Events in
Dakar
Your guide to electrifying festivals, music concerts, and cultural gatherings in Dakar. Browse venue guides, festival editions, and official ticket admissions.
Dak'Art (Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art)
Africa's longest-running contemporary art biennale, dedicated exclusively to visual arts since 1992, with an official exhibitio...
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...
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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