Jam Fa Ndoofeen Festival
International cultural festival · Niakhar, Fatick, Senegal
The festival
In the heart of the Sine, Niakhar is getting ready to live six days to the rhythm of its traditions. The Jam Fa Ndoofeen international cultural festival — carried by the Association Ndamir Njalan Niakhar, in partnership with the town hall — returns for a second edition under the theme “Culture is at the beginning and at the end of all development”. Its coordinator, Gabriel Tine, presents it as a wager on “rootedness and openness”: answering the loss of cultural bearings among young people by giving them back their heritage, alive.
On the programme: a fair of local products, artworks and literary productions — under the banner “Consume local, a precious stimulus for development” —, a campfire night hosted by the commune's community movements, a fashion show, dance competitions and a young cultural and artistic talent contest, traditional wrestling, storytelling and legend sessions, and a blood donation drive for the Fatick blood bank.
The first edition, from 26 to 28 December 2025, turned Niakhar into a crossroads of Serer culture and the driving forces of the territory. The second moves the gathering to early December — six days this time, to celebrate roots and rally a whole terroir.
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Key facts
Name: Jam Fa Ndoofeen International Cultural Festival. Place: Niakhar, Fatick department, Senegal. Dates: 2nd edition, 1–6 December 2026. Organisation: Association Ndamir Njalan Niakhar, with the Niakhar town hall; coordinator: Gabriel Tine. Official site: in the course of verification.