Saba Saba
Beginning on July 7 (Saba means seven in Swahili) and known as Peasants Day, Saba Saba is a festival celebrating the founding of Tanganyika African National Union in 1954. It's a public holiday and usually there are festivities through out Tanzania, with larges ones in Dar es Salaam. A huge international trade fair happens in Dar es Salaam where thousands of business from surrounding countries, and trading partners, come to showcase their work.

Wildebeest Migration
Perhaps one of the biggest annual events in both Kenya and Tanzania, this is when loads of tourists arrive in July and August to watch the wildebeest start their annual migration in search of more grasslands. As far as the eye can see, millions upon millions wildebeest move in search of better pastures, while hungry lions wait patiently for some to separate from the herds. Depending upon where you begin your safari, either in Kenya or Tanzania, will determine the likelihood of seeing this jaw-dropping phenomenon. This is a must see!

Festival of the Dhow Countries
Festival of the Dhow Countries, formerly known as the Zanzibar International Film Festival and now in its seventh year, celebrates the culture of the Dhow countries on the Indian Ocean. Taking place in the historic, exotic Stone Town, this is East Africa's largest cultural event. The film festival showcases work from the regions contemporary artists, with more than 100 artists in film, print, and art exhibiting their work.
Festival of the Dhow Countries

Kilimanjaro Marathon
Only two years old, this marathon is destined to become a future classic. Starting in the lush town of Moshi at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, this marathon (and half marathon) takes runners through small villages, banana and coffee plantations, and parts of the Kilimanjaro forest. Athletes from all over the world are beginning to visit this new marathon.
Kilimanjaro Marathon

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