African Music Festivals
in Europe 2026
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- 2026
- 10 Festivals | Latest Update 10 July 2026
- 20 May - 25 May 2026:
- :: CH :: Afro-Pfingsten in Winterthur, Switzerland.
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21 May:
Saf Sap New Generation with Sadio Cissokho (Senegal);
Siselabonga (Zimbabwe / South Africa / Switzerland);
23 May:
Papy Tshimanga (D.R. Congo / Germany);
Queen Omega (Trinidad);
IBAAKU (Senegal);
Nana A.J (Ghana / Germany);
24 May:
Vieux Farka Touré (Mali);
BCUC (South Africa);
Plus many workshops, expositions, dance, movie...
- 22 May - 25 May 2026:
- :: D :: The 37th Afrika Festival in Würzburg, Germany.
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22 May:
Fafa Ruffino (Benin);
Lokua Kanza & Guests (D.R. Congo);
23 May:
Made Kuti (Nigeria);
Jahcoustix (Germany / reggae);
24 May:
Ami Warning (Germany / reggae);
Angelique Kidjo & Guests (Benin);
- 22 - 25 May 2026:
- :: NL :: The 2026 Music Meeting in Park Brakkenstein, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
- With:
22 May ('Celebrate Africa' in Doornroosje):
BCUC (South Africa)
Oumy (Senegal/Netherlands);
Made Kuti (Nigeria);
IBAAKU (Senegal);
- 4 - 6 June 2026:
- :: F :: The 50th Festival Musiques Métisses d'Angoulême in Angoulême, France.
- With:
4 June: Tarakna (Algeria);
5 June: Danyèl Waro (Réunion);
Mandé Sila (Mali - Snegal - Côte d'Ivoire);
Les égaré: Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Emile Parisien, Vincent Peirani (Mali - France);
6 June: Thanda Choir (South Africa);
Fatoumata Diawara (Mali);
- 3-4 July 2026:
- :: F :: The 4th African Vibes Festival, in Théatre Cravey, La Teste-de-Buch (33), France
- With:
Lidiop (Senegal/France), Blacko (France - reggae), Kiff Kiff (France - rumba - chaabi), Asney (France - reggae),
Bodaline (Senegal/ France), Les faux lions : le légende de Simb Gaïnde (Senegal/ France), Asso Joko.
- 3-5 July 2026:
- :: F :: The 20th Wassa’n Africa, in Parc Municipal, 31330 Launac (31), France, and 6 July in Merville
- With:
- 4-5 July 2026:
- :: NL :: The 37th Africafestival Hertme in Hertme, the Netherlands.
- With:
Confirmed timetable:
4 July:
Assia Brass Band (Benin)
Vieux Farka Touré (Mali)
Saad Tiouly (Morocco - Gnawa music)
Rim Akandoh Jnr & Amamere (Ghana)
Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania)
Kékélé (RDC)
5 July:
Balla Diabaté (Mali)
Trio Da Kali (Mali)
Cheikh Lo (Senegal)
Nina Ogot (Kenya)
Baaba Maal (Senegal)
- 10 - 12 July 2026:
- :: NL :: The 50th North Sea Jazz, Various venues in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- With:
11 July:
Fatoumata Diawara (Mali);
Burna Boy (Nigeria);
Cheikh Lo;
12 July:
Assia Brass Bénin (Bénin);
Youssou N'Dour;
- 23-26 July 2026:
- :: F :: The 27th Africajarc, in Cajarc (Lot), France
- With:
24 July:
Bassi Bakambi; Djusu; Afro Dream;
25 July:
Kady Diarra (Burkina Faso); Kanazoé Orchestra;
26 July:
Mariaa Siga (Senegal), Valérie Ekoumè (Cameroon), Zar Électrik
- 6 - 8 August 2026:
- :: BE :: The 2026 Antilliaanse Feesten, Hoogstraten , Belgium
- With as Headliner:
Kassav' (Martinique / Guadeloupe)
Further: many Antillean and Carribean artists!.
Disclaimer for this page
All information given on these pages might be subject to changes (think of Covid-19!) and we can take no responsibility for
wrong information, mistakes, omissions or last minute changes in dates, programmed artists, venues etcetera!
Informations données sous réserve de modifications, nous ne sommes pas responsables des fausses informations, erreurs ou changements de programme à la dernière minute !
Informations données sous réserve de modifications, nous ne sommes pas responsables des fausses informations, erreurs ou changements de programme à la dernière minute !
Original page created September 1998
