Not just a conference. A platform built for African event professionals.

The Festival of Eventing is the only African platform dedicated exclusively to the craft, complexity, and creativity of event execution – from concept to curtain call.

After a powerful debut in 2025, the Festival returns in 2026 with a new city, a new scale, and a renewed focus on future-forward thinking, practical learning, and meaningful connection.

Set in Johannesburg at The Canvas, Riversands – a venue designed as a blank canvas for bold ideas – FOE 2026 is a springtime festival that engages every sense and leaves you inspired, equipped, and connected to what’s next.

Some events you attend. This one stays with you.

If you’re part of the event ecosystem — this is for you.

FOE brings together the full eventing ecosystem, including:

• Suppliers and technical specialists

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  Event owners, organisers, and management teams

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  Corporate event practitioners

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  Government and public-sector professionals

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  Ecosystem partners and enablers

  
  If you plan, produce, deliver, or support events, FOE is designed with your reality in mind.

New for 2026: Student & Newcomer Track

FOE also welcomes the next generation of event professionals through a dedicated Student & Newcomer Track — bridging theory and real-world execution while showcasing the vital role events play in the economy and across industries.

The event we always wished existed.

With a combined seven decades of experience, the founders of FOE set out to create a platform that spoke to event professionals not just as practitioners — but as people.

Too often, the industry works in silos. Access to relevant insight, shared best practice, and locally available solutions is limited. International events inspire, but don’t always reflect African realities.

FOE was created to change that — a future-forward platform grounded in the African context, where knowledge is shared openly, innovation is showcased practically, and the industry moves forward together.

And just as importantly, FOE creates space to pause, reconnect, and enjoy the magic we spend our days creating for others.

More than event professionals. A community.

We call ourselves Eventurers – because this industry is an adventure.

Eventurers are curious, resilient, and always evolving. We push boundaries, learn from one another, and understand that the best events are built by people, not just processes.

FOE is where Eventurers gather to level up together, share what works (and what doesn’t), and shape the future of eventing in Africa.

This isn’t just a festival.
It’s a community. A mindset. A movement.