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Ake Arts &
Book Festival

19-21 November, 2026

Now in its fourteenth year, Aké Arts & Book Festival has brought together over 1,000 writers, poets, musicians, actors, filmmakers, artists and thinkers to celebrate creativity, network and share stories. This year, the festival returns with a fantastic programme of events including panel discussions, book chats, poetry and music. Join us for three days of cultural immersion!

Ake Arts &
Book Festival

2026 Theme | NATIVE INTELLIGENCE

Long before the algorithm, there was the elder and the proverb. Native Intelligence sits at the crossroads of what we have long known and what the machine is only now learning to mimic.

Across the continent, artificial intelligence is reshaping how stories are told, how elections are fought, and how truth itself is reported. Yet beneath the noise, other ways of knowing persist, carried in language, in ritual, and in our communities.

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Watch on-demand

bookchat Interview | Bernardine Evaristo

From the 2025 Festival

comedy and music Book Chat | Mrs Kuti

From the 2025 Festival

book quiz Music | The Recurrence

From the 2025 Festival

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