A Meeting Point of Cultures, Creativity, and Rhythm
AFRO FESTIVAL AT THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART
20–21 June 2026
Afro Festival, a unique event dedicated to African culture and art, will take place on June 20 and 21 at the Museum of African Art in Belgrade (14 Andre Nikolića Street, Senjak). For more than two decades, the festival has attracted thousands of visitors and this year once again offers a rich and diverse programme, ranging from creative workshops and exhibitions to musical performances, culinary presentations, and educational activities for both children and adults..
Over the course of two festival days, the Museum transforms into a vibrant stage and a meeting place for cultural traditions, contemporary expressions, and authentic artistic inspiration. With the support of numerous African embassies and consulates, the museum garden will once again become the “Durbar – Festival of Festivals”, a colourful space dedicated to discovering African cultures through their sounds, flavours, and visual traditions. Festival stands will showcase authentic cuisine, handicrafts, and artworks from across the continent, while the aromas of spices and coffee, the rhythms of drums, and the lively energy of human encounters will blur the boundaries between performers and audiences.
This year’s programme once again brings together play, knowledge, and creativity. Visitors can look forward to art and craft workshops, learning how to tie traditional African headwraps, collaborative mural painting, playing the traditional board game Mancala, concerts, dance performances, guided tours of the Museum’s permanent collection, and tours of the current exhibition “Recy: Art – Waste as a Resource”.
Special Musical Guest: Les Amazones d’Afrique
The musical highlight of the festival will be a concert by Les Amazones d’Afrique on Sunday, June 21. Founded in Bamako in 2014, this pan-African female collective brings together artists from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Congo, who perform in their native languages. Their music fuses West African traditions with hip-hop, trap, and electronic sounds, creating a powerful, dance-driven, and distinctive musical expression that has made them one of the most acclaimed contemporary music collectives on the African continent. Their latest album, Musow Danse (2024), produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Taylor Swift), was praised by Rolling Stone as one of the most significant pan-African music releases of the modern era. Their songs carry strong messages of freedom, dignity, and women’s empowerment, combining artistic expression with social engagement.
Afro Festival remains a unique event in the region, presenting African cultures not only through traditional heritage but also through contemporary and immersive experiences. It is a festival of encounters, rhythm, and openness – two days during which Belgrade breathes differently.
The full festival programme will be announced soon.
Tickets are available at all Ticket Vision points of sale, through the website www.tickets.rs, and at the MAU Entrance.
