Anywhere you find a festival going on, you will always find an opportunity to promote your small business and make money. Just do a little research about the closest festival like finding out who the organisers of the festival are and how to get a spot. Also, find out what might be exciting for people coming to festivals in Africa.
Musicians draw fans out to music festivals and actors come to promote their work. Rather than go to festivals to spend money on tickets, food and drinks alone, you can promote your brand while having a good time.
Aside from selling food and drinks which are the most obvious means of making money at festivals, bring your personal skills. Prepare yourself for the last few days of AFRIFF 2019 as well as upcoming festivals in Africa. These are some of the ideas that might work for you.
How artistic are you?
Do you make beads, clothes with African fabrics or any other local items? Then you will find a lot of new customers at festivals.
Paintings
Everyone loves painting and artists like to see their images painted by fans. If you do a good job with their image, then bring it with you to music and film festivals and get them to see it. A good painting is worth money and they are going to pay you for your work. Otherwise, you can do body art on festival-goers as people enjoy looking colourful at the festivals. Just bring your working tools with you and get paid for simple skills.
Handmade Souvenirs
This is also a way to exercise your art skills but it is a bit different from painting. Bring some working tools with you and find a good spot where you can craft flags, pin-ups and all in bulk. You can also do some tie and die on handkerchiefs and take away items for people to bring back home.
Take photos and blog about the festival
When you go to a festival take a record of things happening at the festival, as well as photos of actors and singers that are present. You can contact movie and music blog sites and sell what you have gathered to them.
Creative people of different tastes, seeking to find people like them are packed at festivals. Also, foreign filmmakers who attend film and music festivals in Africa always like to see the best of the continent. So be in charge and show them whatever they need to see.
List of Music Festivals in Africa
- Up the Creek, South Africa holds in January
- Atlas Electronic, Morocco – August
- HIFA, Zimbabwe – May
- Bushfire, Swaziland – May
- Afrikaburn, South Africa – April
- Amani Festival, DR Congo – February
- Felabration, Nigeria – October
- Lake of Stars, Malawi – September
List of Film Festivals in Africa
- Africa International Film Festival, Nigeria
- Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
- Cinekambiya International Film Festival, Gambia
- International Arab Film Festival, Algeria
- Rwanda Film Festival
- Sahara International Film Festival, Algeria
- Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
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