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Festivals are not what Africa is famous for but this huge continent has plenty of them to charm the visitors. There is always something unique occurring in some part of Africa and if you are planning to visit the country during one of these festivals then it will be a smart move to be a part of them as it will not only be an enjoyable experience but will also provide you a deep insight into the lifestyle and culture of the locals. If you are visiting Africa in the month of February then these are some of the most famous festivals that are occurring this month.<\/p>\n
African Cup of Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n Africans are crazy about football and if you want to know just how crazy they are then visit one of the football stadiums in Gabon or Equatorial Guinea who are the host of this year\u2019s African Cup of Nations. This prestigious tournament sees 16 of the continent\u2019s best football teams battle it out for the title of the best team of Africa.<\/p>\n The event is great place to see the upcoming stars of the African football that will surely make name for themselves on the global stage, like Drogba did who was the player of the tournament for two consecutive events. If you are taking a cheap flight to Libreville between 21st<\/sup> of January to 10th<\/sup> of February then it will idea to book a hotel in advance as most of them will get sold out during these days because of the arrival of the teams and their fans.<\/p>\n Sauti za Busara ( The sounds of Wisdom) Music Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n This traditional Swahili music festival is happening in the historical and gorgeous town of Zanzibar and the adjacent beach. The dates are 8th<\/sup> to 12th<\/sup> of February and it will showcase the performances of the best musicians, singers and dancers of the Swahili people. If you are arriving from abroad then most probably you will be taking a flight to Dar es Salam<\/a><\/strong> the capital of Tanzania from where a connecting flight to the gorgeous Zanzibar.<\/p>\n Marrakech Biennale <\/strong><\/p>\n This international festival of contemporary arts will kick off in the historical town of Marrakech in Morocco. The festival will include the performances of various artists, talks and film screenings. The festival dates are 29th<\/sup> February to 3rd<\/sup> June and it will also show case the work of the top 9 video artists of Africa in its event called the medin-o-rama.<\/p>\n Festival on the Niger<\/strong><\/p>\n This cultural festival in the country of Mali celebrates the music and traditions of the region of Segou region. The region has a rich culture and an exotic folk music. The festival also includes the performances of the best artists of the western Africa. This year the festival date is 15th<\/sup> to 19th<\/sup> February and if you are taking a cheap flight to Bamako then this festival can provide you with an awesome cultural of experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Festivals are not what Africa is famous for but this huge continent has plenty of them to charm the visitors. There is always something unique occurring in some part of Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-15896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15896"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38742,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15896\/revisions\/38742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15896"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=15896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}