To Have and to Hold
The sixth edition of the Kaduna Fashion and Art Festival — our first as a biennial.
KAFART — the Kaduna Fashion and Art Festival — is a multidisciplinary festival celebrating contemporary art and fashion in Northern Nigeria and beyond. Five editions on, it has grown into a gathering where artists, designers and audiences meet: more than 100 creatives platformed, participants from more than five countries, and a festival economy that ripples through Kaduna.
In 2026, KAFART enters a new phase as a biennial. To Have and to Hold reflects on what we choose to hold, what we let go, and the cost of holding on — within our histories, our cultures and our societies. It is also a step in KAFART's growth — from a festival into a lasting cultural institution for Northern Nigeria.
Find out more →KAFART 6
22–25 October 2026
The Theme
What endures in the face of erasure and forgetting? The thinking behind To Have and to Hold.
The Venue
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Hall, Kaduna — four days of exhibitions, runway and dialogue.
Programme
Four days of exhibitions, runway, film and dialogue — the full schedule is announced September 2026.
