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Advertise to the Travel Trade in Africa and Germany
TOURISM TATTLER TRADE JOURNAL - www.tourismtattler.co.za
Reach 30 000+ travel trade business owners in Africa through each of twelve editions per year. 38% of subscribers are Travel Agents / Tour Brokers / Tour Operators, 30% are Hospitality / Accommodation providers and 32% are Allied service providers.
Sales Director:
Beverley Langkilde
Tel: +28 (0)87 727 8634
Cell: +28 (0)71 224 9971
Email: [email protected]
Skype: bevtourismtattler
FVW TRADE MAGAZINE - www.fvw.de
A bi-weekly trade magazine for tourism and business travel businesses in Germany.Distribution: 31 798 (print format)
Tourism Tattler represents FVW Mediengruppe as their appointed advertising agent for the southern Africa region. Website: www.fvw-mediengruppe.com
BIZ TRAVEL MAGAZINE - www.BizTravel.de
A monthly trade magazine for staff in charge of business travel and event (MICE) planning and purchasing in Germany.Distribution: 35 034 (print format)
TRAVEL TALK MAGAZINE - www.TravelTalk.de
A weekly magazine for travel agents in Germany. TravelTalk.de is the network for travel sales staff. This is where about 14,000 community members discuss latest industry news and exchange know-how.
Distribution: 31 061 (print format)
COUNTRY PAGE
ANGOLA 04
BOTSWANA 06
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 08
LESOTHO 10
MADAGASCAR 12
MALAWI 14
MAURITIUS 18
MOZAMBIQUE 20
NAMIBIA 24
SEYCHELLES 26
SOUTH AFRICA 28
SWAZILAND 30
TANZANIA 33
ZAMBIA 38
ZIMBABWE 39
CONTENTS 2013 03RETOSA EVENTS CALENDAR
ANGOLA
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ANGOLA
Date January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Events to be advised
Email: [email protected] Website: www.angola.org/tourism.html
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BOTSWANA
Son of the Soil Cultural Celebration
Date
RasesaWith endeavor to promote cultural pride, especially among the youth, the event is the brainchild of youthful social culture group called Bana Ba Mmala. Son of the Soil is a participatory occasion where everyone present takes part in all the event activities such as cooking, playing games, singing folk songs and dancing.
January
FebruaryMarch
AprilMay
June
July
August
September
OctoberNovember
December
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: www.botswanatourism.co.bw
26 January
Botswana Sky Diving Event
Gaborone & KasaneBTO8-10 March and15-17 March
National Culture Day Commemoration
Good Hope Main Kgotla
DAC and Area CommunityTBA
Ghanzi Agricultural Show
GhanziMr Gaseitsiwe20-22 June
President’s Day Celebrations
Collections done at Regional level and Gaborone
DAC and Presidents Day Committee18-19 July
Khawa Dune Challenge
KhawaBTOTBA
World Tourism Day
TBADepartment of Tourism - Celebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demon-strate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
Dithubaruba Cultural Festival
MolepololeDithubaruba Cultural Festival31 August to 01 September
Kuru Art Exhibition
Exhibition at National Art Gallery
DAC and Prisons DepartmentDates TBANov - Dec
Western Kgalagadi Cultural Association (WKCA) festival
EKang, BotswanaBTO / WKCADates TBANov - Dec
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
OF THE CONGO
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Date January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Events to be advised
Email: [email protected]: www.freewebs.com/rdcongotourism/english.htm
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LESOTHO
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LESOTHO
Date JanuaryFebruaryMarch
April
MayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.ldtc.org.ls
Tour de Lesotho Mountain Biking Race
Lesotho SunLesotho is a beautiful, mountainous country full of spec-tacular scenery and unbelievable cycling routes for both road and Mountain-bike (mtb) enthusiasts to tour.
TBA
Junior Roof Motorcycle and Quads
Maloti MountainsThe Roof is considered to be the most important off-road event in Southern Africa and highly capricious because of the altitude involved. It offers everything - from brutal heat and dust right up to continuous, unforgiving rain with riders having to cross almost impassable rivers.
World Tourism Day
World-wideCelebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
Roof of Africa (Motorcycles)
Lesotho Off Road The Roof is considered to be the most important off-road event in Southern Africa and highly capricious because of the altitude involved. It offers everything - from brutal heat and dust right up to continuous, unforgiving rain with riders having to cross almost impassable rivers.
