Festival au Désert 2012
Timbuktu, 
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About the event
Festival au Désert began in 2001 in northern Mali, drawing on Tuareg gathering traditions that combine music, poetry, dance and community exchange. Its 2012 edition outside Timbuktu became the last locally held festival before conflict forced the organisers into exile. The festival’s own information site says that the organisers continue to develop tours and concerts with Malian artists rather than presenting the original desert gathering.
Key figures
3 days, Thursday to Saturday12–14 January 2012
Stay in Timbuktu
Check-in 11 Jan, check-out 15 Jan 2012 — 4 nights around Next edition not announced. Change the dates to stay longer.
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Getting there
- AirportTombouktou Airport (TOM), about 5 km
- Time zoneAfrica/Bamako
Host country
- Currency: West African CFA franc
- Language: French
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Bamako
- Phone: +223
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 220 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/E
Coming years
2027
The organiser had not announced the next edition as of 2026-09-03.