About
Built by people who love the dark.
Afterglow began in 2022 as a one-night party in a disused shipyard. It has been growing, loudly, ever since.
Our story
A shipyard, a sound system and four thousand friends.
The first Afterglow had one stage, one lighting rig and four thousand people who stayed until sunrise. Every year since, we have tried to keep that feeling while making everything else bigger.
Today it is a four-night festival with nine stages, but the rule is still the same: the crowd comes first.
Timeline
Five editions and counting.
2022
The first night
One stage, 4,000 guests and a sunrise nobody forgot.
2023
Two nights
A second stage in The Basin and our first light forest.
2024
Three nights
Sold out in 48 hours, welcomed 22,000 guests.
2025
The Chapel
Added our quietest stage, a converted pump house.
2026
Four nights
45,000 guests and our first carbon-neutral edition.
2027
Nine stages
The biggest Afterglow yet. You are invited.
Team
The people behind the glow.
MO
Maya Okonkwo
Festival Director
PR
Priya Raman
Head of Production
TH
Tomás Herrera
Creative Director
DF
Daniel Ferreira
Head of Programming
AK
Aiko Kimura
Sound Lead
SM
Sofia Marin
Head of Partnerships
JB
Jonas Berg
Safety and Welfare
NA
Nadia Abdi
Sustainability Lead