23 – 25 November (dates subject to change)
Durban Link Canoe Race
Lesotho Durban LinkTBATBA
Maseru Bazaar LTDC The event provides a platform for commercial activity particularly for tourism related SMME’s such as crafters and artists producing work of art.
31 March (Every last Sat)
TBA
Independence Day NationalIn 1966 the nation gained independence and the constitu-tional monarchy of Lesotho was established. Moshoeshoe II, great-grandson of Moshoeshoe I, was installed as king and head of state, and Leabua Jonathan served as prime minister and head of government.
04 October
Mohokare Golf Classic
Maseru Sun Mohokare Golf Classic, co-sponsored by Nedbank Lesotho and Sun International, the tournament is aimed at contributing in the development of golf in Lesotho. The tournament attracts golfers from various countries in the SADC region, and has evoked interest from countries such as Botswana, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
21 – 23 October
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MADAGASCAR
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Date January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Events to be advised
Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]: www.madagascar-tourism.com
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MALAWI
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MALAWI
Date January
February
March
AprilMay
June
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
Martyrs’ Day NationalMartyrs’ Day is held on 3rd March each year, commem-orating the historic uprising against British Colonial rule.
03 March
Mother tongue Day Celebrations
NationalAn observance to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multi-lingualism
21 February
Kamuzu Day NationalKamuzu Day is a day of celebrations held in honour of the country’s very first president, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda
14 May
Chizangala – Gule wa mkulu Festival
Within Chewa settle-ments
Also known as ‘the Great Dance’, Gule wamkulu is performed at the request of the village headman on the occasion of funerals of village members, puberty initia-tions, and the installation of chiefs and is part of the leg-acy of royal ritual inherited from the Chewa past. Gule wamkulu is today an essential feature of the Chewa countryside and has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage
TBA
Chilimika Nkhatabay DistrictChilimika (meaning year) is performed mostly by Tonga Women and youth of Nkhatabay District in the North-ern Region. At each New Year’s Day, young men and women congregate at the village arena to entertain the village with Chilimika. It is actually a very humorous dance.
01 January
Mwezi wawala TBAA Nanzikambe Arts Festival initiative aimed at bringing Arts practitioners together for performances and trainings.
TBA
JulyIndependence Day NationalThe history of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) was marked
by a number of unsuccessful Malawian attempts to obtain independence. It was finally obtained on the 6th July.
06 July
Lake Malawi Yachting Marathon
Lake Malawi An opportunity to explore the stunning Lake Malawi in an adventurous way. The Malawi Yachting Marathon (MYM) has taken place since 1984. The MYM is more than just a race up the Lake, it is a challenge, an adven-ture, an opportunity to experience the country of Malawi from a perspective witnessed by few, and a chance to enjoy the camaraderie shared on this sailing safari.
01-7 July (TBC) First Week of July
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MALAWI
Date
August
September
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
Malawi Interna-tional Film Festival (MIFF)
NationalThe film festival is a yearly event that takes place in Sep-tember/October and is aimed at re-establishing a culture of visiting cinemas besides opening a window to the outside world on local films, among others. Every year something new and unique is added to the set-up of the festival, giving suburban residents an opportunity to see another world beyond imagination as well as bringing the culture, history and language of others closer to them.
27 September
JulyMount Mulanje Porters Race
Likhubula, Mount Mulanje
The Annual Mount Mulanje Porters race - one of Ma-lawi’s extreme sports – a 25 kilometre race in the rocks of Mount Mulanje, which attracts the attention of runners from all over the world to compete up and across the lovely plateaus of Mount Mulanje.
Second Week of July
Kulamba Chewa Ceremony
Mkaika, KateteThe Kulamba traditional ceremony held in Mkaika, the headquarters of the Chewa people, is the time for the ‘Kulamba’, or paying homage. All the subordinate chiefs in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique come to Katete at Mkaika to pay their tributes and join in the celebrations with their people. The ceremony, held after harvest in late August, is a way of bringing together dif-ferent Chewa Chiefs from the three countries to present their reports of grievances to paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi.
End of August
Umthetho Ngoni Festival
Hora MountainCelebration of Ngoni of Mzimba promoting good traditional governance. ‘Umthetho means governance/custom.
TBA
Bwato Race MangochiThis is an annual canoeing race that involves the local fishermen in and around Mangochi. This town lies on the Shire River and has a market, shops and a busy happy atmosphere.
