Events in Mali

Information about festivals and other events in Mali.

Festival au Desert / Festival in the Desert
Annual music fetival usually held in Essakane or Timbuktu. Features traditional Tuareg music and culture and musicians from other parts of Mali, Africa, and other parts of the world.

Festival of Anderamboukane
Tuareg culture festival held every other year in January, in the frontier town of Anderamboukane on the Mali side of the Mali-Niger border.

Public Holidays in Mali
Includes Africa Day, Army Day, Christmas Day Easter Monday, Feast of the Sacrifice, Mali Independence Day, Martyrs Day, New Year's Day, Prophet's Baptism, Prophet's Birthday. Worker's Day,and the end of Ramadan.

2002 Africa Cup of Nations Soccer Tournament
Event was hosted by Mali in 2002. Venue cities included Bamako, Kayes, Mopti, Segou, and Sikasso.

More About Mali Events
Mali Embassy in Japan - Mali Festivals and Events,/a>

See also
Mali Travel Guide
West Africa Travel Guide
Africa Travel Guide