Independence Day
Season or date: August 3
The nation's largest event featuring military parades and ethnic dances in the capital, Niamey
Festivals in Niger
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Concord Day
Season or date: April 24
A peace commemoration day celebrating the end of the Tuareg rebellion
Gerewol Festival
Season or date: September, end of rainy season
A courtship dance competition performed by Wodaabe Fulani
Agadez Sahelian Carnival
Season or date: December
A desert festival celebrating nomadic culture and music
W National Park Giraffe Day
Season or date: November
An event to raise awareness of wildlife conservation in the reserve
Eid al-Fitr
Season or date: Shawwal 1 in the Islamic calendar
A family celebration and charitable activity marking the end of Ramadan fasting
Eid al-Adha
Season or date: Dhu al-Hijjah 10 in the Islamic calendar
Celebrating the completion of Hajj pilgrimage, with sacrificial animals shared
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
Season or date: Rabi' al-Awwal 12 in the Islamic calendar
All-night recitations (Dhikr) echo throughout towns
Niamey International Film Festival
Season or date: March
A cultural exchange gathering filmmakers from the Sahel region
Maradi Onion Fair
Season or date: February
One of West Africa's largest onion trading markets
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Concord Day
- Labor Day
- Independence Day
- Republic Day
- Christmas
- Eid al-Fitr
- Eid al-Adha
- Mawlid
- Easter Monday