Festivals Why Africa’s Biggest Festivals Should Be on Every Traveller’s Calendar by Familugba Victor 2 weeks ago by Familugba Victor 2 weeks ago 143 views Ten thousand people packed Cape Town’s Greenmarket Square on the free opening night of the 2026 International Jazz Festival. By the time the closing set ended the following evening, the … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Festivals Felabration Lagos 2026: The Complete Guide to Africa’s Most Political Music Festival by Familugba Victor 2 months ago by Familugba Victor 2 months ago 367 views Felabration is not a concert. It is an annual reckoning, deliberately scheduled around Fela’s 15 October birthday, in which Lagos hosts debates, dance competitions, art exhibitions, and nightly live performances … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Festivals Ilorin Durbar Festival: Nigeria’s Untapped Tourism Goldmine by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago 508 views Every year, Ilorin erupts. Over 500 horses thunder through the city’s ancient Jahi route. Drummers electrify the air. Riders in embroidered regalia move through packed streets as crowds gather from … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Festivals The Lisabi Festival 2026: How Egbaland’s Oldest Celebration Became Africa’s Most Ambitious Cultural Stage by Rex Clarke 5 months ago by Rex Clarke 5 months ago 829 views There is a phrase the Egba people have carried for over two centuries: ‘Egba, omo Lisabi’ – Egba, children of Lisabi. It is not a slogan. It is a declaration … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Festivals Kuomboka 2026: Inside Zambia’s Greatest Royal Ceremony on the Barotse Floodplain by Rex Clarke 5 months ago by Rex Clarke 5 months ago 1.3K views There are ceremonies in Africa that tell you something is about to happen from the moment you arrive. The Kuomboka is one of them. The day before it begins, the … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
AdventuresCulture & HeritageFestivals Cultural Tourism in Africa: Traditions, Festivals, and Heritage Sites by Confidence Nwaobi 7 months ago by Confidence Nwaobi 7 months ago 1.2K views Cultural tourism in Africa isn’t something you schedule neatly into a travel plan. It happens naturally. It happens when someone invites you to sit with them. When you taste food … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Culture & HeritageFestivals Durbar Festivals: Nigeria’s Northern Traditions Meet Mali’s Faso by Leyira Virtue Barisuka 8 months ago by Leyira Virtue Barisuka 8 months ago 715 views There are moments in West Africa when history does not sit quietly in books or museums but rides through the streets on horseback, dressed in colour, rhythm, and pride. Drums … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FestivalsLifestyle Calabar Carnival: How Nigeria’s Biggest Street Party Inspires Africa by Leyira Virtue Barisuka 8 months ago by Leyira Virtue Barisuka 8 months ago 1.3K views There is a time of the year when Calabar becomes a living stage, when the streets are filled with music, when there are costumes everywhere on the road, when drums … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Festivals New Yam Festivals: Nigeria vs. Ghana’s Homowo Festival by Leyira Virtue Barisuka 8 months ago by Leyira Virtue Barisuka 8 months ago 1.1K views There is a season in West Africa when food becomes more than food; it is no longer just crops pulled from the soil, but they become symbols of life, survival, … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism NewsFestivals Cross River Tourism Board Says State Is Fully Prepared for Carnival Calabar by Familugba Victor 9 months ago by Familugba Victor 9 months ago 1.2K views As the excitement builds for one of Africa’s most anticipated cultural events, the Cross River Tourism Bureau (CRSTB) has officially confirmed that the state is fully primed to host the … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail