Lagos leading creative convention VVS Lagos has announced its returns for its 4th edition with a bold vision for African innovation across art, fashion, film, and music. Under the visionary, cinematic theme, “Este Fuego” which means “This Fire”, VVS Lagos deepens its mission to build a sustainable, unified creative ecosystem, one where African excellence is not just celebrated, but structurally supported.

Founder, VVS Lagos, Ifeanyi Nwune, said, “Este Fuego is not a trend, it’s our truth told boldly. This fire belongs to those who have walked through it, and who now shape the future with clarity, intention, and community.”

The Engineer-turned-Fashion designer, and Music executive whose work has graced figures from Davido to Stevie Wonder, launched VVS in 2022 encouraging African creatives to no longer rely on external validation to shine.

Rooted in a continent-wide creative awakening, the Pan African creative society, for the first time, features multidimensional programming and creative outputs across five powerful pillars: fashion, art, film, music, and technology.

The week-long festival, from July 7th to 13th, 2025, will feature Thought-Leadership Conversations, Art Exhibitions, Film Screenings in collaboration with AFRIFF, and its Future Labs Grants & Mentorship Programme in partnership with TheGoodco, supporting emerging creatives. It would conclude with a High Concept Fashion Show and the unveil of a legacy music album featuring Nigeria’s leading music artistes including Runtown, Pretty Boy DO, Jeriq.

Set within the iconic Federal Palace Hotel, Nahous stands as a contemporary bridge to heritage, a space steeped in the legacy of Festac ’77, where African cultural sovereignty was once globally staged. Its selection as a VVS 2025 key venue is both symbolic and intentional honouring past revolutions while igniting new ones.

Aligning with national policy on creative tourism globally, heritage preservation and job creation, VVS Lagos is backed by the Lagos State Govt and the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACCE).

With strategic partners including Nahous, Ledrop Nigeria, Topship, British Council, Sterling Bank, MTN and the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), VVS Lagos is building not just events, but enduring legacy and creative economy pathways.