Welcome to WOW Pakistan!

The Women of the World Festival Pakistan is an ode to the strength, perseverance and reserve of Pakistani women. Pakistan has a vibrant feminist history and the WOW festival showcases the strides women and girls are making in the fields of technology, climate change, entrepreneurship, architecture, access to public spaces and so much more.

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We are coming to Lahore!

WOW Pakistan 2024

This year, for the 7th WOW Festival in Pakistan, we are dedicating the event to all our friends! Through our festival programming, we are looking at friendship in literature, art, film, how it unfolds in the digital space and forms the web of our lived realities. Friends, sisters, companions – our sakhis, humjholis, behenain, dost, yaar aur pyaar. The festival explores friendship as space to be yourself, friendship as the third space and friendship as the foundational backbone of our support systems. We envision female friendship as a space to dream, to imagine, to build an alternative reality where women are free to exist outside the bounds of the roles they are expected to fulfil.

Be they messy, flawed, honest and maddeningly loving, our friends help us in seeing what freedom to be ourselves without judgement can look like.

March 2-3, 2024
Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore

Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change

WOW Pakistan is a platform which has featured CEO’s, activists and change makers from across the globe. We have talks, panel discussions, workshops and performances as well as a showcase of women led businesses and women centric services.

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We showcase not only what we have achieved in Pakistan, but also celebrate how they have changed society. How they have created opportunities sometimes amongst the segments of society which is not partial to change.

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WOW Pakistan is not just a festival, it is a movement that brings women together from all over Pakistan to share their achievements, to showcase their unique challenges in overcoming cultural or societal barriers in following their dreams.

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Leaders featured

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Programme

Check out our jam-packed 2-day schedule filled with engaging talks, performances, workshops and so much more!

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Highlights

We don’t want to be biased but here are some programme highlights you just cannot miss.

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Performances

From Justin Bibis to Risham Faiz Bhutta, we have gotten the best of Pakistani music right in the heart of Lahore!

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Marketplace

Shop gifts, one-of-a-kind items and have a snack at our marketplace, curated with love and featuring the best of Pakistani small businesses.

Welcome to WOW Global:
Building a Gender Equal World

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About WOW Global

The WOW Foundation champions a global movement for a gender-equal world. Founded by Jude Kelly in 2010, WOW Festivals span six continents, reaching over five million people.

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Festivals Worldwide
Originating in 2010 at Southbank Centre, WOW Festivals have grown into over 100 events, addressing challenges faced by women globally.
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Global Impact

WOW connects people, movements, and ideas to challenge the perception that gender equity has been achieved. The independent charity, The WOW Foundation, was established in 2018

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Duchess Support

The former Duchess of Cornwall served as The WOW Foundation’s President, highlighting the movement’s significance.

Jude Kelly's Message

“If you are a woman or know a woman, WOW is for you”