- Film Festival
- Fairtrade Brunch
- Hunger Symposium
- Interreligious Celebration
- Theme Eatery
- Oase Concerts
- Lecture Banao Nambo
- Lecture Henning Mankell
- Theatre Peggy Pickit
- Dance Theatre
- Saturday Matinée
- Exhibition Paintings
- Exhibition Shonastone
- Exhibition Clever
- Marionette Theatre
- Fairy Tales
- Camel Ride
- Street Art
- Drum Circle
- Bicycles for Africa
- Blindness Bus
- Workshop Finissage
The Afro-Pfingsten festival has something in store for everyone. Besides top-class worldmusic live concerts, cultural workshops and colorful markets, various fringe events open up further opportunities to dive into a foreign culture:
Program 2012
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Film Festival
Extraordinary movies from the Southern and Eastern hemisphere provide you with enriching insights into different cultures of this world.
Musical Fairtrade Brunch
With culinary delicacies from Northern Africa, descreet live music and the unusual setting in the "Halle 53", the sunday brunch lets you dream of far away places.
Hunger Symposium - For a Future with Dignity
Hunger is one of the most severe and complex problems of our time. Although 12 billion people could be fed, 1 billion people still suffer from chronic hunger.
Interreligious Celebration on Whitsunday
Accompanied by live music and with selected guest speakers, we celebrate an inter-cultural exchange between the three main world religions on Whitsunday.
Katharina Sulzer-Platz
A unique world with tropical ambience comes into existence in and in front of the Halle 53 and offers lots of fun activities for the whole family.
Oase - Free Concerts
Take a break from the buzzling markets and listen to sounds from every corner of the world at the cozy courtyard of the town's retirement home.
Lecture and Discussion with Banao Nambo
Banao Nambo reads from his novel "Le comble du désespoir": The story sheds light on the lives of African immigrants in the Western World
Lecture and Discussion with Henning Mankell
The Swedish bestselling author Henning Mankell reads from his novel „Chronicler of the Winds“, which tells the story of the ten-year-old street kid Nelio.
Theatre Play Peggy Pickit
Roland Schimmelpfennig's stage play Peggy Pickit faces up to the way the European prosperous society addresses the dilemma "Africa".
Performance by the Keiga Dance Company
The Keiga Dance Company performs their choreopraphies. The group is currently one of the leading contemporary dance companies in East Africa.
Saturday Matinée in the Villa Sträuli
Sharon Harris brings a breeze of Soul and Funk from North Carolina to the Villa Sträuli. She sings about life, love, good times and bad times.
Exhibition of Contemporary African Paintings
The exhibition shows the diverse manners of expression of five African artists in their involvement with the European culture and its influence on their environment.
Exhibition of Shonastone Sculptures
The artistic movement of Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe developed in the 1960s. The exhibition supports 6 stone sculptors with the sale of their works.
Exhibition Clever - The sustainable Supermarket
Learn about the five golden rules of sustainable grocery shopping and take the opportunity to playfully apply them during a simulated shopping tour.
Marionette Theatre: Aminata & the Baobab
The fairy tale recounts the relations between the botanical, faunal and human worlds. Discover Africa's abundance of colors, masks, rhythms and melodies.
Fairy Tales and Stories
Listen to the tales of African myths and wedding plans of frogs and elephants. Big and small children are pulled in by these gripping adventure stories from far away.
Camel Ride
In the mood for an unusual ride through the old town of Winterthur? This is your chance! For many kids, the ride on a real camel is the highlight of the whole festival.
Street Performances
Charismatic street artists demonstrate their talent at the markets with breathtaking drumming and dancing performances and invite everybody to join in and participate.
Drum Circle
The captivating rhythms of the open interactive drum circle attracts both young and old. Just join in and play along, discover your creative potential and a common groove.
Donate Your Bicycle to Africa
Donate your veteran bicycle for a good cause! The campaign «Bicycles for Africa» collects old bikes and deploys them in Africa for sustainable development.
Insight into the World of blind People
Be blind for three minutes and experience how blind people "see" the world! Equiped with a blindman's stick and simulation glasses, you grope your way past common obstacles.
Workshop Finissage
On Whitsunday at 6.30pm, the instructors and workshop participants invite you to an exciting and colorful performance. A colorful mix of music, dance and singing will be presented. Admission is free!
Programm is subject to change.
