Winners 2026

• Africa


• Winners Area

Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2026

And the winner is...

Zanzibar, Tanzania Winner Profile | visitzanzibar.go.tz

Gallery

Zanzibar Commission for Tourism - Arif Abbas Manji, Executive Secretary

Nominees

The following nominees (listed alphabetically) were nominated for Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2026

Accra, Ghana Cape Town, South Africa Durban, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Kigali, Rwanda Lagos, Nigeria Marrakech, Morocco Nairobi, Kenya

Award History

• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2026: Zanzibar, Tanzania
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2025: Zanzibar, Tanzania
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2024: Zanzibar, Tanzania
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2023: Durban, South Africa
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2022: Durban, South Africa
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2021: Durban, South Africa
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2020: Cape Town, South Africa
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2019: Cape Town, South Africa
• Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination 2018: Cape Town, South Africa