Ségou Festival on the Niger
Season or date: February
The country's largest cultural festival along the Niger River, bringing together music, dance, and visual arts
Festivals in Mali
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Timbuktu Desert Festival
Season or date: January
A celebration of nomadic culture and world music held on Saharan dunes
Dogon Mask Dance Festival
Season or date: 12-year cycle but small-scale events held regionally
Mask dances "Sigui" performed at Bandiagara Escarpment to send off the deceased
Kayes Independence Day Parade
Season or date: September 22
Military band and student marches coinciding with Independence Day
Bamako International Photography Biennial
Season or date: Biennial November
Africa's largest photography art festival held in Bamako
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Army Day
- Martyrs' Day
- May Day
- Africa Day
- Independence Day
- Christmas
- Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan Feast)
- Eid al-Adha (Sacrifice Feast)
- Mawlid (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday)