Maitisong Festival is held in Gaborone’s annually in March. The festival includes traditional music, dance and theatre. The celebration lasts nine days and sees the entire city in carnival mode. There are several venues around Gaborone where international and local artists perform theatre, music, dance, slam poetry, and comedy. Venues throughout Gaborone host the event. Maru-a-Pula School and Maitisong remain the home of the festival and play host to the opening and closing. This celebration promotes art, raises the professional bar in the theatre and connects Botswana artists with their international counterparts.


