November Festivals and Events in Africa. November Festivals and Events in Africa include a Durbar festival in Ghana, a carnival in Mombasa (Kenya), a film festival in Cairo and more.
1. Hogbetsotso Festival
This festival is celebrated in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Anlo Ewes. Held annually, Hogbetsotso commemorates the time when the Anlo Ewes escaped a tyrannical ruler from Togo. The festival is a wonderful display of chiefs in their finest regalia accompanied by drumming and dancing. Where: Volta Region, Ghana
When: 7 November (2009)
2. Mombasa Carnival
Add some spice to your beach vacation on the Indian Ocean and enjoy this wonderful cultural carnival. Musicians and artists from all over Kenya participate as well as representatives of the many different tribes showing off their cultural finery in a parade that snakes down the city's main avenue. Where: Mombasa, Kenya
When: November (2009)
3. Amakula Kampala International Film Festival
Kampala hosts this 10 day free film festival which primarily celebrates African films and East African films in particular. The festival will be centered around the National Theater; selections of films will be shown in Luganda translations in many video halls around town. The aim is to bring otherwise rarely seen African movies to local audiences.4. Woodstock, South Africa
This huge South African youth festival attracts more than 15,000. The event showcases musicians, extreme sportsmen and women as well as plenty of food, street performers and skateboarders. Where: Riversands Farm, Johannesburg, South Africa
When: 27 - 30 November (2009)
5. Cairo International Film Festival
The Middle East's most established and important film festival takes place at the end of November every year. Egypt's movies have great influence in the region and this year's entries will be eagerly awaited. Films from all over the world will be shown in various venues throughout the city.6. Eid ul-Adha
Eid ul-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) is an important Muslim festival celebrated throughout North Africa and in Muslim communities elsewhere on the continent. During the celebration, Muslims remember Ibrahim's (Abraham) trials, who was asked by Allah to sacrfice his only son. To commemorate this show of faith by Ibrahim, Muslims themselves slaughter an animal, usually a sheep or goat. The meat from the sacrifice of Eid al-Adha is mostly given away to others. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated 70 days after the end of Ramadam and the day after the completion of the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Where: In Muslim communities throughout Africa (especially North Africa)
When: 27 - 30 November (2009)
