VVS Lagos 2025 Announces its 4th Edition, “Este Fuego: The Fire Forging The Future”

Lagos’leading creative convention returns this July, for its 4th edition with a boldvision for African innovation across art, fashion, film, and music. Under thevisionary, cinematic theme, “Este Fuego” which means “This Fire”, VVS Lagos deepens its missionto build a sustainable, unified creative ecosystem, one where Africanexcellence is not just celebrated, but structurally supported.

“Este Fuego isnot a trend, it’s our artistic expressions told unapologetically,” says Ifeanyi Nwune, founder of VVS Lagos. “Thisfire is carried by those who have walked throughit, and who now shape the future with clarity, intention, and community.”

The Engineer-turned-Fashiondesigner, and Music executive whose work has graced figures from Davido to StevieWonder, launched VVS in 2022 encouraging African creatives to no longer rely onexternal validation to shine.

Rootedin a continent-wide creative awakening, the Pan African creative society, forthe first time, features multidimensionalprogramming and creative outputs across five powerful pillars: fashion, art, film, music, and technology.

Theweek-long festival between the 7th to 13th of July 2025, will feature Thought-LeadershipConversations, Art Exhibitions, Film Screenings in collaboration with AFRIFF, and its Future Labs Grants & Mentorship Programme in partnership with The Goodco, supporting emergingcreatives. It concludes on a high note with a High Concept Fashion Show and theunveil of a legacy music album featuring Nigeria’s leading music artistesincluding Runtown, Pretty Boy DO, Boj,Jeriq, Blnde, Siraheem and more.

Setwithin the iconic Federal Palace Hotel, Nahous stands as a contemporary bridge to heritage, a space steeped in the legacy of Festac ’77, where African culturalsovereignty was once globally staged. Its selection as a VVS 2025 key venue isboth symbolic and intentional honouring past revolutions while igniting newones.

Anchoredin Lagos as both spiritual and cultural capital, VVS Lagos offers a platformfor collaboration, visibility, and long-term growth across the global Africancreative industry.

Aligning with national policy on creative tourism globally, heritage preservation and job creation, VVS Lagos isbacked by the Lagos State Govt, Lagos State Tourism board and the FederalMinistry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE).

VVS Lagos has grown into a beaconfor multi-hyphenate talent, accelerating African creative ascension throughnarrative-driven experiences, and community-led infrastructure.

With strategic partners including Nahous, Glenfiddich Whiskey, Good Co, Le drop Nigeria, Topship, British Council, MTN and the Africa  International Film Festival (AFRIFF), VVSLagos is building not just events, but enduring legacy and creative economypathways.

“VVS Lagos is not just my vision, itis our community fire and I’mjust fanning the flames,” says Ifeanyi Nwune. “Every partner, artist, andparticipant in this journey expands the network of descendants reclaimingcreative power. This is above an event. This is a movement shaping the futureof African creative infrastructure.”

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