https://biennale.com/biennales-africa.html What is on and what opens next across 9 biennales and triennials in Africa, from the editors of biennale.com. en Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/images/og/biennale-card.jpghttps://biennale.com/biennales-africa.html https://biennale.com/bamako.htmlhttps://biennale.com/bamako.html#upcoming_announced-2026-10-01Bamako Encounters, Mali: the 15th African Biennial of Photography, Refabulation(s), curated by Armelle Dakouo, runs November 26, 2026 to January 26, 2027.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/casablanca.htmlhttps://biennale.com/casablanca.html#upcoming_announced-2026-10-01Casablanca Biennale: the 6th Casablanca International Biennale, Fabriquer l'Impossible, runs December 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027, relocated to Essaouira.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/dakart.htmlhttps://biennale.com/dakart.html#upcoming_announced-2026-10-01Dak'Art, Dakar Biennale: the 16th edition, (Anti)fragility, with artistic director Morad Montazami, runs November 19 to December 19, 2026 in Dakar, Senegal.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/cairo.htmlhttps://biennale.com/cairo.html#between_editions-2026-10-01Cairo International Biennale: Egypt's principal art biennial, founded 1984. Its 13th edition, Eyes East Bound, opened in 2019; no 14th is announced.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/afiriperfoma.htmlhttps://biennale.com/afiriperfoma.html#unknown-2026-10-01AFiRIperFOMA Biennial, Lagos: Africa's first biennial of performance art, founded 2011 by Jelili Atiku. Its 1st edition, Mnemonic, was held in Harare in 2013.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/east-africa.htmlhttps://biennale.com/east-africa.html#unknown-2026-10-01East Africa Art Biennale (EASTAFAB): founded 2003 in Dar es Salaam. An 11th edition promoted for Nairobi in 2026 has not been independently confirmed.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/johannesburg.htmlhttps://biennale.com/johannesburg.html#dormant_or_discontinued-2026-10-01Johannesburg Biennale: the post-apartheid biennial held two editions, Africus (1995) and Trade Routes (1997), before it was discontinued.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/kampala.htmlhttps://biennale.com/kampala.html#dormant_or_discontinued-2026-10-01Kampala Art Biennale: Uganda's biennial, founded 2014 by Daudi Karungi. Its last edition, Get Up, Stand Up!, was held virtually in 2020.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/marrakech.htmlhttps://biennale.com/marrakech.html#dormant_or_discontinued-2026-10-01Marrakech Biennale: the biennial founded 2005 by Vanessa Branson has not held an edition since its 6th in 2016, and no return is announced.AfricaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000