{"id":540,"date":"2018-11-27T09:16:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zombacityfestival.com\/?page_id=540"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:09:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zombacityfestival.com\/","title":{"rendered":"ZCF26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"540\" class=\"elementor elementor-540\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb5f4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cb5f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6a729 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe6a729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de48581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de48581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get ready for the 1st weekend of May 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7345d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7345d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zomba City Festival <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d908fba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d908fba\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2508cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2508cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to Zomba. A beautiful city nestled at the foot of Zomba plateau at in the Warm Heart of Africa, Malawi. Once every year around Labour Day, the city comes to life in all its vibrance and energy, and forms the theater for Zomba City Festival.\u00a0<\/p><p>Come, celebrate Zomba City Festival with us and experience African culture at its best with live music, visual arts, exhibition, fashion, theater, poetry, dance, and much much more. Zomba City Festival is open to all ages and offers something for everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73990e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73990e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c73921 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7c73921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a283db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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