Dakar Local Events
Dakar boast some top international events throughout the year. We have listed some of these below as great optional extras for your holiday. If your visit does not coincide with one of the many events, news, festivals or celebrations in Dakar & Saint Louis, there is bound to be something of interest happening when you do arrive. For more information on the events listed below, or for other events throughout the year, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.
Events
Festival du film de Dakar
02/12/2008 - 06/12/2008
Place: Dakar cultural centers
Festival du film de Dakar
02/12/2008 - 06/12/2008
Place: Dakar cultural centers
Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres
01/02/2009 - 21/02/2009
Place: Dakar
This festival is a cultural crossroad for all African artists and the Diaspora.
Saint Louis International Jazz Festival
08/05/2009 - 11/05/2009
Place: Saint Louis - Ndar Island
This festival takes place over the second weekend of May every year in Saint-Louis and has become the place of appointment for musicians and music fans from around the globe. The festival has been growing in popularity since its humble beginnings during the early nineties and now gathers an audience of more than 5000 people as well as numerous performers from all over the world.
Jazz is the most enjoyable kind of music to be listened to, but the festival opens its ears and its heart to all kinds of music - from world fusion, tropical experimental to old school blues mixed with techno or hip hop and R&B mixed with traditional folk...