TBA
Gonapamuhanya RumphiIt is an annual event which takes place once a year around August or September in Rumphi among the Tum-buka ethnic group of northern Malawi at Senior Chief Chikulamayembe’s Headquarters in Bolero. The Tum-buka people of Nkhamanga area in Rumphi commemo-rate the first Chikulamayembe through recounting the history, economic activities achievements and lineage of Chikulamayembe as well as traditional dances.
August / September
National Tourism Week
NationalA week-long tourism campaign aimed at creating public awareness on the key role that tourism plays in the socio-economic development of the country
20 - 27 September
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MALAWI
Date September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
Malawi Cultural Festival (MacFest)
NationalAnnual event organized by Ministry of Tourism and Culture to revitalize the cultural life in Malawi, support the diversity of arts and artists and building a sense of unity for Malawians.
TBA
Blantyre Arts Festival
BlantyreAn arts event that aims to showcase visual arts, poetry, dance and theatre.
05 - 07 October
Mulhako wa Al-homwe
Chonde MulanjeMulhako wa Alhomwe, is a cultural festival aimed at reviv-ing, developing, promoting, promoting and preserving the Alhomwe traditions, culture, customs and cultural heritage.
25 October
World Tourism Day
WorldwideCelebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cul-tural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
Lake of Stars Mu-sic Festival
Mangochihe Music Festival is a four-day international music festival held on the shores of Lake Malawi, the third biggest lake in Africa. The festival was created to raise money for a developing economy whilst helping to promote Malawi as a tourist destination and expose Malawian artists to inter-national crowds. The festival has a diverse music policy ranging from Afro-pop, reggae and folk to beat boxers and international DJs.
TBC (2012 show cancelled, may only be staged in 2013)
Vimbuza Festival North MalawiVimbuza, a popular dance among the Tumbuka of North-ern Malawi, is a healing dance. It is performed to cure a number of mental and psychological illnesses. The name Vimbuza also signifies the disease which is mostly wide-spread in the Northern and Central Regions of Malawi and is very common among the women folk. The dance has received recognition from UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage
Mid October
Kyangonde Fes-tival
KarongaNgonde FestivalTBA
TBA
TBA
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MAURITIUS
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MAURITIUS
Date January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Events to be advised
Email: [email protected]: www.tourism-mauritius.mu
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MOZAMBIQUE
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MOZAMBIQUE
Date January
February
MarchAprilMayJune
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: www.visitmozambique.net
Go Fish Jet Ski Festival
Ponta do OuroThe event attracts the very best Jet Ski anglers in South-ern Africa as well as many up and coming anglers who always make their presence felt. With an abundance of reef structure hosting an enormous variety of fish life this is indeed a fisherman’s paradise and the perfect venue for an event of this statureFor more info and entry forms contact Brendan 0711316206 [email protected] Or Kirk on 08244 05985 [email protected]
15 - 16 February
Gwaza Muthin Festival
MaracueneGwaza Muthini in Marracuene (some 30 km from Ma-puto) marks a famous battle there between the Imperium of Gaza and the Portuguese.
02 February
Independence Day NationalCelebrated on June 25th each year to commemorate the country gaining independence from the colonial govern-ment of Portugal, with traditional dance, poetry and music performances. Festivities in Maputo are always preceded by a presidential speech.
25 June
Welcome Campaign
BorderpostsWelcome Campaign was launched to spearhead the building of a tourism nation. It aimed to increase aware-ness about the importance of tourism to the growth of our economy. It encouraged Mozambicans to make visitors feel safe and welcome.
01 January
July
Marimbeiros de Zavala’s Festival
Quissico, InhambaneEvery year the “Marimbeiros of Zavala” hold their Festival. This group of men is very well known in Mo-zambique and in other parts of Africa for playing the “timbila” (which is also the name of a dance) and the “marimba chope”, a type of xylophone made from a special wood found only in Inhambane. Another of their talents is reciting spontaneous verse.
TBA
August
Tunduru Festival - International Festival for the Arts
Maputo The Tunduro Mozambique International Festival for the Arts is a cultural non-profit event that proposes to create a means for international cultural interchange.
TBA
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Date
September
Event Description Venue
DOKANEMA – International Film Festival
Maputo It is an annual International Documentary Film Festival held in Maputo in September.
