About Ake Festival

Now in its eleventh year, Ake Arts & Book Festival has brought over 1000 writers, poets, musicians, actors, filmmakers, artists and thinkers together to celebrate creativity, network and share stories. This year, the festival is back in Lagos with a fantastic programme of events that includes panel discussions, book chats, poetry and music. Join us for four days of cultural immersion!

Ake Arts Book Festival is organised by  Book Buzz Foundation, a non-governmental organisation founded 2012.  The Board of Trustees includes Lola Shoneyin, Ms Mojisola Adeniran and Dr Soji Adelaja. The main aims of the Book Buzz Foundation are to promote literacy, especially amongst children of school-going age; to develop reading tools and resources to support schools in the creation of reading spaces; and to organise events and festivals that promote literacy, reading and Culture.