13- Go to a Festival
Zanzibar hosts 3 major festivals a year:
Sauti za Busara: A music festival in Stone Town, featuring a number of awesome artists from all over Africa and the name means ‘Sounds of Wisdom’. The festival usually takes place in February. I went in 2018 and it was a lot of fun!
The Zanzibar International Film Festival: East Africa’s largest film, music and arts festival. They showcase some of the best talent around and the theme of the festival for 2017 was ‘Finding Joy’ (I love that).
The Zanzibar Beach and Watersports Festival: This is a community-led not for profit festival. They have watersports competitions, music, and food stalls! Sounds delightful! The festival takes place in Jambiani usually in September.
MY TIP: Be sure to book your Zanzibar festival accommodation ahead of time as it gets very busy.