The Great Zimbabwe International Festival will be held in Masvingo from the 26-28 of September 2018.
The Great Zimbabwe International Festival is a project of the Great Zimbabwe International Festival Pvt ltd which is organising this arts, music, crafts and food festiva for the first time in the historic town of Masvingo with the support of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority.
Eugene Majuru a Zimbabwean Nurse and Journalist came up with the idea of the festival project in 2017 and was was given the green light by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority in March 2018. Majuru came up with the idea after realising that Great Zimbabwe was lying dormant for quite some time yet has the potential of boosting Zimbabwe’s s tourism sector. Majuru figured out that Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site can be revived such that Masvingo could see apt of local and foreign tourists flocking to witness the historical ruins which play a large and important role in the history of Zimbabwe. This can then lead to the development of the local area, boosting business, creating the much needed employment and also see the building of a large airport in Masvingo as the space and business potential is available.
The three day event will be held across 4 stages.
• The main stage will be at the Great Zimbabwe monuments grounds. This stage will host the opening day on Friday and the closing day on Sunday. The monuments grounds will also host the arts crafts and food expo at the village within the monuments grounds.
• The second stage is the Lake Mutirikwi open air stage. This will host the beach party on Saturday from morning till late afternoon. This is a family event as it will be on the shores of the lake and will have a picnic beach party feel to it for the family.
• The third stage is the Masvingo city centre stage. This stage will come alive on Saturday late afternoon and will host Masvingo first ever street party going into late night.
• The fourth stage to be confirmed is the Miss Great Zimbabwe Festival beauty pageant Great Zimbabwe International Festival pvt ltd opened submissions to all artists who would like to take part in this inaugural festival. Invitations are being extended to traditional dancers, poets, comedians, DJs, and theatre actors to submit their applications to participate.
An additional invitation is also to visual artists, crafters and other artistic exhibitors who would like to have space for stands in the village to get in touch with the hosts marketing team on the given numbers to apply for the limited space.
There will also be a beauty pageant open to all Zimbab wean ladies The Miss Great Zimbabwe 2018 pageant more information will be released shortly.
Great Zimbabwe International Festival Pvt Ltd is grateful to partners the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) , City of Masvingo and National Museums and Monuments and News of The South.
Unveiling of festival corporate sponsors will be done soon. The people of Masvingo and Zimbabwe at large can look forward to a memorable event.
The official launch of the Great Zimbabwe Festival will take place in London on Saturday May 28 and will be flowed by the Harare official Launch on June 2.
Festival office and festival cordinating team details are as follows;
Office: No. 4 Sandford Crescent, Eastlea Harare.
Contacts;
Lorraine Muwuya 00263775 390 329 / 00263713 258 372
Eugene Gina Majuru +447426677734
Shingi Jambaya 00447868107830
Joe Mafana 00263773 044 193 / 00263717 441 930
Kingstone Savieri 00263773 060 194
www.greatzimbabwefestival.com