International Festival Guide | Songlines

International Festival Guide

With so many festivals taking place in every part of the world, the choice can be overwhelming. The Songlines International World Music Festival Guide(which is also published every year as an A5 guide and distributed free with the April issue of Songlines magazine) aims to provide you with some inspiration to explore music a bit further afield. As usual, it’s packed with a dazzling array of festivals – from small-scale affairs in remote locations to festivals that take over entire cities.  So, delve in – there’s undoubtedly a festival out there that matches your musical groove. Please email listings@songlines.co.uk if you would like your world music festival listed.

30 April 2019 - 05 May 2019

Harare International Festival of the Arts

Harare, Zimbabwe
http://www.hifa.co.zw

13 June 2019 - 16 June 2019

Festival des 5 Continents

Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
www.5continents.ch

12 July 2019 - 14 July 2019

Rainforest World Music Festival

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
http://www.rwmf.net

25 July 2019 - 28 July 2019

Viljandi Folk Music Festival

Viljandi, Estonia
http://www.folk.ee

09 September 2019 - 15 September 2019

Transform: Trondheim World Music Festival

Trondheim, Norway
http://www.transform.no

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