Events & festivals across Tanzania

June (around Corpus Christi)

Mwanza & Lake Victoria

Bulabo Sukuma Dance Festival

A vibrant Sukuma cultural festival at Bujora with competitive drumming and the famous snake and porcupine dances.

Events in Mwanza & Lake Victoria

8 August (annual)

Mwanza & Lake Victoria

Nane Nane (Farmers' Day)

A national agricultural fair celebrated across the Lake Zone with exhibitions of farming, livestock and local produce.

Events in Mwanza & Lake Victoria

7 July (annual)

Mwanza & Lake Victoria

Saba Saba (Industry Day)

A public holiday and trade celebration marking Tanzanian industry and commerce, observed with markets and events in Mwanza.

Events in Mwanza & Lake Victoria

Varies

Mwanza & Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria festivals

Seasonal fishing and cultural gatherings in lakeside communities celebrating the traditions and livelihoods of Lake Victoria.

Events in Mwanza & Lake Victoria

November

Kigoma

Ujiji Livingstone commemorations

Local remembrance of the historic 1871 Stanley-Livingstone meeting, centred on the memorial and museum at Ujiji.

Events in Kigoma

8 August (annual)

Kigoma

Nane Nane (Farmers' Day)

The national agricultural fair celebrated in the Kigoma region with exhibitions of farming and local produce.

Events in Kigoma

Varies (Islamic calendar)

Kigoma

Eid and Ramadan festivities

Kigoma's largely Muslim communities mark Ramadan and Eid with prayers, feasting and lively gatherings along the shore.

Events in Kigoma

Dry season

Kigoma

Lake fishing seasons

The dagaa fishing season brings nightly lantern-lit fleets onto Lake Tanganyika, a spectacular sight from the shore.

Events in Kigoma

August to October

Katavi

Dry-season wildlife spectacle

The peak of the dry season brings Katavi's greatest wildlife concentrations, with hippos, buffalo and predators packed along the shrinking rivers.

Events in Katavi

Dry season

Katavi

Great migration of buffalo

As water dries up, Katavi's huge buffalo herds and their attendant lions gather on the floodplains in a raw natural drama.

Events in Katavi

Traditional / year-round

Katavi

Katabi spirit offerings

Local Bende and Pimbwe communities continue to leave offerings at the tamarind tree of the hunter-spirit Katabi.

Events in Katavi

8 August (annual)

Katavi

Nane Nane (Farmers' Day)

The national agricultural fair is marked in the nearby town of Mpanda and across the region with local exhibitions.

Events in Katavi