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Namibia Events & Festivals

What's on across Namibia — the Windhoek Karneval (WIKA) and Oktoberfest, the /Ae //Gams and Bank Windhoek arts festivals, the Küska carnival in Swakopmund, the Lüderitz Crayfish Festival and the Nedbank Desert Dash. 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:

Namibia Tourism ↗Namibia Tourism Expo ↗Nedbank Desert Dash ↗iTicket Namibia ↗

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/Ae //Gams Arts & Cultural Festival — Windhoek. Windhoek's annual arts and cultural festival showcasing local music, dance, crafts and traditional cuisine
100 km / 100 Miles of Namib Desert — Namib-Naukluft National Park. Annual endurance ultramarathon run through the Namib Desert near Sossusvlei
Bank Windhoek Arts Festival — Windhoek. A multi-month national festival of theatre, music, dance and visual arts staged across Namibian venues
Bonanza Angling Competition — Henties Bay. Annual festive-season shore-angling competition held over the summer holidays
Caprivi (Zambezi) Cultural Festival — Katima Mulilo. Regional cultural festival celebrating the traditions of the Zambezi Region's peoples
Damara Cultural Festival — Khorixas. Gathering in the Khorixas area celebrating Damara heritage with traditional dance, dress and cultural demonstrations
Desert Summer Festival — Walvis Bay. Summer music and entertainment festival held at Kuisebmond Stadium
Gobabis Agricultural Show — Gobabis. Long-running annual agricultural show and expo celebrating the Omaheke farming community
Henties Bay Fish Festival — Henties Bay. Community angling festival centred on shore-fishing competitions, a potjiekos cook-off and a rubberduck race
Herero Day (Maherero Day) — Okahandja. The Herero people commemorate their fallen chiefs with a solemn procession in traditional dress at Okahandja
Keetmanshoop House Festival — Keetmanshoop. An annual house-music festival featuring Namibian and regional DJs and artists
Kuska (Swakopmunder Karneval) — Swakopmund. German-heritage coastal carnival with parades, music and balls
Küska — Swakopmunder Karneval — Swakopmund. Swakopmund's coastal German-Namibian carnival (Küstenkarneval) with balls and a street procession
Lusata Cultural Festival — Katima Mulilo. Annual Mafwe festival at Chinchimani near Katima Mulilo, celebrating heritage with dancing and feasting around the…
Lüderitz Crayfish Festival — Lüderitz. Coastal food festival celebrating the town's rock-lobster (crayfish) industry with seafood, music and market stalls
Maherero Day (Herero Day) — Okahandja. Annual gathering when Herero, in traditional dress, march to the graves of their chiefs to honour ancestors killed in…
Masubia Cultural Festival — Katima Mulilo. Annual Masubia cultural celebration held at Bukalo, east of Katima Mulilo
Nama Cultural Festival — Keetmanshoop. An annual celebration of Nama heritage, language, dress, music and traditions, hosted in Keetmanshoop
Namib Desert International Jazz Festival — Walvis Bay. Annual jazz festival bringing local and international artists to Walvis Bay
Namib Race (RacingThePlanet) — Namib Desert. A multi-stage, self-supported ultramarathon of about 250 km across the Namib Desert
Namibia Tourism Expo — Windhoek. One of Namibia's largest tourism and trade fairs, held at the Windhoek Show Grounds
Namibian Independence Day — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. National holiday marking Namibia's 1990 independence, celebrated across Windhoek
Nedbank Desert Dash — Windhoek to Swakopmund. Roughly 369 km mountain-bike endurance race run largely overnight from Windhoek to Swakopmund
Oktoberfest Namibia — Windhoek. Annual German-style beer and food festival held in Windhoek
Omaruru White Flag Commemoration — Omaruru. Annual Herero White Flag procession honouring Chief Wilhelm Zeraua's people
Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair — Ongwediva. Northern Namibia's largest trade and business expo, held at the Ongwediva showgrounds
Opuwo Annual Trade Fair — Kaokoland. A large annual trade fair and cultural showcase held in Opuwo (late May), with commerce, live music and Kunene culture
Swakopmund Christmas Market — Swakopmund. Festive market with crafts, food and German Christmas traditions
Torra Bay fishing season — Terrace Bay. Seasonal angling camp south of Terrace Bay that opens for the summer holidays
Tsumeb Copper Festival — Tsumeb. Annual town festival celebrating Tsumeb's mining heritage with music, food and community events
Walvis Bay Maritime Festival — Walvis Bay. Harbour-town festival celebrating Walvis Bay's maritime and fishing heritage
Windhoek /Ae //Gams Arts & Cultural Festival — Windhoek. City arts and culture festival with music, dance and craft showcases
Windhoek Karneval (WIKA) — Windhoek. German-Namibian carnival featuring a masked gala, prince proclamation and a street procession through the capital
Windhoek Oktoberfest — Windhoek. Long-running Bavarian-style beer festival hosted by Namibia Breweries at the Sport Klub Windhoek grounds
Windhoek Show — Windhoek. Annual agricultural and livestock show with trade stands, competitions and entertainment at the Windhoek Show Grounds
Windhoek Show (Agricultural, Commercial & Industrial) — Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary. Namibia's largest annual trade and agricultural show at the Windhoek Showgrounds
Zambezi Bream Festival & Cultural Expo — Mudumu National Park. Annual festival at the Zambezi Waterfront in Katima Mulilo celebrating the bream fish with food, music, dance and local…