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fiogf49gjkf0d EVENTS 2002
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JAN : 01-31 - IAGOD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, WINDHOEK.
MAR : 01-29SEP- RAFTING IN KAOKOLAND, KUNENE RIVER, NORTHERN
NAMIBIA, RAPIDS, WATERFALLS, CROCODILES,
ADVENTURE. THE KUNENE RIVER IN THE NORTH OF
NAMIBIA PROVIDES ALL OF THESE.
21 - NAMIBIA INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
APR : NO DATE - WINDHOEK CARNIVAL, A BIG SOCIAL EVENT FOR
CITY SOPHISTICATES.
MAY : 01-31AUG- FISH RIVER CANYON, TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF
NAMIBIA'S FISH RIVER CANYON AND HIKE THROUGH
AFRICA'S SECOND LARGEST NATURAL GORGE.
JUN : 01-31 - YOUTH DRAMA FESTIVAL, THE YOUTH DRAMA FESTIVAL
AIMS TO ENCOURAGE DRAMA AND SCRIPTWRITING
THROUGHOUT NAMIBIA.
17-18 - GREEN FLAG DAY, OKAHANDJA, THE HERERO PEOPLE
SUFFERED GREATLY IN NAMIBIA'S LONG WAR FOR
INDEPENDENCE.
AUG : 26 - MAHERERO DAY, HERERO TRIBE GATHERS AT OKAHANDJA
AND PAYS RESPECT TO THE WARRIORS AND CHIEFS WHO
DIED IN NAMIBIA'S LONG STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION.
26 - HEROES DAY, PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR WHOLE OF NAMIBIA
IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THOSE WHO DIED DURING
NAMIBIA'S LONG STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
29 - THE GRAVES OF THE THREE GREAT CHIEFS, OKAHANDJA.
SEP : NO DATE - KUSTE KARNIVAL, SWAKOPMUND.
NO DATE - WINDHOEK AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
OCT : 01 - SAUERKRAUT IN THE SAND, WINDHOEK'S ANNUAL
OKTOBERFEST.
NOV : 01-31DEC- NATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL, NATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL
IS HELD ANNUALLY IN NAMIBIA'S NATIONAL THEATRE.
NO DATE - ENJANDO STREET FESTIVAL, WINDHOEK.
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EVENTS 2001
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MAR : 15-14MAR02- WINDHOEK HASH HOUSE HARRIERS FUN RUN
21 - NAMIBIA INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
31-01APR - NAMIBIA ANNUAL ARMS FAIR,WINDHOEK
APR : APR-MAY - GERMAN CARNIVALS (MAJORETTE MARCHES, OOMPAH
BANDS AND WALTZES), WINDHOEK
MAY : 01-30SEP - KAOKAVELD, NAMIBIA SAFARI FAIR & WIDE TRAVEL,
OFFERS A BACK-TO-BASICS CAMPING SAFARI THAT
COMBINES WILDLIFE & CULTURE. VISITORS CAN SEE
BLACK RHINO & ELEPHANT ROAMING FREE & OVAHIMBA
PEOPLE CAN ALSO BE OBSERVED, STILL LIVING THE
TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE.
03 - UNESCO OBSERVANCE OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
& 1OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WINDHOEK DECLARATION
24-27 - THE NAMIBIAN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SOCCER CUP
IN WINDHOEK
JUN : 10 - HERERO FESTIVAL THE GREEN FLAG CLAN
STAGES THEIR PARADE, OKAHANDJA
JUL : 26-27 - 3ND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FAIR, WINDHOEK
AUG : 15-17 - 6TH SOUTHERN AFRICA RESOURCE MOBILISATION
WORKSHOP IN WINDHOEK
25-31 - 1ST WORKSHOP FOR AFRICAN CHOIRS, COMPOSERS,
& CHORAL PRESENTATION, WINDHOEK
30 - THE GRAVES OF THE THREE GREAT CHIEFS,
"HERERO" FLOCK TO OKAHANDJA PAY THEIR RESPECTS
TO THEIR SLAIN HEROES AND TO REINFORCE THEIR
NATIONAL UNITY. VISITS ARE MADE TO THE GRAVES
OF THE THREE GREAT CHIEFS, OKAHANDJA WINDHOEK
AUG-SEP - KUSTE CARNIVAL, SWAKOPMUND
SEP : 22-22OCT - EUROPEAN SPRING, IS AN EVENT ORGANISED BY
VARIOUS EUROPEAN CULTURAL MISSIONS TO
ENCOURAGE ALL ASPECTS OF NAMIBIAN ARTS. AND
NAMIBIAN ARTISTS EXHIBIT THEIR WORK IN WINDHOEK
NO DATE - THE WINDHOEK AGRICULTURAL SHOW, WINDHOEK
OCT : 13 - NAMIB DESERT RACE, 150 KM LONG RACE, WINDHOEK
14 - HERERO FESTIVAL THE WHITE FLAG HEREROS STAGES
THEIR PARADE, OMARURU
NO DATE - THE OCTOBERFEST, OOMPAH BANDS PERFORMS &
LOTS OF BEER IS BEEN SERVED DURING THIS
PERIOD OF FESTIVAL, WINDHOEK
NOV : 01-03 - 8TH AFMARINE SKELETON COAST EXPO, WINDHOEK
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