2018 Africa Events Calendar

At Peku Peku we encourage exploration and travel across our continent's borders. Although we are based in Cape Town, we know that the continent offers many reasons for you to visit and explore... And what better reason than events that inspire, show off Africa's beauty, talent and unique cultures. Here are a few of the most exciting events happening on our amazing continent!

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January	February	March	April	May	June
Voodoo Festival Ouidah, Benin ​(7 - 15 Jan) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​	Investec Art Fair CTICC, Cape Town (16 - 18 Feb) Sauti za Basara Zanzibar (8 - 11 Feb) Design Indaba CTICC, Cape Town (21 - 23 Feb) Stellenbosch Wine Festival Stellenbosch, Cape Town (23 - 25 Feb) FESPACO Pacific Hotel, Ouagadougou (23 Feb - 2 Mar) ​	Argungu  Argungu Argungu, Kebbi Nigeria (8 - 11 Mar) Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour Cape Town (11 Mar) Lamu Yoga Festival Lamu Island, Kenya (14 - 18 Mar) Amakula Film Festival Uganda Museum (14 -17 Mar) Cape Town International Jazz Festival CTICC, Cape Town (23 - 24 Mar) Laba Arts Festival Uganda (27 Mar) ​	​Kuomboka Ceremony Zambia ​(7 or 14 Apr) SA Fashion Week Johannesburg  ​(10 - 28 Apr) Tuning the Vine Cape Town ​(11 Apr) Afrika Burn Tankwa, Karoo, South Africa ​(23 - 29 Apr) ​Saint Louis Jazz Festival Senegal ​(24 Apr - 1 May) ​ ​	HIFA Harare, Zimbabwe (1 - 6 May) The Roots Gamfest The Gambia (9 - 16 May) Franschoek Literary Festival Franschoek, Cape Town (18 - 20 May) Bushfire Festival Swaziland (25 - 27 May) Wacky Wine Weekend Robertson, Western Cape (31 May – 3 Jun) ​	Good Food and Wine Show CTICC, Cape Town (1 - 3 Jun)   Comrades Marathon Pietermaritzburg (10 Jun) Gnaoua World Music Festival Essaouira, Morocco (21 - 24 Jun) Greenpop Eden Festival of Action Garden Route, South Africa ​ (23 Jun) National Arts Festival Grahamstown (28 Jun - 8 Jul) Knysna Oyster Festival Knysna, South Africa (29 Jun - 8 Jul)

July	August	September	October	November	December
Vodacom Durban July Greyville Racecourse (7 Jul) Zanzibar International Film Festival Zanzibar (7 - 15 Jul) Franschoek Bastille Festival Franschoek (14 Jul)   PANAFEST Ghana (24 Jul - 2 Aug) ​ ​ ​	Africa Fashion Week London (10 - 11 Aug) Kenya Music Festival Kenya (TBC) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​	Open Book Festival Cape Town (5 - 9 Sep) Johannesburg Art Fair Johannesburg (6 - 9 Sep) ​ Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg (28 - 30 Sep) Lake of Stars Malawi (28 - 30 Sep) Morija Festival Lesotho (TBC) Mutare Book Fair Mutare, Zimbabwe (28 - 30 Sep) Guu Tjilenje Cultural Festival Botswana (TBC)​ ​	Kampala City Festival Kampala, Uganda (8 Oct) Rwanda Film Festival Rwanda (23 – 29 Oct) Good Food and Wine Show Durban (26 – 28 Oct) Elgin Open Gardens Elgin, South Africa (27 – 28 Oct) Guerewol Festival Niger (TBC) ​ ​ ​	Fêtes des Masques  Ivory Coast (15 Nov) Lagos Book and Art Festival Lagos, Nigeria (5 - 11 Nov) ​ ​	Calabar Carnival Nigeria (1 - 31 Dec) VicFalls Carnival Zambia (29 - 31 Dec) ​ ​ ​