Vendors and travelers link promotions, artisanal exhibitions, and ticket passes to verified continental commemorations and ancestral regional festivals across all 54 African nations.
The world's premier gathering celebrating authentic Vodun spirituality, ancestral drumming, sacred Zangbeto masquerades, and Dahomey royal arts.
Festival day passes, sacred forest access, cultural guardian talks, ocean offerings ceremony
Centuries-old fishing tournament where thousands of fishermen plunge simultaneously into the Matan Fada river with handheld calabash nets to capture giant Nile perch.
Grandstand spectator seating, Kabanci water sports pass, royal durbar horse parade tickets
Celebrating the historic 1994 first democratic non-racial elections in South Africa, marking liberation, human dignity, and constitutional freedom.
Heritage maker market showcases, constitutional hill tours, commemorative artifact releases
Commemorating the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now African Union) in 1963. Continental celebration of unity, self-reliance, and cultural heritage.
Pan-African trade expositions, cultural food tastings, continent-wide logistics support
Marking the historic abolition of slavery, honoring ancestral resilience, reparations advocacy, and the global reunion of African diaspora lineages.
Assin Manso ancestral river pilgrimage, diaspora wreath laying, memorial symposium
UNESCO-protected centuries-old sacred celebration drawing hundreds of thousands to honor goddess Osun with the Arugba procession, sacred water blessings, and drumming.
Arugba sacred procession escort, royal palace audience, photography accreditation
Tens of thousands of maiden custodians gather to cut reeds, present them to the Queen Mother, and celebrate traditional unity, song, and vibrant customary dress.
Official royal spectator badges, cultural protocol briefings, traditional craft markets
The ancient Wodaabe nomadic courtship festival. Men adorn elaborate facial paints and headdresses, singing hypnotic polyphonic harmonies in the iconic Yaake dance.
Nomadic desert tent stays, camel caravan trekking, elder-guided translation and protocol