Lagos hosts first street art festival

Lagos has turned its streets into open-air galleries with the launch of its first Street Art Festival, celebrating the city’s energy, diversity, and ambition. Titled “Legendary Lagos: City of Dreams,” the festival brings together 12 artists—mostly Nigerian—to create large-scale murals and graffiti across Lagos.

Organizers say the aim is to move art beyond galleries and place it directly in people’s daily lives, using creativity to spark dialogue and social change.

The artworks capture the city’s unique spirit, from Lithuanian artist Andrey Adno’s depiction of Lagos’s frenetic energy to local talent HK Locks’s celebration of its unifying hustle and diversity. The works reflect a city alive with movement and possibility, reaffirming Lagos as a cultural and creative hub.