds.

Cure Salée

A Tuareg and Wodaabe (Fulani) gathering marking the transhumance, with camel races, music and beauty contests.

Bayimba International Festival of the Arts

A multidisciplinary arts festival with music, dance, theatre and film, founded to give Ugandan artists a major stage.

Morija Arts & Cultural Festival

A heritage and arts festival in the cradle of Basotho culture, featuring traditional music, theatre and visual art.

Joy of Jazz

A long-running Johannesburg jazz festival celebrating South African jazz heritage and visiting artists.

Rocking the Daisies

A camping music festival on a Cape wine farm, with a strong emphasis on sustainability.

Felabration

A week-long celebration of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, centred on the New Afrika Shrine with concerts, talks and exhibitions.

Festival Kreol (Seychelles)

Celebrates Seychellois Creole language, food, music and crafts with a week of concerts, exhibitions and community events.

Raave Pool Party

Raave Pool Party at Jevenom Hotel, Iddo, Lagos on Oct 31. All-night music, poolside vibes and nonstop Lagos nightlife energy.

FRIENDS OF MONGOMA XXXI

For Halloween, MoNgoma Records transforms KODA into a world of untapped rhythms, melodies and heavy percussions guaranteed to g...

My Mother's Tongue

MY MOTHER’S TONGUEEDITION 1 — LOVEFriday, 30th October 2026 · NairobiWhat does love sound like in the language that raised you?...

UNFAZED 2.0 HOUSE PARTY

UNFAZED 2.0 House Party in Nii Okaiman, Ghana. Hip hop, amapiano & afrobeats vibes. No dress code, just good energy. Oct 30...

Beats Rave 2.0

Beats Rave 2.0 - Oct 30, 2026 - Accra

FOR VIDZA'S MUMMY (FUNDRAISER EVENT)

Our community comes together this Thursday at KODA to celebrate the life of Vidza’s mum and her love for music. ❤️An evening of...

New Sound Alert

New Sound Alert: an exclusive first listen to Lagos' next sound on Oct 29 at Victoria Island, with music discovery and good ene...

Keenan Ahrends at Hugh's Jazz Club

Keenan Ahrends at Hugh's Jazz Club live at Thirteen, 10 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, 2000, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa...

Communion at The Canteen

Communion is a participatory cultural residency presented and produced by Breaking Bread KE and Black Wind Studios.Join us ever...

Ngamani Listening Party

Join us this Thursday from 4PM to 4AM for an intimate listening experience as award-winning DJ and Producer Basthma releases hi...

Edo Mega Concert

Edo Mega Concert brings live music and high-energy entertainment to Benin City on Oct 28, 7–10PM. Join the crowd for an unforge...

PAMBA WEDNESDAY - ALL WAYZ BONKERZ TAKE OVER

PAMBA Wednesday is our midweek cultural pitstop — a weekly gathering built around music, fashion, food, play and community.Part...

Caribbean Music World

Caribbean Music World brings dancehall and Caribbean sound to Accra for a high-energy night of riddims, basslines and street vi...

Fabricated in Nairobi

Step into a night of electronic music as Fabricated in Nairobi brings together the vibrant sounds of Durban and Nairobi’s cutti...

Kikuyu Love Sessions (Slightly Scandalous Edition)

Slightly Scandalous is a celebration of those willing to lean into life. Come meet remarkable people, lose yourself in beautifu...

Konpa Night

Konpa Night is a celebration of Konpa, the smooth and soulful partner dance and music culture that comes from Haiti and carries...

The TG Listening Party

Welcome to The Torri Gatheru Album Listening Party. A celebration of music, creativity, fashion & Culture.

PAMBA WEDNESDAY - NGAMANI TAKE OVER

PAMBA Wednesday is our midweek cultural pitstop — a weekly gathering built around music, fashion, food, play and community.Part...

THE MASK MIRAGE PARTY

THE MASK MIRAGE PARTY - Aug 22, 2026 - Taifa

MekWeVibe @Artopiia Live Music, Karaoke, Board Games, Retro & Immersive

Discover live music, karaoke, board games, and immersive art at Artopiia in Accra. Join the vibe this March 14. Book tickets on...

Amani Festival

A peace-focused music festival in eastern Congo created to bring communities together after years of war.

Lake of Stars

A lakeside music and arts festival that became a major cultural tourism draw for Malawi.

Oppikoppi

An influential bushveld rock festival known for its dusty hill setting that launched many South African rock and alternative acts.

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...

FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert

A stadium concert at Orlando Stadium on the eve of the 2010 World Cup, featuring African and international artists such as Hugh...

Africa Unite Concert

A celebration marking Bob Marley's 60th birthday, held in Ethiopia, a spiritual home for Rastafari, with the Marley family and ...

46664 Concert Series

Nelson Mandela's HIV/AIDS awareness concerts, named for his Robben Island prisoner number, which brought global and African art...

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...

Zaire 74

A three-night music festival tied to the Ali–Foreman 'Rumble in the Jungle' fight, uniting James Brown, B.B. King, Miriam Makeb...

Soul to Soul

A concert for the 14th anniversary of Ghana's independence, bringing African American soul and rock stars together with Ghanaia...

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 Léopold Sédar Senghor, bringing together artists and thinkers of Africa and the dias...