Ghat International Tourism Festival
Expected, not yet confirmed
Expected in December, based on past editions
Official 2026 date: pending the organiser’s announcement
An annual festival of Tuareg heritage in Ghat, across the old town and Al-Barkat village, closing with a mehari camel race.
SAAFER is not this event’s organiser, has no partnership with it and sells no tickets for it; what is here is taken from the sources named, with their dates, and they have the last word.
Official information
What the organiser or a competent authority announced, with its source and the date checked. What has not been announced is not here.
Usual month, from past editions
From a verified sourceDecember
Editions
- 2026 edition
Expected, not yet confirmed
Expected in December, based on past editions
Official 2026 date: pending the organiser’s announcement
- 2025 edition
28 – 30 December 2025
Organiser: The festival's organising committee
- 2022 edition
From 29 December 2022
End date not announced
Travel to the event
Each service in its real state, from the one status source. What opens the demo is not a bookable service.
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- Hotels
- Apartments
- Car rental
- Transport
- Restaurants
- Experiences
On the map
The destination and nearby places
Nearby places
From the Visit Libya guide, by distance from the destination.
- Tadrart Acacus · Rock art in the desert · World Heritage21 km
- GhatGhat International Tourism Festival
- TripoliThe capital and its old city
- BenghaziEastern Libya
- Leptis MagnaRoman city · World Heritage
- SabrathaArchaeological site · World Heritage
- Cyrene (Shahhat)Greek and Roman city · World Heritage
- Green MountainThe hills and forests of the east
- GhadamesOasis and old town · World Heritage
- Tadrart AcacusRock art in the desert · World Heritage
Travel checklist
General guidance by the kind of event; the organiser’s requirements come first, and this is not safety advice.
Plan the trip
One trip end to end in SAAFER’s demo; no real booking yet.
- ID or passport
- Accommodation confirmed before travelling
- The organiser’s programme and times
- Weather and suitable clothing
- Carry cash: cards aren’t accepted everywhere
- Local transport and the way back