Our First Edition
Birmingham.
Where it began.
Our first edition sold out. The venue exceeded capacity. Latif Nangarhari headlined. London 2026 is twice the scale.
800+
Attendees · Venue at capacity
Full house
Demand exceeded supply
On stage — our first edition
The names that made the night.
Headlined by Latif Nangarhari. A guest of honour flown in from Afghanistan for the occasion.
Latif Nangarhari — headline performance · photo coming soon
Latif NangarhariHeadline performer · Poet
Matiullah Turab — guest of honour · photo coming soon
Matiullah TurabGuest of honour · Poet · Jalalabad
Featured poet — photo coming soon
[Featured Poet]Pashto Poet · [City]
From the night
Main stage — full house
Audience reaction
Latif Nangarhari on stage
Poetry performance — close up
Crowd — capacity exceeded
Guest of honour speech
Community — end of evening
Families in the audience
Stage — opening ceremony
Full gallery on Instagram @narenjgulfestival
London 2026
Now we go bigger.
1,800+ attendees. Harrow, West London. Free entry. The same spirit — at twice the scale.