Independence Day Festival
Season or date: June 26
Major national event celebrating 1960 independence. Street parades and fireworks held nationwide.
Festivals in Madagascar
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Famadihana
Season or date: Winter (June-September)
Reburial ritual rewrapping ancestors'' remains in new silk. Family celebration with music and feasting.
Hiragasy Festival
Season or date: July
National competition of traditional music drama Hiragasy. Colorful costumes and song-dance performances compete.
Donia Festival
Season or date: May (Nosy Be Island)
Island''s largest music and cultural event. Domestic and international artists perform.
Madajazzcar
Season or date: October
International jazz festival held in Antananarivo.
Public holidays
- New Year
- March 29 Uprising Memorial Day
- Workers'' Day
- Independence Day
- Organization of African Unity Day
- Assumption of Mary
- All Saints'' Day
- Christmas