14/01/2025
Sad news for fans of Africa Oyé, there'll be no festival this summer
Africa Oyé has announced that there will be no summer festival in 2025, but have assured fans that plans are in place to return stronger in 2026.
The announcement comes following a record-breaking Africa Oyé festival in 2024 that saw incredible attendances over the June weekend.
With the increased costs that come with this growth, and the rise in industry supplier costs across the sector (estimated at 20-30%), the charity behind the event have taken the difficult decision to have a ‘fallow year’ to ensure the event can return the following year, with festival dates already confirmed as 20th and 21st June 2026.
Artistic Director of Africa Oyé, Paul Duhaney said:
“We understand that there will of course be disappointment with this announcement. Our relationships with the Oyé family, festival staff, traders and service suppliers are very important to us and we did not take this decision lightly. With increased infrastructure and compliance costs, it is simply a case that without major investment to cover the costs of delivering a festival of this size safely, it would be irresponsible to go ahead with the event in 2025.”
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