TBA
Diving Festival InhambaneInhambane is well known for its incredible whale shark diving opportunities.
TBA
World Tourism Day
WorldwideCelebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the interna-tional community and to demonstrate how it affects so-cial, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
MOZAMBIQUE
Email: [email protected]: www.visitmozambique.net
AugustFACIM Trade Fair MaputoFACIM is a general trade fair and meeting point for
producers, salespersons, investors, importers, exporters, buyers, etc.The acronym FACIM, stands for Feira Agro-Pecuaria, Comercial and Industrial de Moçambique.The main objective of FACIM is the promotion of the commercial activities, to stimulate the production and the consumption, and the economic integration of Mozam-bique in the world economy.
Last week of August to first week of September
29 August – 04 September
Lake of Stars Festival/Star Lake Festival
Lake Malawi/ Niassa Shores
Lake of Stars Music Festival is a four-day international music festival held on the shores of Lake Malawi/ Ni-assa, the third biggest lake in Africa. The name, Lake of Stars derives from the romanticised nickname given to Lake Malawi/ Niassa. The festival borrows its name from the nickname for Lake Malawi/ Niassa, which at night appears as if it has stars in it.
30 September – 02 October
Moya Internation-al Music Festival (Festival de Música Internac-ional Moya)
Beira It is staged in Beira over several weeks, starting at the end of September.
TBA End September – early October
OctoberBolsa de Turismo de Maputo-BTM/ Gastronomy Fes-tival
MaputoThe BTM-Bolsa de Turismo de Maputo (Maputo Tour-ism Fair) is a fair organized by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with FACIM in which annually brings together tour operators, tourism players, entrepreneurs, buyers, national, regional and international. This ex-change occurs every year in the premises of FACIM and lasts for 4 days.
TBA
Zalala Festival Zalala Beach It is a 3 day event which attracts large crowds from the city and surrounding areas.
TBA
1st week Marlin Fishing
Bazaruto Archipelago The Bazaruto Archipelago is by far, Mozambique´s 2500 km off coastline most well know Big Game Fishing destination.
01–07 October
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Date
November
December
Event Description Venue
TBA
06 – 11 December
MOZAMBIQUE
Email: [email protected]: www.visitmozambique.net
October
Umoja Music Festival
MaputoIt is the biggest cultural event in Mozambique. It takes place on Praca d’Independencia in Maputo on the last weekend of October.
TBC26 – 28 October
Tofo Festival Tofo Beach, Inham-bane
The Tofo Festival has no fixed date on the calendar, and is held at Tofo beach in Inhambane. It is similar in na-ture to the Wimbi Festival and is sponsored by MITUR/MEC as well.
Mozambique Fashion Week
MaputoThe Mozambique Fashion Week (MFW), is an artistic and cultural event, and is the only one in Mozambique that is connected to the desire to create and that works in discovering new talents and fashion designers, creating opportunities in opening new business markets and professional contacts for the fashion industry in Mo-zambique and worldwide. Mozambique Fashion Week has as an objective of enhancing national fashion and beauty and also aims at expanding the fashion market in Mozambique, discovering new talents around the country.
31 December St Sylvester Race MaputoIt a street race held annually to mark the end of the year and the beginning of a new year to come.
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NAMIBIA
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NAMIBIA
Date January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Events to be advised
Email: [email protected]: www.namibiantourism.com.na
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SEYCHELLES
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SEYCHELLES
Date JanuaryFebruary
March
April
May
June
JulyAugust
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: www.seychelles.travel
Carnaval International de Victoria08-10 February
Christmas Classical Music Concert
20 December
SUBIOS 22 - 24 November
Festival Kreol25-31 October
Feast of the Assumption
23-28 September
Carnaval International de Victoria
15 August
National Day18 June
Miss Seychelles another world 2013
25 May
Fete Afrique 24-25 April
Kreol Day28 October
Seychelles Ball28 September
Independence Day29 June
Fête de la Francophonie
16-23 March
Seychelles Festival of the Sea
(Ministry of Culture)
(National Day committee)
(Ministry of Culture)
Africa Day25 April
(Ministry of Culture)
Journée Interna-tional de la Francophonie
20 March
Seychelles Eco Friendly Marathon24 February
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SOUTH AFRICA
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SOUTH AFRICA
Date JanuaryFebruary
March
April
May
JuneJulyAugust
September
October
November
December
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: www.southafrica.net
Meetings Africa Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton
Meetings Africa is the business tourism marketing platform which aims to expose local and international buyers to the range of services and products in Southern Africa’s MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conference, Exhibi-tions) industry.
