Festivals

Water spirits, royal courts, mountain races

Paddlers parade at the Ngondo festival, Douala

Paddlers parade at the Ngondo festival, Douala. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Three great festivals anchor the cultural calendar.

Pirogue race at the Ngondo festival

NgondoLittoral · Sawa water festival, Douala, first two weeks of December.

Entrance of the royal palace, Foumban

NguonWest · Bamoun royal festival, Foumban; UNESCO Intangible Heritage.

Mount Cameroon (4,040 m) seen from Limbe

Race of HopeSouthwest · 38 km mountain race, Buea, January/February since 1973.

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