Calendar / July 2026
What's on in July 2026
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
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5 events in July 2026 in Africa.
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Kara · Togo
Witness / Attend
Held each July across the twelve cantons of the Kozah prefecture around Kara, as the Kabye initiation wrestling. The 2026 wrestling ran 11 to 18 July; the 2027 edition is expected in the same mid-July window.
Dates & details →Ubumuntu Arts Festival
Kigali · Rwanda
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually over about a week in July at the amphitheatre of the Kigali Genocide Memorial, with free admission. The 2026 edition runs 13 to 19 July.
Dates & details →Festival International de Musique Symphonique d'El Jem
El Jem · Tunisia
Music & Culture Festivals
Concerts across July and August each summer in the Roman amphitheatre of El Jem. Upcoming: the 39th edition runs from about 24 July to 12 August 2026; a 2027 edition is expected across July and August.
Dates & details →Osun-Osogbo Festival
Osogbo · Nigeria
Witness / Attend
Held annually over about two weeks in late July and early August, culminating in the Arugba procession to the Osun river on the final Friday. The 2026 festival ran 27 July to 7 August; the 2027 edition is expected in the same late-July to early-August window.
Dates & details →PANAFEST and Emancipation Day
Cape Coast · Ghana
Witness / Attend
Emancipation Day is commemorated around 1 August every year at the Cape Coast and Elmina castles; the PANAFEST Pan-African festival runs alongside it every two years in odd-numbered years. Upcoming: Emancipation Day observances around 1 August 2026; the next full PANAFEST expected late July to early August 2027.
Dates & details →In season in July
Beyond dated events: where July is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.
Wildlife Safaris
- Alutaguse
- Brunei River
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Chobe National Park
- Dzanga-Sangha
- Etosha National Park
- Funafuti Conservation Area
- Gorongosa National Park
- Grande Riviere
- Hwange National Park
- Kamchatka
- Kuhmo
- Liwonde National Park
- Loango National Park
- Lola ya Bonobo
- Mana Pools National Park
- Ningaloo Reef
- Noumea
- Odzala-Kokoua National Park
- Ras Al Jinz
- South Luangwa National Park
- Tari
- Torres del Paine
- Volcanoes National Park
- Zarnesti