Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the nation's cultural and economic centre. Its name is informally shortened to Ouaga. Wikivoyage
Population 2,453,496 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Burkina Faso
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Musée de la Musique de Ouagadougou Museum · 930 m - Delwende Hotel · 330 m
- Place Naaba Koom Attraction · 340 m
- Place des Cineastes Attraction · 360 m
- Flambeau de la Révolution Yes · 520 m
- Place du 2 Octobre Attraction · 730 m
- Palais Du Baloum Naba Attraction · 770 m
- Murenduit Viewpoint · 910 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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FESPACO
March
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival celebrates films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. FESPACO is scheduled in March every second year (odd-numbered years)
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Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
March
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (French: Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou, or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ouagadougou); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.