Ibadan Book and Arts Festival 2026
Saturday Festival Programme
31 October 2026
The Stories We Long to Tell
About the Programme
The Sankofa Initiative for Culture and Development (SICD), through the Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (IBAFEST), presents the Saturday festival programme, bringing together students, writers, speakers, creatives and cultural practitioners for a day of learning, conversations and artistic performances.
The programme features a school session, keynote address, panel discussions and performances exploring storytelling, digital content creation and the voices shaping African literary and cultural expression.
Programme Schedule
Saturday, 31 October 2026
School Session
Writing Workshop
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Facilitator: Godson Osarenren
Panel Session with the Students
Time: 10:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
Panellists: Tobiloba Afolayan and Aremo Gemini
Link to Programme
Time: 11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Performance
Welcome Address
Speaker: Festival Director
Citation of Keynote Speaker
Keynote Address
Keynote Speaker: Tade Ipadeola
Goodwill Messages
Participants: Guests
Performance
Panel 1: Keynote Conversation
Theme: The Stories We Long to Tell
Panellists: Mrs Olanike Benette Onimisi and Tunde Adegbola
Moderator: Michael Olatunbosun
Panel Session 2
Theme: Digital Content Creation and the New African Narrator
Panellists: Afouda and Segun Aribisala
Panel 3: The Next Voice in the Room: Emerging Storytellers and the Quest to Be Seen and Heard
Panellists: Tobiloba Afolayan and Aremo Gemini
Moderator: Isaiah Adepoju
Performances
Performer: Savvy Bolu
Join Us at IBAFEST 2026
Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Olusegun Aganga Hall, International Conference Centre (ICC), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
REGISTER TO ATTENDYou can follow the festival proceedings through the official IBAFEST YouTube channel . Join us online and be part of the conversations.