Festivals in Africa

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival

Cape Town, South Africa. 2nd to 27th January

Timkat/Epiphany Festival

Jan Meda, Ethiopia. 17th to 19th January

Dubar Festival

Kano and Katsina, Nigeria. Month of February

Abu Simbel Festival

Heart of Nubia, Egypt. Twice a year 22nd February and 22nd October

Kilimanjaro Marathon

Begins in Moshi, Tanzania. 2nd March

Bouake Carnival

Bouake, Ivory Coast. Month of March and April

Harare International Festival of the Arts

Harare, Zimbabwe. 29th April to 4th May

Aboakyir Festival

Simpa, Ghana. Month of May

Sardine Run

Southern Coast of South Africa. 15th May to 14th July

Rhino Charge

Kenya. 1st June

Knysna Oyster Festival

Knysna, South Africa. Month of July

National Arts Festival

Grahamstown, South Africa. 27th June to 5th July

Horse Charge

All Northern African countries. 6th to 8th July

FIA World Rally Championship: Safari Rally

Kenya and Nairobi. 2nd Thursday of July

International Camel Derby and Festival

Maralal, Kenya. 10th to 12th August

Imilchil Festival

Imilchil, Morocco. Month of September

Woodstock

Heidelberg, South Africa. 26th to 29th September

Superstitious Date Feast

Erfoud, Morocco. 3rd Friday of October

Festival of Masks

Man, Ivory Coast. Month of November

Mombasa Carnival

Mombasa, Kenya. Month of November

Incwala New Year

Swaziland. December to January. Exact dates are confirmed by tribal astronomers weeks before