★ AYÒ FESTIVAL ★LAGOS · NIGERIA21 · 22 · 23 NOVEMBER 2026★ ÌBÀDÀN STAGE · LEKKI84 ARTISTS · 12 COUNTRIES★ ÒRÌRÌRỌ̀ ★

⸺ Third edition · Lekki, Lagos

AYÒ.

joy, in three days.

21 — 23 / 11 / 2026

Tafawa Balewa Square

Lekki, Lagos

Five stages, two markets, one river.

AYÒ is the Yorùbá word for joy. The festival takes its name seriously. Three days, eighty-four artists, two food markets, a sunrise drumming circle. Bring shoes you can dance in.

Three days.

Each with its own weather.

Day 01

21 / 11

ÌBẸ̀RẸ̀

Beginnings.

Day 02

22 / 11

OWÉ

Proverbs.

Day 03

23 / 11

IRÒYÌN

News, & telling it.

★ Day 01 · ÌBẸ̀RẸ̀

Saturday, 21 November.

12:00 — 04:00

12:00
Opening — Drummers of Ìbàdàn
PINK
14:30
Print workshop · Saki Mafundikwa
OCHRE
16:00
Talk · Yinka Ilori on joy as a method
PINK
18:00
Sade Adu · in conversation
CYAN
20:30
Asa, live with the EDO ensemble
PINK
22:00
DJ Cuppy · open-air set
LIME
23:30
Burna Boy · headliner
PINK
01:30
After hours — Show Dem Camp
PURPLE

On stage.

Eighty-four artists · twelve countries

Burna Boy

Port Harcourt

Asa

Lagos / Paris

Sade

Ibadan / London

DJ Cuppy

Lagos

Show Dem Camp

Lagos

Tems

Lagos

Femi Kuti

Lagos

Wizkid

Lagos

Kelechi

Enugu

Mr. Eazi

Lagos

Tiwa Savage

Lagos

+ 73 more

Across the continent

⸺ Tickets

Pay what
you can,
if you can.

Day passes start at ₦ 8 000 because we believe that's the cost of a meal at a good place. The festival is partly funded by the patron tier. If you can pay more, please do.

Day

₦ 8,000

one day, your choice

Weekend

₦ 18,000

all three days

Student

₦ 4,000

with valid ID

Patron

₦ 80,000

supports two students

AYÒ.

Three days.

Saturday, 21 November.

On stage.

Pay whatyou can,if you can.

Pay what
you can,
if you can.