Laongo is home to a variety of sculptures by local and international artists The park's scattered pieces of granite have been transformed into beautiful works of art
The Sindou Peaks in Banfora consists of a narrow chain of soft rock that over the years has been eroded into unusual rock formations
Festivals
Burkina Faso is the home of music in West Africa.
-Festival International de la Culture Hip Hop (International Festival of Hip Hop Culture)?Ouagadougou & Bobo-Dioulasso; October; Two weeks of Hip Hop performances
-Festival Jazz (Jazz Festival)?Ouaga & Bobo; April/May; Features big names from around the continent
-Festival des Masques et des Artes (FESTIMA; Arts & Masks Festival)?Dedougou; March of even-numbered years; Hundreds of troupes of mask dancers from across West Africa perform.
-Festival Panafricain du Cinema (FESPACO;Panafrican Film Festival)?Ouaga; Feb/Mar of odd-numbered years; Africa's largest film festival held every other year brings stars and filmmakers from across the continent.
-Semaine National de la Culture (National Culture Week)?Bobo; March/April; music, dance, theater, & masquerades fill the air this week in Bobo
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