NEOFEST 2026
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Wed 16Thu 17Fri 18 September 2026

Three days of folk beats, a drum circle, moot court, 60-second pitches, accessory making and qawwali with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, across IVY's campuses in Faisalabad and Lahore.

See the 3-day schedule Rahat Fateh Ali Khan · Day 3

The schedule

Three days on IVY Planet

Neofest Day 116th September Music Saqlain Cheni Band: deep folk beats, live drum circle IVY Academic Network FSD Campus Run of show ↓ Neofest Day 217th September Department Activities Ten activities across Computing, Fashion, Law and Business IVYCMS schedule, at your own school All ten activities ↓ Neofest Day 318th September Qawwali Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, live Lahore Rahber Campus Details ↓
NEOFEST Day 1 poster: Saqlain Cheni Band, Music. Deep folk beats, live drum circle, IVY Academic Network FSD Campus, 16th September.
Neofest Day 1Wednesday · 16th September

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Saqlain Cheni Band

Deep folk beats Live drum circle IVY Academic Network FSD Campus

Day 1 opens IVY Planet for the Class of 2029: registration, welcome kits, cake, ice-breakers, then the drum circle and a drone shot of the whole class in formation.

Run of showIVYCMS schedule · Wednesday 16 September

  1. Registration & Welcome Kit
  2. Welcome Speech and Introduction
  3. Group Photo and Cake Cutting
  4. Ice Breaking Activities
  5. Drum Circle
  6. Class of 2029 Formation & Drone Shot
Neofest Day 2Thursday · 17th September

Department Activities

Ten activities run by the four schools of IVY College of Management Sciences. Find your school below. Timings and venues come through your department.

Activities 1–2School of Computing & Emerging Technologies

  1. Tech Poster / Project Expo

    Showcase your mini-project or research poster, and network with IVY's UK partner universities (the TNE angle).

  2. Tech Meme & Reels Contest

    Tech-themed memes or short reels about coding life and department culture, judged live or on the department's social media.

Activities 3–4 · FashionIVY School of Creative Arts & Industries

  1. Surface Stories

    A creative, sensory-driven fun activity built around textile and surface design.

  2. Accessory Making Workshop

    A hands-on making session. You leave with something tangible you made yourself.

Activities 5–7Riffat Mushtaq Law School

  1. Guest Lecture

    Exposure to a practising legal professional.

  2. Mock Moot Session

    Hands-on courtroom-style practice and an early taste of legal argumentation.

  3. “Could You Be a Lawyer?” Quiz

    A light, shareable, BuzzFeed-style personality quiz.

Activities 8–10Khadija Mushtaq Business School

  1. “Sell Your Idea in 60 Seconds” Challenge

    Icebreaker: low prep, high energy. Pitch anything, fast.

  2. “Solve a Real Student Problem”

    Teams get time to identify a student problem, develop a business solution and build a basic prototype.

  3. Showcase

    Pitches to judges plus an Innovation Exhibition, scored on problem severity, originality, feasibility, business model and presentation.

NEOFEST Day 3 poster: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawwali at Lahore Rahber Campus, 18th September.
Neofest Day 3Friday · 18th September

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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Qawwali Lahore Rahber Campus

NEOFEST closes at the Lahore Rahber Campus with qawwali by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Get details from your relevant department.

فن Nights

Fun Nights: 16, 17 & 18 September. Three nights on IVY Planet, alongside the three NEOFEST days.

Details for each night come through your department. Watch your school's notice board and social media.

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