It all started with the simple idea of wanting to highlight the strengths of Africa, while giving back to the local community.
Discussions of bringing together investors and cultural influencers around a concept of highlighting the potential of Côte d'Ivoire started to develop.
This sparked the idea of creating a festival to promote the cultural and tourist heritage of Côte d'Ivoire, while placing a focus on social actions. The festival Coming to Côte d'Ivoire was born.
The first edition of Coming to Côte d’Ivoire was a great success, with 15,000 festival attendees per day and 150 invited artists & DJs who animated 7 different cities throughout Côte d’Ivoire.
The festival created jobs for 1,500 persons and 190 orphans and disabled were invited to join festivities. Donations were given to local communities which created a great buzz in media.
The next edition of Coming tp Côte d’Ivoire takes the challenge even further and
invites Africa and the entire world to discover Côte d’Ivoire during the biggest sports event on African soil - the Africa
Cup of Nations. AFONC will bring an expected 2 million tourists to visit Côte
d’Ivoire in January-February 2024 as well as an estimated number of 2 billion persons around the globe who will watch activites from Côte d'Ivoire. Let's celebrate!
Can you feel the rythm already? Music is an integrated part of the festival, with live shows, DJ sets and music events at different locations. Stay tuned for the announcement of a range of African super stars performing during the festival!
Sports bring people together. The Africa Cup of Nations brings the entire world to disover Côte d'Ivoire. During the festival, an estimated 2 million persons will visit the country while 2 billion TV-views will watch football events from Côte d'Ivoire.
Discover all sorts of African culture at Coming to Côte d'Ivoire. The festival offers culinary experiences at the food festival and diverse types of entertainment like dance shows, club events, stand-up comedy and inter-cultural exchange.
One of the foundations of Coming to Côte d'Ivoire is to contribute to the local communities, and persons with needs of assistance. Donations are organized via sponsors and crowd-funging, while orphans and disabled are given the opportunity to participate in celebrations and meet celebrities.
The 2 million persons visiting Côte d'Ivoire during the festival will benefit from outstanding events. The festival is also an occasion to discover other parts of Africa as the 24 countries qualified for Africa Cup of Nations will showcase the their countries in discovery events encouraging tourism.
Join top executives of some of finest companies and organisations, diplomats in charge of nations, together with innovative startups and creative entrepreneurs. Coming to Côte d'Ivoire gathers decision-makers for networking opportunities and discussions about digitalization and cooperation.
