This weekend, Uganda is celebrating 60 years of its independence.
Being the fun living nation we are, there is a Rollercoaster of events happening all weekend long ahead of the main celebrations on Sunday.
The Uganda National Culture Centre (UNCC), the governments body taking Arts and Culture together with Talent Africa Group, an events management company are part of the teams with events rolling the entire weekend.
Both celebrating Uganda at 60, UNCC is hosting its 4th Annual Arts and Culture Festival that kickstarts on Friday 7th October at the National Theatre. This festival rhymes under the theme " Celebrating Our Cultural Heritage", the UNCC Festival will feature a symposium, exhibitions and opening performances from Kathak Dance troup from India. On its first day, Winnie Nwagi will also perform and day 2 will have a Cultural Parade around the capital, drama and other performances from Ugandan Artistes.
On the other hand, Talent Africa Group is hosting the Afropalooza festival running at the Lugogo Cricket oval on Saturday and Sunday.
The event set to showcase more than 60 Ugandan entertainers will kickoff on Friday 7th October with an official Pre-party at the Villa in Bukoto. The pre-party will feature Sal Deejay, Deejay Tony, Deejay Melvyn, Spice Diana, MC Isaac with a touch of more special guest appearances.
On its first day, Saturday 8th October, Afropalooza Festival will be rhyming under the theme "Urban Afrobeat Explosion". Acts set to thrill revellers include Artists, Beenie Gunter, Big Tril, Navio, Lillian & Sundowners, Vampino, Rickman, Vinka, Maurice Kirya, The Mith, Lamu, Janzi Band amongst many other artists. The deejays and Hosts of day 1 include Selector J and MC Isaac, Sheila Salta, Timothy Code, Viana Indi and MC Isaac respectively! The biggest highlight of Day one will be a performance from Nigerian star singer REMA.
The main celebrations of this event will happen on Sunday 9th October 2022, which also doubles as Uganda's Independence Day.
Sunday, Independence Day will also be day 2 of the Afropalooza festival and will rhyme under the theme "Uganda at 60". The day will feature artistes like Zex Bilanjilangi, Ragga Dee, Cindy & the Band, KS Alpha, Joseph Sax, Fille, Myko Ouma, Winnie Nwagi, Madoxx Sematimba, Ykee Benda, Suzan Kerunen among many others. Other acts will include comedians Madrat and Chico and Salvador, MC Kats and DJ Zato among many others. Kenya's boy bad South Sol will also perform on the same stage the same day.
Don't let the weekend celebrations pass by you, find yourself a hood to go hang out and celebrate the pearl of Africa.
