Tchad Ma Culture
Festival calendar
Chad’s major festivals as cards: exact civil dates when fixed, lunar or farming calendar when the date moves. Each festival appears only once.
Independence Day
National public holiday
- When
- 11 August (every year)
- Where
- Nationwide, parades in N’Djamena
Christmas
Religious festival
- When
- 24–25 December (every year)
- Where
- Christian communities, especially the south and towns
Easter
Religious festival
- When
- Easter Sunday — liturgical calendar (moving date, often March–April)
- Where
- Catholic and Protestant parishes
Eid al-Fitr
Religious festival
- When
- Eid al-Fitr · 1 Shawwal (lunar calendar — moving civil date)
- Where
- Mosques and homes, across Muslim Chad
Eid al-Adha (Tabaski)
Religious festival
- When
- Eid al-Adha (Tabaski) · 10 Dhu al-Hijja (lunar calendar — moving civil date)
- Where
- Muslim families nationwide
Rain dance
Community or local ceremony
- When
- Before the rainy season (local farming calendar)
- Where
- Villages of the south and centre
Mbororo festivals
Community or local ceremony
- When
- End of the rains (often Sept.–Oct.), pastoral calendar
- Where
- Wodaabe gatherings of the Sahel
Harvest festival
Community or local ceremony
- When
- End of harvest (millet, sorghum), local calendar
- Where
- Farming country of the south and Sahel
Gounga
Community or local ceremony
- When
- After the harvest, Sara calendar (south)
- Where
- Sara villages of the south
Guéra Festival
Community or local ceremony
- When
- Dry season (Guéra massif) — local calendar
- Where
- Mongo, Bitkine, Hadjerai villages
Dary Festival
Public festival
- When
- 22 December 2026 – 6 January 2027 (8th edition, official site)
- Where
- Place de la Nation, N’Djamena
National ballet
Public festival
- When
- Performance season, tours
- Where
- N’Djamena and national stages
Initiations, weddings and funerals (overview) stay in the Festivals catalogue, with no duplicate here.
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