Festivals and Annual Events

Liven up your homes with the aesthetic displays at the Furniture Exhibition in Tunis during January. The exhibition displays a vast array of wooden furniture carved to perfection, lighting fixtures and other home decorating accessories. Most furniture retailers and successful furniture enterprises in Tunisia set up stalls at the Kram Grounds during the exhibition and take orders from the design conscious crowd that attend the event. Together with the exhibition, the event hosts seminars with speakers discussing selected topics pertaining to the issues and opportunities lying ahead for the home decorating sector in Tunisia.

Highlighting the French culture in Tunis is this Musical gala that is organized all across the city to mark the start of the spring season. The Mediterranean guitar Festival is a series of concerts held at various venues featuring music icons from France and Demark in particular. All genres of music are played by the talented musicians including some of the most famous traditional numbers which sparks interest of the locals and tourists alike. A popular venue of the event is the El Menzah VI Cultural Centre in Tunis Location: Av. O. Ibn Affen 2091 Phone: +216 71 23 37 34

Arguably the most adventurous event in all of North Africa is the Trans Sahara Run. During March when the suns heat is mellowed by the cool breeze, participants are gathered for a 6000km drive across the Sahara Desert to the Atlantic Ocean! Teams who take part in the competition have to rely on their driving navigation skills to get to the finish line and have to keep their spirits high in all adverse conditions of the desert! Tough yet tantalizing to the outdoorsy tourist, the Sahara Run is a true taste of African hospitality, culture and life.

A creative mix of traditional items including local handicrafts is presented at the Handicraft Exhibition in Tunis. The exhibition is highlighted by displays of hand woven clothes, painted utensils, linen and antique gemmed jewelry. The collection includes some very antique and historic artifacts that are priceless; however, others of their likes have been crafted to provide ample of variety for tourist to choose from. Together with well renowned crafters’ collections, the exhibition also encourages people to participate and contribute in promoting the heritage of the country.

The Tunis International Book Fair is a one of its kind literary event in Tunisia that has an international focus. Books and titles that are sold internationally are introduced in Tunisia through this event and distributors are given a chance to initiate rapport with the local dealers and bookshops. The event attracts a large school going as well as reader savvy crowd in the premises of the Kram Grounds to browse through the tons of books displayed. B.P.N° 1 2015 Phone: +216 71 90 25 08

As an effective means of synergizing all sectors involved in the packaging, printing and graphic arts industry, the International Packaging Exhibition is held in Tunis every 2 years. The event brings together all stakeholders of the industry and updates and familiarizes them with the latest developments of the businesses involved. Being a specialized event, it is mostly crowded with the people who work in related sectors to packaging and printing and professionals from Egypt, Morocco, Arab countries and Africa.

To keep its tourists entertained and its locals up to date, Tunis holds an international Film Festival to screen international blockbusters in the city. Crowds of excited movie lovers throng the Municipal Theater to get seats for the night to experience the feeling of walking through the red carpet for the best picks of the year!

Tunisian health expo is a collaboration of all parties involved in the healthy sector who participate to impart valuable knowledge and tips for a healthy living. On site doctors and physicians are present to give advice and to conduct routine checkups for the individuals who visit. The event is characterized with workshops, learning sessions, spas and medicine displays.

The Automobile display attracts one of the largest crowds in Tunis. Locals and tourists of all ages flock around the latest model cars displayed at the International Trade Center of Tunis every two years. Luxury cars from BMW, Ford and Porsche make the event pretty high profile and lure many car fanatics to the grounds! Economically, the exhibition has helped Tunisia to attract more business in the automobile sectors locally as well as internationally. If you have quite a few days in hand, visit the automobile exhibition and pick the ride of your life!

Introducing the Arabic culture to visitors during Ramadan is the Medina Festival, a delightful combination of Music, entertainment and short films. During the event, live performances are displayed by Arabic actors along with vocal varieties of traditional music genres like Sufi and Tarab. The event is held at various places around Tunis to attract as large a crowd as possible. One of the regular venues for the Medina Festival is the Tunis Municipal Theater located in the city center with the following address. Location: 2 Rue de Grèce 1001