Livingstone Cultural Livingstone Cultural & Arts Festival

BIO

Livingstone Festival, Zambia is one of the famous festivals in Zambia. In fact, it is the biggest festival of Zambia. The event is celebrated in this historic city and aims at displaying Zambian talent in every area of arts. It also aspires to bring in famous acts from overseas. Thus, tourists make it a point to witness the Livingstone Festival, Zambia on their tour to Zambia. Major highlights include: street carnival, cultural panorama, dance lessons, traditional food tasting, crafts display, dinner dance, contemporary music performances and boat cruise on the Zambezi River.

On the occasion of the Livingstone Festival, Zambia the streets of Livingstone are specked by performance artists, theatrical troupes, music groups, jugglers and clowns. The site of the festival is situated just a few kilometers from the Victoria Falls. Presence of this well-known tourist spot makes this festival even more popular. The festival generally takes place in the month of August.

In 2008 the event had various attractions. Famous performance artists from Britain, Anne Bean and Zhenya Iljon, created a wonderful blend of music, sculpture and performance. The festival also featured a performance by Andrew Buckland and Lionel Newton - two award-winning South African actors. They presented The Wellbeing, a performance that has received accolades in Stockholm and at the Harare International Festival of the Arts.