Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso

17 festivals in Ouagadougou

Festival Afrobeat International gives the first signal: Festival Afrobeat International is Ouagadougou's annual afrobeat music festival, founded in 2012 to extend Fela Kuti's legacy, combining concerts by dozens of African artists with a peace-and-diversity street parade, artist...

Total festivals17mapped in this city
Country/territory contextBurkina FasoBF
Leading categoryArts & Culture9 festivals
Strongest monthsJan, May, Feb4 listed in the peak month
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Across The City

Festivals across Ouagadougou.

The strongest concentrations show where the city calendar gathers first. Pins are drawn from festival latitude and longitude, colored by category.

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Ouagadougou17 mapped festival signals
Tradition Mix

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