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The Buea municipality is located in Fako Division of the South West Region of Cameroon with a total population of about 200,000 Inhabitants living in 67 villages. The principal ethnic Group is Bakweri with a majority of them occupying the villages. The Urban spaces of the Municipality are cosmopolitan in nature with more than 100 local and national ethnies .The town is situated at the foot of Mount Fako, the second largest mountain in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya. In February each year, tourist and athletes from all over the world join Cameroonian athletes to run the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope. It is in this atmosphere that the Buea Sports, Arts and Cultural Festival is organized to provide an avenue to expose the intangible, rich, diversified cultural heritage of Cameroon, celebrating its traditions, recognizing its traditional bearers, promote cultural democracy, represent collective cultural knowledge in a grassroots way, promote cultural exchanges in a ‘museum without walls’ context. Activities include: Traditional wrestling, sketches, Traditional dances, Traditional choral singing, Exhibition stands, Fashion parade in African wears, Projection of interviews with African legends, Carnival (cultural parade), Gastronomy, Musical concerts, Fashion, Film/movie premieres, Arts and crafts exhibition, Training workshops, Networking sessions, Celebrity shows.
Starts: 11-Feb. 2012
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We reserve the rights to modify this itinerary so as to meet the programme of the organizers of the Buea Sports, Arts and Cultural Festival 2013; in doing so, we shall always have your best interest at mind.
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ANNUAL EVENTS
Mount Cameroon Race Of Hope
An international sporting event up to the summit of Mount Cameroon, 4 100m above sea level, it is the second highest mountain in Africa.
Ngondo Cultural Festival
An annual event when the Duala people perform cultural and traditional rytes. The main focus been the retrieval of the sacred pot from the sea.
Bamoun Cultural Festival (Ngouon)
This event brings together the Bamoun people, it is organized once every two years. The date can not be known in advance. However it is organized in December of the even years, e.g, December 2012, December 2014, December 2016, etc.