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Lesotho Events & Festivals

What's on across Lesotho — the Morija Arts & Cultural Festival, the Roof of Africa rally, the Lesotho Sky mountain-bike race, the Afriski winter season and Moshoeshoe's Day. Dated events show soonest-first and drop off once they've passed; seasonal and annual events are listed below them. Filter by region and type.

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Event listings move around and dates shift year to year — these are the best live sources to check for the latest:

Visit Lesotho ↗Morija Festival ↗Roof of Africa ↗Lesotho Sky ↗

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Africa Day — Maseru. Continental holiday marked with cultural and pan-African events across Lesotho
Afriski Winter Season — Afriski. Southern Africa's premier ski resort opens for its snow season, typically from around 1 June, with skiing, snowboarding…
Afriski WinterFest — Afriski Mountain Resort. The resort's flagship winter music and snow festival held during the ski season
Independence Day — Maseru. Celebrates Lesotho's 1966 independence from Britain, with parades and festivities in Maseru
King Letsie III's Birthday — Maseru. Public holiday marking the birthday of the reigning monarch, King Letsie III, with official celebrations in the capital
Lesotho Gin & Trout Tourism Festival — Maseru. Tourism festival celebrating Lesotho's local gins and its highland trout, with tastings, food and live music in the…
Lesotho Sky — Maseru. Six-day mountain-bike stage race for teams of two, starting in Maseru and looping through the Maseru and Mafeteng…
Maletsunyane Braai Festival — Semonkong. Africa's highest and coldest braai (barbecue) festival, held at Semonkong near the Maletsunyane Falls with food, fires…
Morija Arts & Cultural Festival — Morija. Lesotho's flagship cultural festival, held in the historic town of Morija around Independence week, featuring music…
Moshoeshoe Day Commemoration — Thaba Bosiu. Annual national commemoration and wreath-laying at the royal graves atop the mountain
Moshoeshoe's Day — Thaba Bosiu. National holiday honouring King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Basotho nation; commemorations and cultural events centre…
Sani Stagger Mountain Marathon — Sani Pass/Sani Top. Annual mountain running race up the Sani Pass to the summit
Thaba-Bosiu Cultural Festival — Thaba Bosiu. Heritage festival at the Thaba-Bosiu Cultural Village celebrating Basotho traditions, dance, cuisine and history at the…
The Roof of Africa — Butha-Buthe. Legendary extreme hard-enduro motorcycle race, the 'Mother of Hard Enduro', run over brutal mountain terrain in…