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Vodun Days 2027
January 2 – January 9, 2027
Benin's state-run Vodun heritage festival in Ouidah, drawing Afro-descendants home to the old slave-trade port.
Follow for reminders: when to apply for your visa, then a month, a week and a day before.
Benin's state-run Vodun heritage festival in Ouidah, drawing Afro-descendants home to the old slave-trade port.
What Benin asks of your passport
- BenineVisa required
- Visa
- Benin e-Visa (30-day single entry, 30-day multiple entry, 90-day multiple entry)
- Processing
- 1 hour to 96 hours
- Fee
- €50
- Apply by
- December 11, 2026
Your timeline
- Apply for your Benin visaDecember 11, 2026In 41 days
- Arrive (the day before)January 1, 2027In 62 days
- It startsJanuary 2, 2027In 63 days
- It endsJanuary 9, 2027In 70 days
- Leave (the day after)January 10, 2027In 71 days
