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MAITISONG FESTIVAL
Botswana's largest performing-arts festival, the week-long Maitisong Festival is held in late March or early April.
The festival features an outdoor programme of music, theatre, film and dance that takes place on several stages
throughout the capital. There's also an indoor programme, held in the Maitisong Cultural Centre and in the Mem-
orable Order of Tin Hats (MOTH) Hall; highlights include some of the top performing artists from around Africa.
Programmes to events are usually available in shopping malls and centres during the month leading up to the
festival. Outdoor events are free; indoor events cost from P40 to P200. For P500 you can buy a ticket that
provides access to everything on offer during the festival.
Tours
If time is tight and you're a fan of Alexander McCall Smith's
No.1 Ladies
'
Detective
Agency
, a couple of places run excellent themed tours.
Garcin Safaris
( 393 8190;
www.garcinsafaris.com
; 1-/2-day tours €126/402)
Resident and Gaborone
expert Marilyn Garcin does great tours of the city, including a
No.1 Ladies' Detective
Agency-
focused jaunt. She also offers recommended safaris around Botswana.
TOURS
Africa Insight
( 7265 4323;
www.africainsight.com
; half-/full-day tours P495/860) No.1 Ladies'
Detective Agency
tours endorsed by the author Alexander McCall-Smith himself, with
more wide-ranging excursions also possible.
TOURS
Festivals & Events
Check
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f
or a list of public holidays, which are always cause for celebration in
the capital. Details about these events are advertised in local English-language newspa-
pers and in the What's On column of the
Botswana Advertiser
.
Maitisong Festival
(
www.maitisong.org
)
Established in 1987, the Maitisong Festival is the largest
performing-arts festival in Botswana. It's held annually for seven days during the last
week of March or the first week of April.
PERFORMING ARTS
