Emerson Zanzibar Foundation involved in Stone Town Festivals
Sauti za Busara Zanzibar Festival 2024
Sauti za Busara is an annual music festival that takes place around the second weekend of February in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
This world famous African music festival has three stages over four days. With established and upcoming artists from the African continent and diaspora, the festival aims to showcase music with cultural identity. Networking sessions help professionals connect with each other.
Tickets with 50% discount are available for African passport-holders and EAC Residents, and Tanzanian nationals can enjoy further discounts. Sauti za Busara is recognized as one of Africa’s best music events by BBC and CNN.
Emerson Zanzibar’s Secret Garden presents an additional music event on the Thursday or the Friday before the main stage events. See our Zanzibar Events Page or social media for more details
Get tickets at busaramusic.org from 7th Feb 2024 at 11:00am.
Sauti za Busara 2024 & Emerson Zanzibar Foundation Music Awards
East Africa’s biggest music festival
For more details seeour Music Award 2024 Article
Thursday 8 February 2024
Busara PLUS at the Secret Garden
The Sauti Za Busara Festival is here! Come join us on Thursday Night at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice, Stone Town with Sauti za Busara and a special performance by Dazz Jazz!
Join us every Friday and Wednesday this month for some amazing music!
Starting from 20.00
Secret Garden is found in Emerson Spice Hotel, Stone Town
Reservations recommended, please book via WhatsApp +255 774 483 483
or es.reception@emersonzanzibar.com
Live Music Events Throughout the Year
Expressions of Zanzibar Women, exhibition by Robin Batista
Emerson on Hurumzi236 Hurumzi Street,Stone Town,P.O. Box 3417 Map
Robin Batista's exhibition, "Expressions of Zanzibar Women", showcases the resilience, power, determination, and strength of Zanzibari women through a visual journey of vibrant photographs.
Each image tells a story that reflects the rich culture and traditions of Zanzibar, highlighting the courage of women as they engage with their communities and nurture their families. The exhibition celebrates their extraordinary contributions and honors their legacy, inviting viewers to experience the profound emotions and powerful narratives captured in Batista's art.
Limited edition prints available.... See MoreSee Less
Stone Town is a thriving, historic and cosmopolitan place. There is always something going on. Emerson Zanzibar hotels and restaurants are at the heart of the many of the annual events in Stone Town – Sauti za Busara, Zanzibar Film Festivals and Food Festivals.
Emerson Spice and Emerson on Hurumzi are also our hosting weekly or daily events; live music performances with talented local musicians and bands, art exhibitions and many other cultural, community events.
The Princess Salme Museum is next to the Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel. The magical, mysterious and romantic story of the Princess of a Sultan, who lifted the veil on the royal family life by writing a book, her artifacts and secrets are to be found in the museum.
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Zanzibar Film Festival
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) is East Africa’s largest film and arts festival, exhibiting the latest and best films and promoting film talents from across the African continent and beyond.
The festival’s extensive programme includes film, performance, music, workshops and children’s events, as well as the large-scale outdoor films in the amphitheatre at the Old Fort for which the festival is renowned. There also also several pop-up events, workshops and training in media literacy, film curation and filmmaking within Tanzania, ensuring that the festival continues to act as a flagship arts organisation for East Africa.
Emerson Zanzibar Art Gallery, Exhibitions & Artists
Celebrating Art – Art Exhibition & Artists’ Stories
There are regular exhibitions in the Emerson Art Gallery & Café which can be found by an entrance next to Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel in Stone Town. There is also an Art Gallery in the Secret Garden in Emerson Spice Hotel.
Entrance is free for all visitors
Every year there is also Emerson Zanzibar Foundation Award event. Follow us on Facebook or on Instagram to find out about our Art Exhibitions and Art Awards are in Stone Town.
Zanzibar Wedding Festival
Henna painters, makeup artist and fashion designers – they all come together at the Zanzibar Wedding Festival. The event aims to promote Zanzibari culture – and promote the island as a wedding destination.
In 2022, the festival is scheduled to take place from 2 till 5 December.
The event will have an array of exiting activities that focuses on reviving the traditions in a new and innovative way through events, shows, discussion panels, exhibitions and more, creating exclusive and comprehensive take on highlighting investment opportunities in several sectors of the Wedding Industry; investment, economy, lifestyle, entertainment and industry’s infrastructure potential in Zanzibar
Zanzibar Book Fair 2023
Zanzibar Book Fair will be the inaugural celebration of Zanzibari literature. Organized by the Zanzibar Renaissance Literary Society, this annual event will be the first of its kind meeting place for local and global writers to exchange ideas, be inspired, and peruse thousands of books!
The Keynote speaker for this inaugural edition will be Prof. Abdulrazak Gurnah, Nobel Laureate in Literature 2021. The homecoming for this beloved son of Zanzibar will be a poignant start for the book fair where he will also be headlining the African launch of Peponi, a Swahili translation of his 1994 novel, Paradise. The translator is the ever-wonderful Dr. Ida Hadjivayanis, Senior Lecturer in Swahili Studies, SOAS University of London.
The Zanzibar Book Fair will be held from 20th to 22nd of October, 2023.