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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:alle-annual-showcase-2026@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260826T090000Z
DTEND:20261016T150000Z
SUMMARY:Annual Showcase — Alle School of Fine Arts and Design
DESCRIPTION:The annual graduating-student exhibition of the Alle School of 
 Fine Arts and Design\, Ethiopia's foremost art school (part of Addis Ababa
  University)\, showing final works in painting\, sculpture\, printmaking\,
  industrial design and interdisciplinary visual arts. A good free-form sto
 p for visitors wanting a read on Ethiopia's emerging contemporary artists.
  The exhibition runs through October 16\, 2026\, per the announcement.\n\n
 Details: https://meetaddis.com/event/alle-annual-showcase-2026
LOCATION:Alle School of Fine Arts and Design\, Addis Ababa University\, Ara
 t Kilo area\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/alle-annual-showcase-2026
CATEGORIES:culture
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225123Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:adey-new-year-expo-festival-aicc-2026-08-27@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260827T090000Z
DTEND:20260910T090000Z
SUMMARY:Adey New Year Expo & Festival
DESCRIPTION:A 15-day Ethiopian New Year expo and festival at the convention
  center with 200+ vendors selling at discounted prices\, plus cultural per
 formances\, live music\, comedy\, art and family activities. Two big conce
 rts with leading Ethiopian artists are planned during the run.\n\nDetails:
  https://meetaddis.com/event/adey-new-year-expo-festival-aicc-2026-08-27
LOCATION:Addis International Convention Center (AICC / CMC)\, CMC\, Addis A
 baba\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/adey-new-year-expo-festival-aicc-2026-08-27
CATEGORIES:market
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T041743Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:way-in-way-out-italian-cultural-institute-2026-08-28@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260828T063000Z
DTEND:20260902T130000Z
SUMMARY:Way In // Way Out — Art Exhibition at the Italian Cultural Instit
 ute
DESCRIPTION:A free art exhibition running August 28 to September 2 at the I
 talian Cultural Institute in Piassa\, open from 9:30 AM on weekdays.\n\nPr
 ice: Free\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/way-in-way-out-italian-c
 ultural-institute-2026-08-28
LOCATION:Italian Cultural Institute (Istituto Italiano di Cultura)\, Piassa
 \, Piassa\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/way-in-way-out-italian-cultural-institute-2
 026-08-28
CATEGORIES:culture
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T043141Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:wulo-sundays-dok-restaurant@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260831T110000Z
DTEND:20260831T130000Z
SUMMARY:Wulo Sundays — Weekly Deep House & Amapiano
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Sunday music event featuring DJ Babkim with Deep House\,
  Soulful Amapiano\, and 3Step sets starting at 2:00 PM.\n\nDetails: https:
 //meetaddis.com/event/wulo-sundays-dok-restaurant
LOCATION:Dok Top View Restaurant\, Megenagna (next to Bellevue Hotel & Spa)
 \, Megenagna\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/wulo-sundays-dok-restaurant
CATEGORIES:nightlife
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T063010Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fendika-monday-jazz-kayn-lab@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260831T180000Z
DTEND:20260831T200000Z
SUMMARY:Monday Jazz with KAYN LAB at Fendika
DESCRIPTION:KAYN LAB's experimental Ethio-jazz residency — running most M
 onday nights since 2016 — now plays Fendika's stage at the Hyatt Regency
  near Meskel Square\, after the original Kazanchis club was lost to redeve
 lopment in 2024. Fendika's own posts bill it as 'Kayn Lab every Monday nig
 ht at 9 pm'\, usually ending in an open jam session. Recurring night\, not
  an individually announced date — check @fendikaculturalcenter or @kaynl
 ab on Instagram on the day before heading out.\n\nPrice: Cover charge — 
 the 100-birr rate is from the old Kazanchis club's last published listings
 \; confirm the current rate at the Hyatt on the night\n\nDetails: https://
 meetaddis.com/event/fendika-monday-jazz-kayn-lab
LOCATION:Fendika @ Hyatt Regency\, near Meskel Square (the residency moved 
 here after Fendika lost its original Kazanchis club to redevelopment in 20
 24)\, Kazanchis\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/fendika-monday-jazz-kayn-lab
CATEGORIES:concert
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T055041Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:jazz-tuesday-bazra-coffee@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260901T150000Z
DTEND:20260901T180000Z
SUMMARY:Jazz Tuesday at Bazra Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Bazra Coffee's weekly Jazz Tuesday turns the industrial-chic Me
 xico-area coffee shop into a live stage from 6 to 9 pm\, usually featuring
  Finot Band and guest vocalists (recent editions billed TG Gofere) over cl
 assic jazz and acoustic sets\, with the cafe's food and single-origin brew
 s served through the show. 200 birr entrance. Recurring weekly night rathe
 r than an individually announced date — Bazra posts each week's edition 
 on @bazracoffee (Instagram)\, so glance there on the day.\n\nPrice: 200 bi
 rr entrance\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/jazz-tuesday-bazra-cof
 fee
LOCATION:Bazra Coffee\, Giant Eagle Building\, Roosevelt Street (Mexico Squ
 are area)\, Addis Ababa\, Mexico\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/jazz-tuesday-bazra-coffee
CATEGORIES:concert
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225126Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:business-growth-satchmo-2026-09-03@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260903T110000Z
DTEND:20260903T130000Z
SUMMARY:Business Growth & Scaling Session
DESCRIPTION:Engage with experienced business leaders and entrepreneurs on p
 ractical perspectives for growth\, scaling\, and building a stronger busin
 ess.\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/business-growth-satchmo-2026-
 09-03
LOCATION:Satchmo Center\, U.S. Embassy\, U.S. Embassy\, Addis Ababa\, Ethio
 pia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/business-growth-satchmo-2026-09-03
CATEGORIES:community
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T063418Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:creative-minds-art-social-change-hilton-2026-09-03@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260903T130000Z
DTEND:20260903T170000Z
SUMMARY:Creative Minds: Art for Social Change
DESCRIPTION:AWiB Connects event exploring art's role in social movement and
  impact. Features speakers Melaku Belay (Fendika Cultural Center) and Yass
 er Bagersh (Cactus Communications)\, moderated by Hiwot Emishaw.\n\nTicket
 s: http://awibethiopia.org/\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/creati
 ve-minds-art-social-change-hilton-2026-09-03
LOCATION:Hilton Hotel\, Addis Ababa\, Bole\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/creative-minds-art-social-change-hilton-202
 6-09-03
CATEGORIES:community
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T134738Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:handology-craft-fair-bole-japan-2026-09-04@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260904T070000Z
DTEND:20260906T160000Z
SUMMARY:Handology — handmade craft fair
DESCRIPTION:Three-day crafting fair and meetup: handmade goods\, hands-on m
 aking activities and networking with local creatives\, 10 AM–7 PM each d
 ay in the run-up to New Year.\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/hand
 ology-craft-fair-bole-japan-2026-09-04
LOCATION:Nile Source Building\, Bole Japan\, Bole\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/handology-craft-fair-bole-japan-2026-09-04
CATEGORIES:market
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T134915Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:brazilian-tunes-ramada-addis-2026-09-04@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260904T150000Z
DTEND:20260904T170000Z
SUMMARY:Brazilian Tunes in Addis: Ivan Sacerdote & Pedro Franco Live
DESCRIPTION:The Embassy of Brazil in Addis Ababa\, with Ramada by Wyndham\,
  presents an evening of traditional and contemporary Brazilian music by cl
 arinetist Ivan Sacerdote and Pedro Franco.\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.c
 om/event/brazilian-tunes-ramada-addis-2026-09-04
LOCATION:Ramada Addis Hotel\, Africa Ave\, Bole\, Bole\, Addis Ababa\, Ethi
 opia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/brazilian-tunes-ramada-addis-2026-09-04
CATEGORIES:concert
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T134956Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fendika-friday-ethiocolor-negarit@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260904T180000Z
DTEND:20260904T220000Z
SUMMARY:Friday Night at Fendika: Ethiocolor / Negarit Ethio-Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Fendika's flagship Friday cultural night\, now at its Hyatt Reg
 ency stage near Meskel Square: DJ sets of golden-era Ethiopian vinyl from 
 around 9 pm\, then Melaku Belay's Ethiocolor band — three generations of
  traditional musicians\, singers and eskista dancers — taking over about
  10 pm. Historically Fridays alternated between Ethiocolor and Teferi Asse
 fa's Ethio-jazz band Negarit\, though every dated 2026 show found so far f
 eatures Ethiocolor. Recurring night — which band plays Sep 4 isn't indiv
 idually announced\, so check @fendikaculturalcenter on Instagram that day.
 \n\nPrice: ~100 birr cover (last published rate\; may be higher now)\n\nDe
 tails: https://meetaddis.com/event/fendika-friday-ethiocolor-negarit
LOCATION:Fendika @ Hyatt Regency\, near Meskel Square (Friday cultural nigh
 ts relocated here after the Kazanchis club was lost to redevelopment in 20
 24)\, Kazanchis\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/fendika-friday-ethiocolor-negarit
CATEGORIES:concert
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225127Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:camping-to-coast-vol-8-wenchi-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T050000Z
DTEND:20260906T090000Z
SUMMARY:Camping to Coast Vol. 8 — Wenchi Crater Lake weekend
DESCRIPTION:SPATEVENTS' recurring 2-day\, 1-night escape from the city: cam
 ping or villa stay at Wenchi crater lake with a DJ lineup\, meals and lake
  activities. Departure window 8–10 AM on Saturday.\n\nPrice: 5\,200 ETB 
 self-drive\; 7\,000 ETB full package (tent)\; 8\,700 ETB (shared villa)\n\
 nTickets: https://pazimo.com/events/camping-to-coast-vol-8-pcfl\n\nDetails
 : https://meetaddis.com/event/camping-to-coast-vol-8-wenchi-2026-09-05
LOCATION:Wenchi Villas\, Wenchi Crater Lake\, Outside Addis — Wenchi\, Ad
 dis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/camping-to-coast-vol-8-wenchi-2026-09-05
CATEGORIES:hike
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T135004Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:motion-pulse-elmos-hotel-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T090000Z
DTEND:20260905T110000Z
SUMMARY:MOTION: PULSE — Last Saturday of the Ethiopian Year
DESCRIPTION:Exora Events closes out the Ethiopian year with MOTION: PULSE\,
  a party on the final Saturday before Enkutatash at Elmos Hotel.\n\nPrice:
  599 ETB early bird\n\nTickets: https://afromile.com/packages/9330be48-612
 e-414d-a5e6-c89f5bed04db\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/motion-pu
 lse-elmos-hotel-2026-09-05
LOCATION:Elmos Hotel\, Gabon St\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/motion-pulse-elmos-hotel-2026-09-05
CATEGORIES:nightlife
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T135009Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:jubilation-africa-venue-warehouse-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T090000Z
DTEND:20260905T110000Z
SUMMARY:Jubilation Africa — Celebration of African Rhythm & Culture
DESCRIPTION:Chimp Event & Promotion's Afrocentric party bringing fashion\, 
 dance\, music and art together for what the organizers call the grand fina
 le of the year\, with Miss Panda and DJ Joe on the decks.\n\nDetails: http
 s://meetaddis.com/event/jubilation-africa-venue-warehouse-2026-09-05
LOCATION:The Venue Warehouse\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/jubilation-africa-venue-warehouse-2026-09-0
 5
CATEGORIES:nightlife
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T043144Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:enkutatash-market-friendship-park-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T090000Z
DTEND:20260910T150000Z
SUMMARY:Enkutatash Market – Ethiopian New Year Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Six-day New Year bazaar by Shop Local Ethiopia with 150+ Ethiop
 ian artisans and makers: handmade crafts\, jewellery\, local art\, traditi
 onal food and coffee in the run-up to Enkutatash (11 Sep).\n\nDetails: htt
 ps://meetaddis.com/event/enkutatash-market-friendship-park-2026-09-05
LOCATION:Friendship Park Phase Two (in front of Abrehot Library)\, Arat Kil
 o\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/enkutatash-market-friendship-park-2026-09-0
 5
CATEGORIES:market
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T043144Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:nocturnal-anki-plaza-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T090000Z
DTEND:20260905T110000Z
SUMMARY:Nocturnal at Anki Plaza
DESCRIPTION:A 21+ club night at Anki Plaza near Dembel City Center on the l
 ast Saturday before Ethiopian New Year.\n\nPrice: 800 ETB\, 21+\n\nDetails
 : https://meetaddis.com/event/nocturnal-anki-plaza-2026-09-05
LOCATION:Anki Plaza\, Dembel (near Aberus Complex)\, Bole / Dembel\, Addis 
 Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/nocturnal-anki-plaza-2026-09-05
CATEGORIES:nightlife
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T135012Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:poetic-saturdays-fendika-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T100000Z
DTEND:20260905T120000Z
SUMMARY:Poetic Saturdays at Fendika
DESCRIPTION:Poetic Saturdays is a grassroots first-Saturday-of-the-month op
 en-mic for poetry and creative performance\, hosted by Fendika since 2016 
 — typically an afternoon session (recent editions started around 1 pm)\,
  mostly in Amharic but explicitly open to any language\; The Reporter docu
 mented performances in English\, Oromiffa and even Chinese\, and curious v
 isitors are welcome to watch or read. Caveat: Fendika lost its original Ka
 zanchis home in 2024 and its regular concerts moved to the Hyatt Regency\,
  and no 2026 session of Poetic Saturdays has been independently confirmed 
 — verify via facebook.com/poeticsaturdays or @fendikaculturalcenter befo
 re going.\n\nPrice: Free (open-mic\; Fendika has historically provided the
  space at no charge)\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/poetic-saturd
 ays-fendika-2026-09-05
LOCATION:Fendika Cultural Center\, Zewditu Road\, Kazanchis\, Addis Ababa\,
  Kazanchis\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/poetic-saturdays-fendika-2026-09-05
CATEGORIES:community
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T054511Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:the-last-saturday-velvet-rooftop-2026-09-05@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260905T143000Z
DTEND:20260905T163000Z
SUMMARY:The Last Saturday — Afrobeat & Amapiano Night
DESCRIPTION:Afrobeat and Amapiano music event featuring seven DJs: Pointer\
 , Kidus\, FNT\, Apollo\, DJ Prince\, DJ Yab\, and DJ Papii.\n\nPrice: 300 
 birr (single)\, 1200 birr (5-person group)\, 2500 birr (10-person group)\n
 \nTickets: https://t.me/Afromile\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/t
 he-last-saturday-velvet-rooftop-2026-09-05
LOCATION:Velvet Rooftop Lounge\, Bole\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/the-last-saturday-velvet-rooftop-2026-09-05
CATEGORIES:nightlife
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T135015Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:anicon-2018-anime-convention-weventure-2026-09-06@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260906T080000Z
DTEND:20260906T140000Z
SUMMARY:Anicon 2018 — Anime Convention
DESCRIPTION:Valeria Events' anime convention named for the Ethiopian year 2
 018: anime game show\, cosplay\, manga exhibition and merch stalls\, timed
  for the last weekend before Ethiopian New Year.\n\nPrice: 399–599 ETB (
 early bird / waves)\n\nTickets: https://pazimo.com/events/anicon-2018-q6vv
 \n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/anicon-2018-anime-convention-weve
 nture-2026-09-06
LOCATION:WeVenture Hub\, near Dembel City Center\, Bole\, Addis Ababa\, Eth
 iopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/anicon-2018-anime-convention-weventure-2026
 -09-06
CATEGORIES:culture
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T135126Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:black-pearl-new-year-eve-concert-2026-09-10@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260910T180000Z
DTEND:20260910T200000Z
SUMMARY:Ethiopian New Year's Eve Concert with Hebist Tiruneh at Black Pearl
DESCRIPTION:Black Pearl Lounge rings in Enkutatash with a live New Year's E
 ve performance by Ethiopian vocalist Hebist Tiruneh.\n\nDetails: https://m
 eetaddis.com/event/black-pearl-new-year-eve-concert-2026-09-10
LOCATION:Black Pearl Lounge\, Djibouti Street (behind Bole High School)\, B
 ole\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/black-pearl-new-year-eve-concert-2026-09-10
CATEGORIES:concert
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T135130Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:enkutatash-ethiopian-new-year-2026@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260910T210000Z
DTEND:20260910T230000Z
SUMMARY:Enkutatash — Ethiopian New Year 2019 E.C.
DESCRIPTION:Enkutatash ('gift of jewels') is Ethiopian New Year — Meskere
 m 1 in the Ethiopian calendar — welcoming the year 2019 E.C. on 11 Septe
 mber 2026\, just as the rains end and the hills turn gold with adey abeba 
 daisies. Expect morning church services\, families sharing doro wat and in
 jera\, and children singing 'Abebayehosh' door to door with bouquets of fl
 owers\; hotels and cultural restaurants across Addis put on special New Ye
 ar programs. It's a public holiday\, so many businesses close\, and the fe
 stive buildup in markets like Shola and Merkato in the preceding days is a
  spectacle in itself.\n\nPrice: Free\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/eve
 nt/enkutatash-ethiopian-new-year-2026
LOCATION:Citywide — churches\, homes and public squares across Addis Abab
 a\, Citywide\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/enkutatash-ethiopian-new-year-2026
CATEGORIES:culture
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225124Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:world-tourism-day-2026-addis@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260924T060000Z
DTEND:20260926T110000Z
SUMMARY:World Tourism Day 2026 Celebration
DESCRIPTION:A conference-style celebration ahead of the UN's official World
  Tourism Day (27 September)\, which the organizer 'ETHCAN Events' bills as
  a three-day program (24-26 September) at the Addis Ababa Science Museum u
 nder an AI-and-digital-tourism theme. The organizer claims Ministry of Tou
 rism and African Union partnerships\, but the event exists only on a self-
 hosted promotional page with placeholder statistics and a Gmail registrati
 on address\, and no local press or government source mentions it. Treat as
  unverified until covered by Ethiopian media\; registration is free-form v
 ia the organizer's page.\n\nTickets: https://ethcan-events-2.vercel.app/\n
 \nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/world-tourism-day-2026-addis
LOCATION:Addis Ababa Science Museum (Ethiopia Museum of Art and Science)\, 
 Arat Kilo area\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/world-tourism-day-2026-addis
CATEGORIES:other
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T054535Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:meskel-demera-2026@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20260926T120000Z
DTEND:20260926T160000Z
SUMMARY:Meskel Demera Bonfire at Meskel Square
DESCRIPTION:Demera is the UNESCO-listed eve-of-Meskel bonfire ceremony: on 
 26 September 2026 (Meskel itself falls Sunday the 27th)\, hundreds of thou
 sands fill Meskel Square as robed priests\, deacons and Sunday-school choi
 rs process with candles and chants around a giant daisy-decked pyre\, whic
 h the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church lights around sunset. It 
 commemorates the bonfire that\, in tradition\, led Empress Helena to the T
 rue Cross. Arrive by mid-afternoon — the square fills hours before the r
 oughly 6 pm lighting\, security screening lines are long\, and standing ro
 om near the pyre goes fast\; the smoke direction the next morning is tradi
 tionally read as an omen for the year.\n\nPrice: Free\n\nDetails: https://
 meetaddis.com/event/meskel-demera-2026
LOCATION:Meskel Square\, central Addis Ababa\, Meskel Square\, Addis Ababa\
 , Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/meskel-demera-2026
CATEGORIES:culture
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225125Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:irreecha-hora-finfinne-2026@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20261003T090000Z
DTEND:20261003T110000Z
SUMMARY:Irreecha Thanksgiving Festival — Hora Finfinne
DESCRIPTION:Irreecha is the Oromo people's great thanksgiving\, marking the
  end of the rainy season: millions dressed in dazzling cultural attire dip
  fresh grass and daisies into the sacred waters of Hora Finfinne in gratit
 ude to Waaqa (God). The Addis Ababa celebration is traditionally held on t
 he Saturday\, with the historic main gathering at Hora Harsadi in Bishoftu
  the following day. Rituals start early in the morning\; roads around the 
 site close and crowds are enormous\, so go at first light with a local gui
 de if possible. Note: the 2026 date is still an estimate based on the fest
 ival's late-September/early-October pattern (2025 was Oct 4-5) — confirm
  locally closer to the date.\n\nPrice: Free\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.
 com/event/irreecha-hora-finfinne-2026
LOCATION:Hora Finfinne\, around Peacock Park / Bole area lakeshore\, Addis 
 Ababa\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/irreecha-hora-finfinne-2026
CATEGORIES:culture
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T054544Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:asfw-africa-sourcing-fashion-week-2026@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20261112T070000Z
DTEND:20261115T150000Z
SUMMARY:Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week (ASFW) 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 12th edition of Africa's biggest trade event for textiles\,
  apparel\, leather and fashion\, gathering 200+ international manufacturer
 s\, sourcing buyers and designers\, with a conference program and African 
 designer runway shows. Runs 12-15 November 2026\, 10 am-6 pm daily. Note f
 or visitors: ASFW is open to trade visitors only (register in advance via 
 the official site)\, and the venue is the Addis International Convention C
 enter in Lemi Kura — not the old Exhibition Centre on Meskel Square.\n\n
 Tickets: https://www.asfw-online.com/registration/\n\nDetails: https://mee
 taddis.com/event/asfw-africa-sourcing-fashion-week-2026
LOCATION:Addis International Convention Center\, Lemi Kura Sub City\, Addis
  Ababa\, Mexico Square\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/asfw-africa-sourcing-fashion-week-2026
CATEGORIES:other
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225125Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:great-ethiopian-run-2026@meetaddis.com
DTSTAMP:20260831T071910Z
DTSTART:20261122T090000Z
DTEND:20261122T110000Z
SUMMARY:Great Ethiopian Run 2026 (26th Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Africa's biggest road race turns the heart of Addis into a roll
 ing street party: the 26th Great Ethiopian Run International 10km on Sunda
 y 22 November 2026 expects a record 60\,000 runners\, most in matching rac
 e T-shirts\, singing and dancing their way around the 2\,400m-high course.
  Founded by Haile Gebrselassie\, it's as much carnival as competition — 
 walkers and joggers are welcome\, and elite Ethiopian stars race at the fr
 ont. Register early via ethiopianrun.org (international entry packages sel
 l out)\; it's a Sunday-morning event with major road closures\, so spectat
 ors should stake out Meskel Square early.\n\nTickets: https://www.ethiopia
 nrun.org/\n\nDetails: https://meetaddis.com/event/great-ethiopian-run-2026
LOCATION:Central Addis Ababa 10km course\, start/finish around Meskel Squar
 e\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
URL:https://meetaddis.com/event/great-ethiopian-run-2026
CATEGORIES:sports
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T225125Z
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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