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  • The Bamnara (Malindi) Mosque in Stone Town, one of the city's oldest mosques.

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Maulid Celebrations in Stone Town

  • Date not yet announced
  • Price not confirmed

Posted 15 Oct 2026 15 views Urban, Zanzibar Urban/West

Annual Islamic observance marked across Stone Town's mosques and community gatherings.

Description

Annual Islamic observance of the Prophet Muhammad's birth, marked in Zanzibar with Maulidi poem and song recitations, mosque gatherings, Qur'anic recitation, taarab music and communal feasts, principally in Stone Town.

Details

Venue
Stone Town (various mosques and public gatherings)
Online event
No
Admission
Price not confirmed
Repeats
Yearly
Event status
Going ahead
Note about the status
Follows the Islamic lunar calendar, so the Gregorian date shifts every year and is not announced in advance. Next date to be announced.

Location

Urban, Zanzibar Urban/West

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