Music lovers should definitely attend the Africa Music Market or Le Kolatier, as it is known colloquially in Cameroon. This popular festival takes place every two years in Douala and is a great gathering of some of the best African musicians in the region. These individuals and groups come together in a spirit of partnership to perform a celebration of the vibrant music of the region. There are also interactive activities such as workshops, seminars, and fun trade fairs.

Coming to the African Music Market festival, locals and visitors all have unforgettable experiences with African and Cameroonian music. This is an interesting thing that visitors to Cameroon want to experience.

• Organization time: Every 2 years
• Location: Douala, Cameroon

As a famous festival and widely-awaited festival, Nyem-Nyem Festival is held in July in Ngaoundéré, a city in the Adamawa region, and this festival is held to commemorate the resistance movement of the Nyem-Nyem people against German control. The locals came out in full force, showing their support for those who fought for the independence of the region. The event is marked by cultural dances full of traditional costumes.

The annual Nyem-Nyem Festival in Adamawa traces the people's heroic resistance against German incursions into their land. Celebrations include traditional dances, choral music, handicraft exhibits, a canoe and race parade, and a carnival. Another popular festival in Cameroon is the Nyem-Nyem Festival and the celebration includes shows of traditional song and dance.

• Organization time: July every year
• Location: Adamawa, Cameroon

A famous festival that takes place in August or September every year, Culture Week takes place all over Cameroon. Young people return to their villages to pay respects to their families and ancestors. The week also includes music, wrestling, sports games, and traditional dances involving sacred masks.

The famous Culture Week festival has a long history and is part of the cultural traditions of the Cameroonians. The festival has useful cultural activities to show respect for the children from far away for their families and ancestors. This is a famous and meaningful festival that takes place all over Cameroon.

• Organization time: August or September every year
• Location: Cameroon

November in Cameroon marks the exciting appearance of the African Theater Festival for Children and Young People (FATEJ) - one of the famous festivals that people are waiting for. Held every two years in Yaoundé, the popular festival brings together young people from across Africa and the world for theater workshops conducted by industry experts. This event is a great opportunity for delegations from around the country to hone their skills in an international and collaborative environment.

FATEJ is a meaningful festival, giving participants the opportunity to learn, hone skills, and experience in the field of theater. This is the attraction of this famous festival, adding the presence of experts, making the festival more and more famous, the more tourists come to attend. This is one of the festivals that bring pride to Cameroon in the field of theater

• Organization time: November (Once every 2 years)
• Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Festival National des Arts et de la Culture (FENAC) is the largest festival in Cameroon with no religious affiliation. Simply a celebration of the country's vibrant arts scene, artists from all over help develop the event and promote the region's rich heritage. Held in Moroua every December, FENAC is characterized by lively parades, colorful music, and dance shows.

FENAC is a famous festival that attracts a large number of tourists and Cameroonians to participate. Music programs, especially a special dance program, help to show the exciting and bustling atmosphere of the festival. This famous festival takes place every year and is increasingly becoming a destination chosen by more and more tourists.

• Organization time: December every year
• Location: Moroua, Cameroon

Ngondo festival is a famous, traditionally water-centered festival every year celebrated by the Sawa people (coastal peoples) in Douala, Cameroon. The highlight of the festival is the jengu ritual. The ceremony is held at a beach on Wouri Bay, during which a devotee goes into the water to visit the underwater kingdom of miengu (plural for jengu). The miengu are said to be similar to mermaids and will bring good luck to those who worship them. Traditionally, the devotee could stay underwater for hours and emerge fully clothed. Children are not allowed to attend the ceremony. Ngondo was banned by the Cameroonian government in 1981 but reinstated in 1991. The ceremony is held in the first two weeks of December every year.

The famous Ngondo festival is a celebration of one of Cameroon's many ethnic groups. Held in the city of Douala, the main objective of the festival is to showcase the art and culture of the Sawa people, who mainly inhabit the coastal areas of the region. The event takes place on the banks of the Wouri River and it's a great time to see the streets filled with dances, songs, and friendly competitions like canoe racing. The lucky travelers who can come here during this time are sure to have a good experience.

• Organization time: first two weeks of December every year
• Location: Douala, Cameroon

On January 16, 2010, the first famous Traditional Dance and Music Festival “Under the Volcano” was held at “Jungle Village”, Botanic Gardens, Limbe in Cameroon.

The “Under the Volcano” festival aims to bring all ages, ethnicities, and religions together in a fun outdoor event; to show the diversity of different cultures, and encourage people to nurture their traditional culture. In addition, this popular festival combines professional and amateur performers in one festival and shows everyone that their culture is appreciated; through filming and recording to introduce these cultures to the world to ultimately make the festival self-sustaining. A festival that echoes all of Africa's environments is present in Cameroon from deserts to savannas, rainforests to mountains.

• Organization time: January 16
• Location: Limbe, Cameroon

In Cameroon, the Oroko Festival of Arts and Culture is a famous festival to promote local relations between Cameroon and Cuba. Edmond Motule is the president and head of the Oroko community in Lobe, an estate in southwestern Cameroon. He founded the Oroko Arts and Culture Festival, which takes place here every December 26. The festival aims to bring together 10 tribes of the Oroko community from hundreds of villages scattered throughout the area.

The Oroko Festival of Arts and Culture brings the Oroko people together so that they can exchange cultures, exchange values, and understand each other in order to foster peaceful coexistence and fruitful development. In particular, this popular festival provides a means to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. In addition, the festival also aims to introduce to the international community the rich cultural customs of the Oroko people, the festival specifically calls on Cubans, who are believed to be of Oroko origin, to better understand their origins.

A highlight of this festival is the colorful parade, in which 10 different tribes display their different traditional costumes, carry signs with cultural messages, and dance and sing in joy. Oroko musicians also play live music throughout the day, and tribal members perform traditional dances. A multilingual competition, awarding the person who can best speak the most dialects of the other Oroko tribes, aims to promote and preserve the vernacular.

• Organization time: December 26 every year
• Location: Lobe, Cameroon

Ecrans Noirs Festival is a major festival in Cameroon, known as the film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been billed as "Central Africa's biggest cinema event".

The Ecrans Noirs festival is run by an organization of the same name, founded in 1997 by filmmaker Bassek Ba Kobhio. The 23rd Ecrans Noirs Festival takes place in July 2019. Its theme is 'Women in African Cinema'. This is one of the highlights of this festival, attracting many visitors and professionals. In Africa, when it comes to famous festivals in the field of theater and cinema, Cameroon is a country that deserves to be mentioned with many famous and attractive festivals.

• Organization time: July every year
• Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Referring to the most famous festival in Cameroon, visitors often enjoy discovering the Medumba Festival. The Medumba Festival is held every two years in the Bangangte region of Cameroon and is essentially a platform to promote the Medumba language and the artworks of 13 local villages.

When participating in the Medumba Festival experience, visitors and residents will enjoy unique works of art. In particular, everyone will experience a new language, the Medumba language, and new things about this language. This helps Medumba Festival become a big festival and is always expected by people and visitors in Cameroon.

• Organization time: every two years
• Location: Bangangte, Cameroon