Events calendar Sikasso Region

In April-May this festival takes place in the village of Koumantou between Bougouni and Sikasso. In the programme: music, crafts and dance. Especially an ancestral dance named Tiéblemké, which is no longer feature by a small group of people at this festival. It is said that this dance is announced half an hour before the arrival of the dancers, and while the first movements begin, the rain starts to fall in the dry season!

From the first weekend of November, the city of Sikasso became the African capital of balafon. The musicians from Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso meet every 2 years and are competing for the Lamissa Bengaly prize. It was the Intergovernmental Agency for the Francophonie of the three countries that initiated this event, whose aim was to develop a dialogue on cultural diversity, a factor of peace and social cohesion. The programme also: conferences, visits to cultural sites, crafts exhibitions and, of course, neighborhoods and concerts in the room…

Often towards the end of February, the region of Yorosso and Koury, between Koutiala and the border of Burkina Faso, becomes a land of meetings at the masks festival. Many ethnic groups from across the country come to display their productions, and the traditional dances of masks run on the village squares. Contact the tourist office and local authorities.