The DJ lineup is a nonstop, foot-stomping journey through Afrobeat, reggae, highlife, and traditional drumming that will have even the most rhythmically challenged guests swaying like their great-great-grandfather was an African chief.

If you’ve never heard of the International Afrika Festival Tübingen, brace yourself. You might assume a festival in Germany means beer, bratwurst, and Beethoven. But for one weekend – from Thursday, June 5th, to Sunday, June 8th, 2025 – best African DJs live on stage in the  university town, something that feels like Dar es Salaam, Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, and Dakar had a reunion and forgot to tell the Germans.

Imagine stepping into a parallel universe where Afrobeats replace church bells, the air is thick with the scent of sizzling suya, and German toddlers inexplicably master the Azonto dance. That’s Tübingen in June, four days open – air live party with African DJS – the best in the world

While some early African festivals in Germany were organized by people who thought fufu was a new TikTok dance, this festival that feels like home for Africans, African-Germans, and anyone whose heart races at the sound of a talking drum.