Festivals in Stone Town Zanzibar

Emerson Zanzibar Foundation involved in Stone Town Festivals

Festivals in Stone Town - Sauti Za Busara

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

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Sauti za Busara Festival 2024 - Photo Markus Meissl
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Emerson's Zanzibar Music Award 2024 - Photo Markus Meissl

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

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Live Music Events Throughout the Year

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Wednesday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Super K Band 8pm

Wednesday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Super K Band 8pm

Jan 22, 8:00pm

Secret Garden At Emerson SpiceStone Town, Map

Come join the Wednesday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice, Stone Town with Super K Band.


Every Wednesday and Friday we have amazing live music


Starting from 20.00


January 2025 programme:
Wednesday 1st January - Uwaridi Female Band
Friday 3rd January - Culture Musical Club
Wednesday 8th January - Najma & The Group
Friday 10th January - Hammer Q
Wednesday 15th January - DCMA Young Stars
Friday 17th January - La Rhumba
Wednesday 22nd January - Super K Band
Friday 24th January - Zenji Boy
Wednesday 29th January - Makadem
Friday 31st January - Wakorofi Trio


Entrance Fee of Tsh 10,000


Secret Garden is found in Emerson Spice Hotel, Stone Town


Reservations recommended, please book via WhatsApp +255 774 483 483
or reception@emersonspice.com for restaurant bookings and reservations@emersonspice.com for room reservations.


Overnight stays can be arranged in one of the hotel rooms, enquire with reservations@emersonzanzibar.com for the rates and availability at Emerson Spice and Emerson on Hurumzi


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Friday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Zenji Boy8pm

Friday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Zenji Boy8pm

Jan 24, 8:00pm

Secret Garden At Emerson SpiceStone Town, Map

Come join the Friday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice, Stone Town with Zenji Boy

Every Wednesday and Friday we have amazing live music


Starting from 20.00


January 2025 programme:
Wednesday 1st January - Uwaridi Female Band
Friday 3rd January - Culture Musical Club
Wednesday 8th January - Najma & The Group
Friday 10th January - Hammer Q
Wednesday 15th January - DCMA Young Stars
Friday 17th January - La Rhumba
Wednesday 22nd January - Super K Band
Friday 24th January - Zenji Boy
Wednesday 29th January - Makadem
Friday 31st January - Wakorofi Trio


Entrance Fee of Tsh 10,000


Secret Garden is found in Emerson Spice Hotel, Stone Town


Reservations recommended, please book via WhatsApp +255 774 483 483
or reception@emersonspice.com for restaurant bookings and reservations@emersonspice.com for room reservations.


Overnight stays can be arranged in one of the hotel rooms, enquire with reservations@emersonzanzibar.com for the rates and availability at Emerson Spice and Emerson on Hurumzi


#StoneTownEvents #zanzibarlife #zanzibarevents #SecretGarden #SecretGardenZanzibar #EmersonZanzibar #Wednesdaynightlive #FridayNightLive #Livemusicstonetown #livemusiczanzibar #stonetownrestaurants #placestoeatstonetown #stonetowndining
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Wednesday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Makadem 8pm

Wednesday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Makadem 8pm

Jan 29, 8:00pm

Secret Garden At Emerson SpiceStone Town, Map

Come join the Wednesday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice, Stone Town with Makadem.


Every Wednesday and Friday we have amazing live music


Starting from 20.00


January 2025 programme:
Wednesday 1st January - Uwaridi Female Band
Friday 3rd January - Culture Musical Club
Wednesday 8th January - Najma & The Group
Friday 10th January - Hammer Q
Wednesday 15th January - DCMA Young Stars
Friday 17th January - La Rhumba
Wednesday 22nd January - Super K Band
Friday 24th January - Zenji Boy
Wednesday 29th January - Makadem
Friday 31st January - Wakorofi Trio


Entrance Fee of Tsh 10,000


Secret Garden is found in Emerson Spice Hotel, Stone Town


Reservations recommended, please book via WhatsApp +255 774 483 483
or reception@emersonspice.com for restaurant bookings and reservations@emersonspice.com for room reservations.


Overnight stays can be arranged in one of the hotel rooms, enquire with reservations@emersonzanzibar.com for the rates and availability at Emerson Spice and Emerson on Hurumzi


#StoneTownEvents #zanzibarlife #zanzibarevents #SecretGarden #SecretGardenZanzibar #EmersonZanzibar #Wednesdaynightlive #FridayNightLive #Livemusicstonetown #livemusiczanzibar #stonetownrestaurants #placestoeatstonetown #stonetowndining
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Friday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Wakorofi Trio 8pm

Friday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice with Wakorofi Trio 8pm

Jan 31, 8:00pm

Secret Garden At Emerson SpiceStone Town, Map

Come join the Friday Night Live Magic at Secret Garden, Emerson Spice, Stone Town with Wakorofi Trio.


Every Wednesday and Friday we have amazing live music


Starting from 20.00


January 2025 programme:
Wednesday 1st January - Uwaridi Female Band
Friday 3rd January - Culture Musical Club
Wednesday 8th January - Najma & The Group
Friday 10th January - Hammer Q
Wednesday 15th January - DCMA Young Stars
Friday 17th January - La Rhumba
Wednesday 22nd January - Super K Band
Friday 24th January - Zenji Boy
Wednesday 29th January - Makadem
Friday 31st January - Wakorofi Trio


Entrance Fee of Tsh 10,000


Secret Garden is found in Emerson Spice Hotel, Stone Town


Reservations recommended, please book via WhatsApp +255 774 483 483
or reception@emersonspice.com for restaurant bookings and reservations@emersonspice.com for room reservations.


Overnight stays can be arranged in one of the hotel rooms, enquire with reservations@emersonzanzibar.com for the rates and availability at Emerson Spice and Emerson on Hurumzi


#StoneTownEvents #zanzibarlife #zanzibarevents #SecretGarden #SecretGardenZanzibar #EmersonZanzibar #Wednesdaynightlive #FridayNightLive #Livemusicstonetown #livemusiczanzibar #stonetownrestaurants #placestoeatstonetown #stonetowndining
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Step into the Soul of Zanzibar

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.

Don’t miss out, please follow our social media channels to keep up-to-date with the very latest in what is happening in Stone Town, Zanzibar.

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ZIFF

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.

Stonetown

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 

Stone Town

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.

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Abdulrazak Gurnah

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