Cultural and digital events in Africa and France

Scheduled events for late 2026 include various cultural, cinematic, and technological gatherings across Africa and France.

In Nigeria, Lagos is set to host the 9th Lagos Fringe festival from November 3–8, focusing on independent theatre, alongside the 5th Entertainment Week Africa from November 17–22, which covers music, film, fashion, and AI. Global cinematic releases scheduled for November include Lukas Dhont’s ‘Les Braves (Coward)’, Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’, Alexandre Smia’s ‘Jupiter’, and Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’.

In France, the Vallée Sud – Grand Paris region will host the fourth edition of ‘Les journées du Numérique’ from November 4 to December 16, featuring digital technology workshops and interactive experiences. Additionally, the seventeenth ‘Les Minuscules’ festival will run from November 3 to November 28 in the Pays de Redon region, offering arts and culture programming specifically for infants and young children.

Further cultural initiatives in France include the ‘La beauté sauvera le monde’ project in Val-de-Marne, which replaces construction site advertisements with large-scale reproductions of masterpieces by artists such as Frida Kahlo, Matisse, and Arcimboldo in cities like Thiais and Créteil. Other notable displays include the ‘Nature enchantée’ exhibition in Vendée, Gaelle Loth’s exhibition at La Galerie Si in Arsenal, and the ‘Emprunter à la terre’ exhibition at Galerie Valérie Eymeric in Lyon, which explores landscape and memory in resonance with the 18th Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale.