Weather
Travel during the dry season from November to February, following the dusty harmattan winds, which arrive from the east between December and February. The months afterwards are dry and cool. Rainy season from June-October. Avoid travelling in late March to May as the climate is too hot and dry to bear even for the locals. (For more information, check out Climate in Burkina Faso).
Visitors are recommended to bring lightweight clothes and rainwear for the rainy season, along with scarves and handkerchiefs during the months when the harmattan blows.
Festivals
In odd-numbered years. Ouagadougou hosts the Pan-African Film Festival showcasing up-and-coming West African film makers. It usually begins on the last Saturday in February.
In April, in even-numbered years, the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, hosts La Semaine Nationale de la Culture, a week-long event featuring traditional and contemporary forms of music, dance and theatre.
On Friday mornings, a traditional drama is performed at the Moro-Naba Palace in the capital, called Nabayius Gou – 'The Emperor Goes to War'.
Public Holidays
The following table shows the public holidays celebrated in Burkina Faso:
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