Uganda One Festival is the national platform that unites Uganda's creative economy under a single banner — a place where Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts, Film & Video, Books & Publishing, Software & Innovation, Cultural Heritage, Support Services and Fashion meet markets, partners and policy in one room.
Uganda's creative sector is large, talented and growing — but it is also fragmented. Musicians, filmmakers, designers, software innovators, publishers, cultural custodians and artisans rarely meet under one roof, and the markets that should sustain them often cannot find them.
Uganda One Festival exists to close that gap. We bring nine creative domains together in one structured exhibition each December — preceded by regional activations across the country — so that buyers, investors, government, partners and audiences can engage the full breadth of Uganda's creative economy in one place.
The festival is curated, accountable and outcome-driven: every exhibitor is registered, every domain is represented, and every edition is designed to convert exposure into measurable economic value.
A national stage for nine creative domains.
Markets, partners, government and audiences in one room.
Exposure that converts into measurable economic value.
Uganda's creative identity on a regional and global map.
SBL Media is the rights-holder and organiser of the Uganda One Festival. Working with strategic government, regulatory and creative-sector partners, SBL Media designs, curates and delivers the festival end-to-end — from registration and regional activations to the national finale in December.
Every exhibitor across all nine domains is registered, vetted and assigned.
Transparent participation pathways, traceable data and verifiable outcomes.
Aligned with URSB, UTB, UWA, MoGLSD, OWC, UPRS and WALK Creative Arts Foundation.
National regional activations feeding a flagship December finale at Kololo Independence Grounds.
Every edition of Uganda One Festival is built around nine officially recognised creative domains — together representing the full breadth of Uganda's cultural and creative industries.
Register as an exhibitor and put your work on a national stage.