A list of festivals in
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* International Instrumental Festival –
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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. Focuses on North African traditions. (February)
* Octopus Festival –
Kerkennah Islands
Kerkennah Islands ( aeb, قرقنة '; Ancient Greek: ''Κέρκιννα Cercinna''; Spanish:''Querquenes'') are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabès, at . The Islands are low-lying, being no more than abo ...
(March)
* Sousse Spring Festival. International arts festival including concerts, shows and theatre (March)
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Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival - Tunis (March)
* Orange Blossom Festival –
Menzel Bou Zelfa,
Nabeul
Nabeul (; ar, نابل ,Tamazight: ⵏⴰⴱⴻⵍ), is a coastal town located in northeastern Tunisia, on the south coast of the Cape Bon peninsula and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on both sides. It is the first seaside resort in Tunisia ...
and
Hammamet (March - April)
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Sbeitla's Spring International Festival -
Sbeitla
Sbeitla or Sufetula ( ber, Sbitla or Seftula, ar, سبيطلة ') is a small town in west-central Tunisia. Nearby are the Byzantine ruins of Sufetula, containing the best preserved Byzantine forum temples in Tunisia. It was the entry point of the ...
- (April)
*
Ksour Festival –
Tatouine. Culture of
ksar
Ksar or qsar (Maghrebi Arabic: wiktionary:قصر, قصر ''qṣer'' or ڭصر ''gser'', plural ''qṣur''; Berber language, Berber: ⵉⴴⵔⵎ ''aghrem'' or ''ighrem'', plural: ''igherman''), plural ksars, qsars, ksour or qsour, is the Nor ...
dwellers (April)
* Folk Art Festival –
Tatouine. (April)
* Festival of the Mountain Oases –
Midès, Tamezret.
Berber culture. (Late April)
* Passover Festival –
El-Ghriba Synagogue,
Djerba
Djerba (; ar, جربة, Jirba, ; it, Meninge, Girba), also transliterated as Jerba or Jarbah, is a Tunisian island and the largest island of North Africa at , in the Gulf of Gabès, off the coast of Tunisia. It had a population of 139,544 ...
. (April or May)
* The Jerid Festival –
Nefta and surrounding towns (May)
* Music Festival –
Sfax
Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterrane ...
. Classical and pop music concerts. (May)
* Falconry Festival –
El Haouaria
El Haouaria is a coastal town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,273.
See also
*List of cities in Tunisia
This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, ...
(June)
* Arab Horse Festival –
Sidi Bou Saïd (June)
*
International Malouf Music Festival –
Testour (June)
*
Tabarka Jazz Festival (June - July)
* Ulysses Festival –
Houmt Souk. Song and dance festival with historic and mythological themes. (July)
*
International Festival of Sbeitla -
Sbeitla
Sbeitla or Sufetula ( ber, Sbitla or Seftula, ar, سبيطلة ') is a small town in west-central Tunisia. Nearby are the Byzantine ruins of Sufetula, containing the best preserved Byzantine forum temples in Tunisia. It was the entry point of the ...
(July)
* Mermaid Festival –
Kerkennah Islands
Kerkennah Islands ( aeb, قرقنة '; Ancient Greek: ''Κέρκιννα Cercinna''; Spanish:''Querquenes'') are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabès, at . The Islands are low-lying, being no more than abo ...
. Concerts and performances. (July)
*
Carnival of Awussu
The Carnival of Awussu, or in French carnaval d'Aoussou, is an annual festive and cultural event that unfolds each 24th of July in Sousse, Tunisia.
It's a parade of symbolic chariots, fanfares and folk groups from Tunisia and elsewhere which t ...
–
Sousse. Parade. (July)
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Hammamet International Festival. Music and theatre. (July)
* International Festival of Bizerte. Music, art, dance and food. (July)
* Nights of
La Marsa
La Marsa ( aeb, المرسى ') is a coastal town in far north eastern Tunisia near the capital Tunis. The population is estimated as 92,987, as of 2014. The old summer capital of pre-colonial Tunisia, it is today a popular vacation spot for many ...
. Music, theatre and ballet. (July)
*
International Festival of Symphonic Music –
The amphitheatre of El Djem (July)
*
Carthage Music Festival (July)
* Plastic Arts Festival –
Mahrès (
Sfax
Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterrane ...
) (July–August)
* Sponge Festival –
Zarzis
Zarzis also known as Jarjis ( ar, جرجيس, link=no ') is a coastal commune (municipality) in southeastern Tunisia, former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see under its ancient name Gergis.
To the Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs the port was ...
(August)
* Festival of Diving –
Tabarka
Tabarka ( ar, طبرقة ') is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka's history is a mosaic of Berber, Punic, Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, Genoese and Turkish culture. The town is dominated by ...
(August)
*
Chouftouhonna Festival - Tunis (September)
* Coralis Festival of
Underwater Photography
Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while under water. It is usually done while scuba diving, but can be done while diving on surface supply, snorkeling, swimming, from a submersible or remotely operated underwater v ...
–
Tabarka
Tabarka ( ar, طبرقة ') is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka's history is a mosaic of Berber, Punic, Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, Genoese and Turkish culture. The town is dominated by ...
(September)
* Wine Festival –
Grombalia (September)
* Wheat Festival –
Béja
Béja ( ar, باجة ') is a city in Tunisia. It is the capital of the Béja Governorate. It is located from Tunis, between the Medjerdah River and the Mediterranean, against the foothills of the Khroumire, the town of Béja is situated on the ...
(September)
*
Carthage Film Festival (October)
* Date Harvest Festival –
Kebili (November)
* International Oases Festival –
Tozeur
Tozeur ( ar, توزر, ; ber, ⵜⵓⵣⴻⵔ, Tuzər) is a city in southwest Tunisia. The city is located northwest of Chott el Djerid, in between this Chott and the smaller Chott el Gharsa. It is the capital of Tozeur Governorate. It was the ...
(November)
*
International Festival of Sahara in Douz - Dance, theatre, music,
Douz
Douz ( ar, دوز ') is a town in the Kebili Governorate in the south of Tunisia, known as the "gateway to the Sahara." By road it is located southwest of Blidet, southeast of Tozeur, and south of the Tunisian capital of Tunis.
History
It h ...
(November–December)
*
Gsour festival
See also
*
List of festivals in Africa
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
* {{Cite book, title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia , publisher=DK, year=2016 , ISBN = 9780241007174
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Festivals
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...