Festivals and holidays · Madagascar

Sômarôho Festival

Festival · Nosy Be (Hell-Ville)

Passengers aboard a wooden boat at sea off Nosy Be
Photo: Alessandro Zanini, Unsplash license

Founded thirteen years ago by Wawa, Sômarôho is Nosy Be's big festival: a carnival of more than thirty associations through the streets of Hell-Ville, then a ball and a concert at Ambodivoanio stadium. In 2026, Jamaican singer Shenseea headlined.