HIGHLIGHTS

• The Rusinga Cultural Festival is a mixed-type of festival, it incorporates more than one item of celebration with Music and art;
• Different facets of Abasuba culture are on display at the festival. Artifacts in clay-work, woodwork and daily Abasuba life showcasing the Abasuba culture are displayed at the festival.
• Traditional music is in form of performances by cultural troupes and Abasuba traditional music groups. The traditional music is performed in Subanese language.
• Culinary /food from traditional Suba cuisine; Delicacies available include traditionally prepared meats, vegetables and other dishes, being the main features of the Rusinga Cultural Festival.
• cultural sporting activities; Popular sports at the Rusinga Cultural Festival are Wrestling (Eminyiika), Oluko/Oruko(Ajua) Tug-of-War, board games and Boat Racing in which both men and women compete.
• There is a street procession that is used to invite residents of the Rusinga Island to the festival grounds.
• The cultural performances are at the festival’s sporting events. Just before the boat races, performers and festival attendees move from the grounds of the festival and move to the waters of Lake Victoria, accompanied by traditional music and dances.
• Tourist also get a chance to tour the places around the Suba islands of Lake Victoria.
• The festival has opened up the Western Kenya tourism circuit and exposed it to both domestic and international tourists. Visitors to the two-day event also get opportunities to sample historical places in the island.