FAK’UGESI AFRICAN DIGITAL & INNOVATION FESTIVAL 2026

Day One. Programming comes alive across panels, workshops and showcases as African Imaginaries moves from idea into practice. Memory Engines comes into focus — tracing how the past is held, transformed and transmitted in African digital practice. Your Day Pass for Wednesday 14 October gives you access to all Day One programming at Origins Centre & Wits Anglo American Digital Dome & Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct.

Day Two. The network reads itself back. Mid-festival programming brings together makers, thinkers and technologists across panels, demonstrations and performance. Imagination Engines takes centre stage — with a particular focus on artificial intelligence as creative and cultural practice. Your Day Pass for Thursday 15 October gives you access to all Day Two programming at Chris Seabrooke Music Hall & Wits Anglo American Digital Dome & Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct.

Day Three. Current at full strength. Friday's programme brings headline talks, exhibitions and performances together across the precinct. Future Engines takes the stage, bringing together practitioners, technologists and thinkers mapping where African digital creativity is headed. Your Day Pass for Friday 16 October gives you access to all Day Three programming at Wits Anglo American Digital Dome & Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct.

Day Four. The transmission concludes, but the signal continues. Showcase day. The work, conversations and connections built across four days come into full view. Closing day brings the festival's strongest convergence of voices, work and audiences — and the showcase of everything made during Fak'ugesi 2026. Your Day Pass for Saturday 17 October gives you access to all Day Four programming at Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct.