is the largest performing arts festival in Botswana, a great showcase for both established and up and coming local talent and the regions biggest party to boot.
For nine days each April the Maitisong Festival takes place in many venues around Botswana's capital city, Gaborone. There's theatre, traditional music and dance, marimba bands, choirs and a range of more western-influenced styles of dance and music. Street sellers provide the food and drink and the whole city takes on a carnival atmosphere.