18 - 20 February
Heritage Day25 September
Independence Day27 April
World Tourism Day
Worldwide
Celebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
South African Travel & Tourism Industry Conference(SATTIC)
Johannesburg, TBASATTIC is convened annually under the auspices of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and incorporates The Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA), The Federatied Hospitality Assocai-tion (FEDHASA), The National Accommodation Associa-tion of South Africa (NAA-SA), The Association of South African Travel Agents (ASATSA) and The South African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (SAVRALA)
TBA
INDABA Tourism Fair
ICC, DurbanOne of the largest tourism marketing events on the Afri-can calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world.
11 - 14 May
Hospitality Invest-ment Conference
DurbanHICA is an established business to business networking platform focused on showcasing Southern Africa as a viable investment destination in the hotel and hospitality sector. It is an event which is also dedicated to improv-ing the knowledge-base within the region in terms of building and operating hotel and hospitality facilities.
09 - 10 May
Tourist Guides’ Day Celebrations
Kimberly20 February
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SWAZILAND
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SWAZILAND
Date JanuaryFebruary
MarchApril
May
June
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: www.welcometoswaziland.com
Marula Festival Ebuhleni Royal Residence and Hlane Royal residence
The Marula season begins each year in mid-February and continues until early march, bringing with it a cel-ebration of the harvest of the marula fruit.The Swazis hold an annual Marula Festival celebrated at the Royal Residence of the King at Ebuhleni and Hlane Royal Residence in the Hhohho Region of Swaziland between February and March. Both the King and the Queen Mother are presented with marula beer from each household, in keeping with it being a ‘fruit fit for kings.’ Only afterwards can Swazis drink their home brew.
17 - 19February
King’s Birthday NationalCelebrating King Mswati III’s Birthday.19 April
JulyMlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
Ludzidzini Royal Residence
The Reed Dance has been a big date on the Swaziland cultural calendar since King Mswati began the ceremony in 1999. Socio-economic issues are also addressed here.
TBA
Swazi Expo Mavuso Trade & Exhibition Centre
The Swazi Expo is the collective name for a group of 10 different expositions and fairs. It includes shows for women entrepreneurs on tourism, technology, agricul-ture, light engineering, food, fashion, motor show and others.
02 – 03 April
National Flag Day NationalAnother Swazi holiday remembering this day in 1968, when the country’s very own flag was hoisted, replacing the British flag after gaining independence.
25 April
Bushfire Festival House on FireBushfire is Swaziland’s biggest live music happening, at-tracting in the region of 20 000 visitors during the three days of the event. The event is characterized by diverse peoples coming together in the spirit of harmony and unity through an invigorating programme of world music and multi-disciplinary performances.
25 – 27 May
Nedbank Imvelo MTB Classic
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
The Nedbank Imvelo MTB Classic takes place at Mlil-wane Wildlife Sanctuary on an annual basis at the be-ginning of June. It’s one of Swaziland’s, in fact Southern Africa’s, truly great cycling events. The event typically offers four distances of approximately 10km, 22km, 35km and 65km for cyclists.
09 June
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Date
September
Event Description Venue
Somhlolo Day NationalIndependence Day (Somhlolo), a national holiday named after King Sobhuza I (Ngwane IV), who was king between 1805 and 1839, and often referred to as ‘Somhlolo’ (The Wonder).
06 September
November
December
Swaziland International Trade Fair- SITF
Mavuso Trade & Exhibition Centre
This is an annual event that takes place during the last week of August and the first week of September. SITF encourages trade locally and regionally. www.sift.biz
30 August – 10 September
King’s Cup Golf Tournament
Royal Swazi Sun Celebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the interna-tional community and to demonstrate how it affects so-cial, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
10 September
14 Dec-ember - 01 January TBC
AugustMaidens Reed Dance
Ludzidzini Royal Residence
Young maidens attend the annual Reed Dance to cel-ebrate their purity or virginity. The young girls perform a dance after days of gathering reeds to present to their majesties.
