Fàdákà Fest 2026 · Five days · One city
RE:CLAIM
The provocation
What do we choose to reclaim?
Fàdákà Fest 2026 is five days of theatre, film, conversation, workshops, play and music in Ibadan, built around one question: what do we take back, and what do we build next?
Read the themeFive days / one city
WED
25
Community Day I · Arrival & registration; community engagement activities.
THU
26
Community Day II · Community engagement activities.
FRI
27
Workshops, screenings, panels, Yorùbá Quiz, Avalanche and stage plays.
SAT
28
Main Festival Day · Parallel programmes across three venues.
SUN
29
City tour, Village Square and Night of Nostalgia.
Programme worlds
Nine ways in.
Stage
Theatre, dance and live performance.
Screen
Films, documentaries, shorts and filmmaker conversations.
Ideas
Panels, interviews, debates and cultural conversations.
Studio
Workshops, labs and masterclasses.
Page
Books, readings, literature and writers.
Gallery
Visual art, exhibitions and artist talks.
Village
Yoruba Quiz, Village Square, oral storytelling and cultural play.
City
School engagements, community visits, tours and cultural encounters.
Music
Live music, showcases and Night of Nostalgia.
Guests
Artists. Thinkers. Makers. Provocateurs.
Servio Gbadamosi
Guest
0 appearances
Wami Aluko
Workshop facilitator
1 appearance
Tópé-ẸniỌbańkẹ Adégòkè
Playwright & workshop facilitator
2 appearances
Adedapo Treasure
Festival Director · Director & facilitator
2 appearances
Blessing Bulus
Filmmaker · Mi Tazi
1 appearance
EjiroOghene ‘Jyro’ Asagba
Guest
0 appearances
Tofunmi Oyebode
Playwright · Sista!
2 appearances
Erioluwa Popoola
Playwright · ìbí: The Unseen Evil
1 appearance
Olongo Africa
Art & Society conversation
1 appearance
Progress Adetula
Everybody Can Dance moderator
1 appearance
5
Days
9
Programme Worlds
10
Guests so far
27
Scheduled sessions
3
Festival Venues
1
City
Ibadan, Oyo State
The festival has a city.
Fàdákà Fest happens in Ibadan—not merely as a location, but as part of the experience. A city of literature, theatre, scholarship, music, memory and contradiction becomes our stage for five days.
- Wole Soyinka Theatre
- Tunde Odunlade Gallery
- The Cubicle
- Where to stay
- Eat Ibadan
- City tour
Passes
Choose how you enter.
Free, Full Festival and Premium passes. Selected experiences are also ticketed individually; see booking pages for prices.
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Before RE:CLAIM
Five days.
One city.
Many ways to RE:CLAIM.
November 25–29, 2026 · Ibadan, Nigeria