The essentials, straight from the CIMFEST team.
CIMFEST26 runs from 23 to 30 November 2026 across Buea and Limbe. Music Business Network is November 23-24 in Buea, the Awards are November 28, and The Wave runs November 29-30 at Mile 6 Beach, Limbe.
Use the Get Tickets button on this website. It opens the approved Cliqkets destination in a new tab.
Open Get involved, choose your route, and complete the relevant form by 10 September 2026 at 23:59 WAT.
Yes. Some embedded forms may display in English, but the CIMFEST team accepts answers in French or English.
Open the Sponsors page to compare sponsorship and exhibition options, then send your interest to the commercial team.
Open the Media page and select Media accreditation to send your outlet, team and contact details. Approved photography will be added after the team validates it.
Choose one of 20 categories, name your nominee and verify your email. A public evidence link is optional. The top five eligible verified totals advance, including every fifth-place tie.
Email info@cimfest.com with your access needs. The team will confirm available arrangements for your visit.
Confirmed announcements appear on this website and CIMFEST's official Instagram, Facebook and TikTok accounts.
The CIMFEST People's Choice Awards honours artists and music-industry players whose eligible work generated the most public excitement.
Organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Arts and Culture, the CIMFEST Awards engages Cameroon and its diaspora. Fans put forward their favourites, the Board reviews eligibility, and the public chooses the winners.
Only work submitted by the September 20 deadline participates in the current process, even though the published annual cycle ends January 1, 2027.
The five highest verified totals in each category advance, including every nominee tied for fifth place.
Every nomination is verified before it counts.
Work must be officially released between January 1 and September 20, 2026 for this process.
Music or content must be publicly available on a recognized platform such as Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music or Aftown.
Submitted work must be original, not plagiarized and not illegally sampled.
The five highest verified totals in each category advance. Every nominee tied for fifth also advances.
An auditable path that keeps nomination totals separate from future voting totals.
Fans submit a verified endorsement in one of the 20 official categories.
The Board of Trustees checks eligibility, evidence and possible duplicates.
The top five eligible nominees per category advance, including every fifth-place tie.
Fans choose their favourites after the shortlist is frozen.
Winners are revealed at the CIMFEST Awards on November 28, 2026.
Each category opens evidence fields tailored to the nominee's work.
A People's Choice awards scheme celebrating artists and music-industry players whose eligible work generated the most public excitement.
Artists, managers and members of the public can nominate, including self-nominations with the relationship disclosed.
No. Verified nomination totals count only after eligibility and duplicate review.
The five eligible nominees with the highest verified totals in each category advance. Everyone tied for fifth also advances.
Approved nominees may receive a campaign link managed by CliqVotes. Sharing details will be confirmed with shortlisted participants.
Official CIMFEST and CliqVotes channels will carry confirmed campaign and recipient announcements.
One verified person can support a nominee once per category.
