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A three-day Web3 festival at the National Art Theatre in Lagos.
Blockfest Africa is a Web3 festival in Lagos, Nigeria, with workshops, a main conference day and an expo floor. The 2026 theme is 'New Trade Routes: Bringing Africa Onchain'.
Blockfest Africa, styled Blockf3st, is a Web3 event held in Lagos that bills itself as 'the Superbowl of Web3'. The 2026 edition runs for three days at the National Art Theatre under the theme 'New Trade Routes: Bringing Africa Onchain'.
Thursday is given to hands-on workshops and a founders corner, Friday is the main conference with keynotes, tracks and the expo floor, and Saturday closes with a networking mixer. The organizers expect more than 5,000 founders, engineers, investors and policymakers, and held a roadshow in Cape Town earlier in 2026.
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Tracks cover AI and blockchain, government and policy, investment, technical infrastructure, the creative economy and careers.
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The first day is set aside for hands-on workshops and a founders corner.
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Friday 23 October carries the keynotes, the tracks and the exhibition floor.
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The final day is a networking event rather than a day of talks.
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