A Global
Entrepreneurial & Creative
Festival
#Where We Belong

#WhereWeBelong

Oct 2026

Not your ordinary hybrid. Our event is focused on elevating marginalised business owners, creatives and leaders across the globe, creating a genuine event space #WhereWeBelong.

We're more than a label.

More than limitations placed upon us.

And have immense gold to share, business to do and impact to make!

The festival events, activities and showcases will include an in-person event in Northern Ireland and virtual immersive event spaces, showcases and installations offering elements such as:

First Nations, Indigenous, & culturally diverse fashion
Inclusive & adaptive fashion
Franki's Fund™ art showcases, music, spoken poetry and film installations
Handmade, Artisanal and sustainable crafters and designers
Self-empowering & entrepreneurial keynotes and Let's Talk mini-events
Unique How I ROAR™ sessions - going beyond traditional "pitching"
The Global Chamber® Beyond Borders stage and export activities
Rebel Commons™ collaboration hubs
Inclusive AI Revolution™ station
Metaverse showcases and activities (available on mobile)
BELONGING baked in from the start

Plus more! Details will be added to the page here throughout the year.

Our (2025)Event

The overall event included:

Virtual stream of our partner's Indigenous Fashion Show at Belfast Castle
Virtual 6x Let's Talk... event sessions and other activities

The opening of a world of virtual showcases & installations:

Radiantly Rebel™ Room - a creative virtual fashion showcase with AfroFashion spotlight that will allow designers from around the world to take part

#DesignedByRebels - virtual art showcase
Franki's Fund Mental Health & Illness Creativity Showcase
Partner showcase rooms with Global Business Plaza, The Colour of Beautiful and BrunchHackers - examples of how we can build together with partners and link to unique worlds

Metaverse "after party":

A sneak peek into a metaverse space, available on mobile, showcasing art and a digital film installation with partners XRology & Quirky Couture
Info on the launch of the #DesignedForRebels digital asset competition

We partnered with Fashion Speaks International (FSI) to support their in-person Indigenous and inclusive fashion show at Belfast Castle, Belfast. If you can't travel or attend the show in person, that's okay - we'll be bringing it into virtual spaces!

Fashion Speaks International group photo with many models in their Red Dress photo shoot.

Image of several Fashion Speaks International Indigenous models dressed in various red dresses. The women feel powerful and there's a definite sense of purpose that comes across. Photographer Kristen Rowan, Hair by Annie Peters, Makeup by Ruth Desjarlais and Echo Desjarlais.