Participants Across Sierra Leone
Speakers from Sierra Leone and around the world
MDAs Booths and Exhibition Showcase
Festival Highlights
Designed as an interactive and visually immersive environment, the Development Showcase allows citizens to see, touch, and experience the progress happening across Sierra Leone’s governance, infrastructure, social services, and digital landscape.
Engaging conversations with policymakers, creatives, civic leaders, and youth voices exploring governance, participation, accountability, and the future of Sierra Leone.
Designed to promote civic awareness, national identity, and public policy understanding among young people, the competition brings together schools from across Sierra Leone in an exciting contest of knowledge, critical thinking, and teamwork.
A celebration of storytelling, creativity, and cinematic excellence. This program highlights the power of film as a tool for civic education, cultural expression, and national dialogue.
The Peace & Unity Concert is the grand musical celebration of the Salone Civic Festival — a powerful showcase of Sierra Leone’s brightest stars, top-performing artists, and emerging talents coming together on one stage with one message: Unity for a stronger Sierra Leone.
Interactive networking moments, civic dialogues, and collaborative spaces where participants connect with partners, institutions, creatives, and changemakers.
About The Festival
The Salone Civic Festival is an annual national event organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE) to promote civic engagement, celebrate Sierra Leone’s cultural heritage, and foster dialogue on national development.
‘This flagship event brings together citizens, government institutions, development partners, artists, and innovators to showcase achievements and chart the path forward for our beloved nation.
Showcase National Achievements
Highlight key milestones and commitments from MDAs
Government-Citizen Engagement
Provide opportunities for the public to interact directly with policymakers.
Celebrate Sierra Leone's Culture
Promote traditional games, music, storytelling and fashion
Highlight Innovation and Digital Progress
Inspire Local solutions for national challenges
Empower Youth & Entrepreneurs
Provide a platform for young people to engage in leadership and innovation.
Strengthen civic pride and national unity
To inspire a stronger sense of belonging, ownership, and shared responsibility among Sierra Leoneans.
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