BLOOMFEST is 14 days of storytelling, exploration, creativity, connection and community building. 

BLOOMFEST is a global gathering of African creatives working on "Big Impossible Goals."

The Festival happens for the first time in Ghana, August 1-14, 2022.

It is a gathering of the dopest artists, thinkers, entrepreneurs and change-makers of our time.

 We are coming together in the midst of great global challenges to celebrate our lives, learn from each other, share our stories and inspire each other for the road ahead. 

VOLTA 

A restorative journey to a region beautified with the Motherland’s greatest gifts; rolling hills, curvaceous mountains, extraordinary bodies of water and waterfalls — a breathtaking landscape!  

CAPE COAST | CENTRAL REGION 

THUR - FRI AUG 4-5 

A reflective journey to Cape Coast the site of Ghana’s two renowned dungeons.

ADA

SAT AUG 6

A one day journey to the Nkyinkyim Museum, Nuhalenya Ada Foah,  home to the Ancestor Project of visionary artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo. Includes an experiental lead by Kwame.

AWO CHANGE MAKERS CONFERENCE & RECEPTION |

MONDAY AUG 8 | 10AM - 7PM

We bring together voices from the margins with some of the most creative, influential and nimble minds of our time in an exploration of deep democracy.

CREATIVE CO-LAB & SHOWCASE

CREATIVE COLLABORATION & PERFORMANCES

Creatives are invited to bring their first instrument, whether that be art, project management, writing, business, leadership, creative practice, structure – to create collaborative answers to the most urgent questions of our time. 

It is a space to present, perform and share the fruits of our creative collaborations. 

 COLOURS ~ AN EVENING WITH JOJO TEMMENG

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10 | 6PM

WED AUG 10 | 6PM

Basecamp Initiative | East Legon

Multimedia Artist Jojo Temmeng will stage its first experiential night in Accra, Ghana for BLOOMFEST 2022. For this event, Jojo will be collaborating with and curating the work of local creatives and artisans within his network. Included are creatives working photography, painting, installations, videography and mixed media. The event is an eclectic mix of forms that appeal to all of the five senses.The theme of the evening is COLOURS.  COLOURS is designed to transport our audience into a world of colour and create an unforgettable experience of home. COLOURS is an experience inspired by the BLOOM tribes which is in turn inspired by the elemental world of the DAGARA.

 THE BLOOM PARTY 

SATURDAY AUGUST 13 | 9PM - UNTIL

Move to the sounds and visuals of a new global Pan-African aesthetic as Mother Africa arrives in the garden with her children in a ritual dance party that celebrates The Return. @ FrontBack Night Club, Osu 

FINDING YOUR B.I.G. ~ MASTER CLASS

EXPLORE YOUR NEXT LEVEL OF GROWTH & ACCOMPLISHMENT.

This Master Class is a series of 10 videos in which I guide a client through each of the five steps of the journey. Also included is a downloadable PDF of the FYBIG companion workbook.