27 August – 03 September TBC
World Tourism Day
Worldwide Celebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the interna-tional community and to demonstrate how it affects so-cial, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
30 September – 02 October
OctoberLogico Swazi Frontier Challenge
Malolotja to Piggs Peak
The LOGICO Swazi Frontier is a pair’s stage race held over 3 days in the North West corner of Swaziland. The route is carefully designed to showcase some of Swaziland’s most spectacular and scenic mountains and valleys.
12 - 15 October
Incwala Ceremony Ludzidzini Royal Residence
Incwala is often given in English as ‘first fruits cer-emony’ and is best translated as ‘Kingship Ceremony’. Every Swazi may take part in the public parts of the Incwala, especially the climax, the fourth day of the Big Incwala.
SWAZILAND
Email: [email protected]: www.welcometoswaziland.com
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TANZANIA
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TANZANIA
Date January
February
March
April
May
June
Event Description Venue
Email: [email protected]: www.tanzaniatourism.go.tz
Sauti za Busara ZanzibarA festival showcasing music from around Coastal region. The event also welcomes musicians from other parts of the world.
14 – 17February
Karume Day NationalCommemoration of the death of the Vice President Sheikh Abeid Karume
07 April
JulyDar es Salaam International Trade Fair
Dar es SalaamPopularly known as Saba Saba Show, the fair takes place annually at Mwalimu Nyerere Trade Fair Grounds in Dar es Salaam and exhibits a wide range of trade goods and services
07 July
Kilimanjaro Marathon
MoshiThe marathon starts in the town of Moshi in Kilimanjaro region and goes along roads and into villages and through farmlands on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro
03 March
Karibu Travel and Tourism Fair
ArushaAn annual event where by East Africa’s travel and tourism industry congregates to exhibit products and services to regional and international travel agents and tour operators
31 May – 02 June
National Tree Planting Day
Dar es SalaamNew Year, New Tree. The national tree-planting day in Tanzania coincides with the New Year’s day, an impor-tant occasion to do something for the environment.
01 January
Zanzibar Revolution Day
ZanzibarA day that marks the occasion of the revolution that installed Karume as the president of Zanzibar.
12 January
Union Day NationalCommemoration of the union between Zanzibar and Tanganyika, into the United Republic of Tanzania, 1964
26 April
Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)
ZanzibarAlso known as “ Festival of the Dhow countries,” Ziff is the East Africa’s largest film and art festival showcasing African and international creative works
07 – 15 July
Serengeti Cultural Tourism Festival
Mugumu, Western Serengeti
A traditional dance festival involving the tribes living be-tween Lake Victoria and Serengeti National Park aimed to give visitors a chance to supplement their game-view-ing safari with experiences of African traditional dance and art
19 – 21 July
Mwaka Kogwa Festival
Makunduchi village, Zanzibar
A four day celebration with events including bonfires and mock fights between men who defend themselves with banana stem while women dance and sing tradi-tional songs.
July TBC
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September
Event Description Venue
Bagamoyo Arts Festival
BagamoyoA modern and traditional music & dance festival. Work-shops, acrobatic displays and exhibitions are also staged as part of the event
24 – 28 September
November
December
Annual Charity Goat Race
Dar es SalaamAugust TBC
Jahazi Literary and Jazz Festival
ZanzibarA festival attracting people from all over to discuss wide range of issues such as globalisation, conflict resolution, environment, wildlife, fiction, local culture and history aiming at inspiring youth through theatre, films, literature and music.
September TBC
09 Dec-ember
AugustNane Nane Day DodomaFarmers’ Day. Several towns in the country, including
Arusha and Dodoma, holds vibrant agricultural shows and exhibitions for a week
08 August
World Tourism Day
Worldwide Celebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the interna-tional community and to demonstrate how it affects so-cial, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
OctoberNyerere Day NationalNyerere Day is a day of celebrations held in honour of
the country’s very first president, Mwalimu Julius Kam-barage Nyerere
14 October
Independence day NationalIn 1961, the nation gained independence and the con-stitution was established which installed Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere as the first President of Tanzania.
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A fun day out for families for goat racing, fancy dress-ing, live music, arts and crafts, fabulous food and mil-lions of shillings are raised for charity.
Dar es Salaam Annual European Film Festival
Dar es SalaamAn event designed to show a different side of Europe to Africa, also known as the Euro-African Film Festival.
October TBC
Rock City Marathon
MwanzaAnnual event that involves different athletes with the aim of promoting the countries’ tourism through sports
October TBC
November TBC Swahili Fashion Week
NationalThe event brings together talented designers from across East African to Dar es Salaam to showcase their African creations.
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Nc’wala Ceremony
Mtenguleni, Chipata, Eastern Province
A thanksgiving Traditional Ceremony for the Ngoni people under Paramount Chief Mpezeni (Ngwenyama Inkosi Yamakosi Mpezeni IV). It is held every year at Mtenguleni Village. As part of the ceremony, the Chief of the Ngonis tastes the first fruit of the land.
Last Week of February
Mulungushi Interna-tional Conference Centre, Lusaka
Travel & Tourism Expo both Trade and Consumer25 – 27 April
JulyMutomboko Ceremony
Mwansabombwe, Kawambwa District – Luapula Province
Mutomboko Traditional Ceremony of the Lunda people of Chief Mwata Kazembe is held to celebrate the ‘cross-ing of the river’ – the historic arrival of the Lunda people in Luapula. It culminates in the performance of the mutomboko dance of victory by Mwata Kazembe
Last week of July
Kuomboka Ceremony
Mongu- Western Province
Traditional Ceremony by the Lozi people of Western Province. The phrase Ku-omboka means ‘to emerge out of the water. This procession is undertaken between March and April, depending on the rains or level of floods. In the procession, the Lozi King the Litunga is transported on the royal barge, the Nalikwanda, from Lealui on the great plain to the higher ground at Limu-lunga- the summer capital.
March orApril TBC
Southern Tourism, Agriculture & Commercial Show
LivingstoneTourism and agriculture ExhibitionMid July
International Cultural Festival
NationalThe event will draw participation from more than 15 countries as part of the Dr. David Livingstone Bicente-nary Celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Scottish Missionary who was the first white man to sight the Falls. The Town of Livingstone is named after him and he named the Falls – Victoria Falls after the Queen of England. The festival will mark the start of the Bicentenary Celebrations. For more information visit: www.victoriafallslivingstone.com
March TBC
Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF)
Ndola Showgrounds, Ndola – Copperbelt Province
Trade Show business to business and general public26 June – 07 July
Zambia International Travel Expo (ZITE)
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Tourism Week LusakaLaunch of Tourism week by the Minister of Tourism & Arts and Tourism Exhibition throughout the week at Lusaka Museum
20 – 27September
November
December
United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly
Livingstone – Southern Province
24 – 29 August
Livingstone International Regatta
LivingstoneRowing competitions on the Zambezi River. This competi-tion attracts teams from the region and Europe
Mid September
AugustZambia Agricultural & Commercial Show
Lusaka Showgrounds,Lusaka
Agriculture and Trade Show01 – 06 August
OctoberAnnual Bats Kasanka National
Park, Serenje – Northern Zambia
The Kasanka bat migration is the largest annual mammal migration in the world involving up to 10 million straw coloured fruit bats
First week of October
General Assembly
National Day Lusaka and throughout the country
Zambia’s Independence Day24 October
Wildebest Migration
Liuwa National Park, Western Province
Migration of the Wildebest from Angola into ZambiaFrom Mid October
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Likumbi Lya Mize Ceremony
Mize, Zambezi district- North Western Province
Last week of August
‘Ceremony of the Mize’ is a traditional Ceremony for the Luvale people of Zambezi under Senior Chief Ndungu. It is held at their headquarters - Mize Palace. It involves the Makishi mask emerging from the graveyard on the west bank of the river, in Zambezi Town
Kulamba Ceremony
Mkaika Palace, Katete District, Eastern Province
Last week of August
Traditional Ceremony for the Chewa people of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia who are under the supreme Chewa traditional authority of Paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi. He installs all other Chewa Chiefs, del-egates his authority to protect his subjects.
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24th October National Day Zambia’s Independence Day Lusaka and throughout the country
From Mid October Wildebest Migration
Migration of the Wildebest from Angola into Zambia
Liuwa National Park, Western Province
November December
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21st February Movement
HarareThis event was established in 1986. The main purpose of this day is for youths to celebrate the exemplary character of President Mugabe.
21 February
NationalThe purpose of this day is to celebrate the democracy of former Rhodesia, which is currently known as Zimba-bwe, headed by a President, from its British colonizers.
18 April
JulySunshine Marathon
Harare This is a race that is done to promote athletics as a means of employment creation, lifelong health, sports tourism and fitness for people of all ages and levels of ability and to foster a sense of community, camaraderie and collaboration within the country and the interna-tional community.
29 July
Midlands Agricultural Show
Gweru This is a weeklong show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
TBA
Independence Day
BulawayoThis is a tourism showcase for sub-Saharan Africa. It is a full scale tourism exhibition held in Bulawayo which accommodates large and small operators including specialised suppliers to the tourism suppliers to the tour-ism industry. The emphasis is on adventure, culture and eco-tourism.
20 – 28 April Asambeni
HarareThis is one of Africa’s largest international arts festivals. It was established in 1999 and it takes place in Ha-rare. The weeklong festival encompasses five principal disciplines which are theatre, dance, fine art and poetry which all promote different tourism enterprises.
01 – 06 May Harare Interna-tional Festival of Arts (HIFA)
August
Chimanimani Arts Festival
ChimanimaniThis is an annual two day showcase event of perform-ing artists who will be displaying their arts and crafts such as music, poetry, acrobats and dancers to the local community so as to show and sell to festival goers. Each year the festival generates good spirits in the community and contributes to the economy of the region.
TBA
Tour De Tuli Beitbridge17 – 20 August A cyling tournament where cyclist from all over the world tour the Tuli area, near Beitbridge.
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World Tourism Day
WorldwideCelebrated since 1980, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cul-tural, political and economic values worldwide.
27 September
Intwasa BulawayoThis is an arts festival which celebrates the rich and diverse arts of Zimbabwe. It includes music, theatre performances, workshops, discussions, readings and literacy events, competitions, films, visual arts and dance performances.
TBA
August
Heroes Day Victoria Falls Mara-thon
13 August This day is celebrated to honour the members of the armed forces who gave their lives to defend Zimbabwe. The nation holds an annual remembrance for them on 9 August. Celebrations are held at the National Heroes Acre, where fallen heroes are buried in the capital.
Victoria Falls Marathon
Victoria falls26 August This is one of the most thrilling high profile international marathon that takes place annually. It was developed in conjunction with the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe. It provides a platform for both local and international runners to pit themselves against the best.
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Harare Agricultural Show
Harare 27 August – 01 September
This is a weeklong show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
Mash West Agricultural Show
ChinhoyiTBA This is a weeklong show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
Chiredzi Agricultural Show
Chiredzi TBA This is a weeklong show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
Dzimbahwe Arts Festival
MasvingoTBA This is a joint production between the Great Zimba-bwe University, the Masvingo Arts Assembly and the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe. This is a unique multi-disciplinary festival that showcases performances and productions in visual arts, literary arts, culinary arts and performing arts. It is a three-day programme that is intended to galvanize the province and its visitors into celebrating cultures contribution to the development and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
Matebeleland South Agricultural Show
GwandaThis is a three day show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
TBA
Mashonaland West Agricultural Show
Chegutu This is a three day show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
TBA
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October
Sangani / Hlanganani
HarareSanganai/Hlanganani – World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair is an annual Tourism Trade Fair organized by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority. It showcases the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world.The Fair is the successor of Shanyai/Vakatshani, the Zimbabwe International Travel Expo (ZITE).
08 – 12 October
December
Ibuma Festival TBANot available TBA
National Unity Day
NationalCelebrates the coming together of Zimbabwe’s two politi-cal parties, the Zanu PF and PF Zapu (one representing the shona-speaking and the other the Ndebele-speaking people). These two groups had fought together against the colonial government of Rhodesia in the 1970s. Among the celebrations to mark this day are a number of sporting events, including soccer championship in which the winning team receives the unity cup.
22 December
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Jikinya Dance Festival
Jahunda Community Arts Festival
Bulawayo
Gwanda
Cultural festival
Arts Festival
TBA
September Manicaland Agri-cultural Show
MutareThis is a weeklong show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
TBA
Mash Central Ag-ricultural Show
BinduraThis is a weeklong show that is held annually to enable farmers and agricultural equipment companies to show-case and promote their products.
TBA
Shangani Cultural Festival
Chirdzi Cultural festival where one of the tribes in Zimbabwe, the Shangani, showcase their culture.
TBA
Murehwa Mbende MurehwaThis is a traditional music and dance festival where several primary schools in the area converge for the Jerusarema/mbende traditional dance festival.
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