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Lamu Cultural Festival

Usually late November

A Swahili heritage festival on UNESCO-listed Lamu Island: dhow and donkey races, bao, henna, and Swahili music and food, a window into centuries-old coastal culture.

Lamu County / Lamu Cultural Promotion Group · Lamu, Kenya

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