Tag: Ake Festival 2022

  • A snapshot of Lagos’ Ake Festival 2022

    A snapshot of Lagos’ Ake Festival 2022

    The Ake Festival 2022 was hosted in Lagos, Nigeria from November 24 – 26, 2022. Here is a recap of the happenings in one of the continent’s biggest literary extravaganzas. The Ake Festival showed up as a new entrant to the African literary scene in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria in 2013. While festivals will come…

  • Ake Festival 2022 artists now known, please register to attend.

    Ake Festival 2022 artists now known, please register to attend.

    The artists who will take part in Ake Arts & Book Festival 2022 which runs in Lagos, Nigeria from November 24-26, 2022 are now known. Guests are asked to register for the festival. The Ake Arts & Book Festival, popularly known as the Ake Festival, has been running in Nigeria since 2012. Lovers of books…

  • Veronique Tadjo is Ake Festival 2022 headliner.

    Veronique Tadjo is Ake Festival 2022 headliner.

    Veronique Tadjo will headline the Ake Arts & Book Festival 2022 which runs in Abeokuta, Nigeria from November 24-26, 2022. The announcement was made on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. The Ake Arts & Book Festival, popularly known as the Ake Festival, has been running in Nigeria since 2012. Lovers of books and the arts attend…

  • Is 2022 the last dance for the legendary Ake Arts & Book Festival?

    Is 2022 the last dance for the legendary Ake Arts & Book Festival?

    The tenth edition of the Ake Festival happens in Abeokuta, Nigeria on November 22-26, 2022. While announcing the theme, the organisers suggested that this might be the last run of the famous festival. In 2013, the Ake Arts & Book Festival was introduced to the African literary scene by a team in Nigeria led by…

  • Ake Festival 2022 for Abeokuta, Nigeria in November. #AkeFest22

    Ake Festival 2022 for Abeokuta, Nigeria in November. #AkeFest22

    The Ake Festival returns for its tenth edition to Abeokuta, Nigeria on November 22-27, 2022. The announcement was made on January 25, 2022. In 2013, the Ake Arts & Books Festival was introduced to the African literary scene by a team in Nigeria led by Lola Shoneyin. The festival which was hosted in the town…