The show
THE SUMMER SHOW is a five day showcase in Douala. Competition, exhibition and stage.
Where the name comes from
The project first ran as BIG 3REE, then as Summer Show SS2027. Same team, same project, brought together since under a single identity: THE SUMMER SHOW.
The 2024 edition, called The Last Dance, ran in Douala around four categories: rap, singing, dance and fashion. It was the dress rehearsal for the current format.
The format
The show occupies one site for five days. Exhibitors hold their stands from morning to evening, castings run through the day, and the stage takes over in the late afternoon.
Every discipline follows the same route: casting, semi final, final. The last day brings all four finals into a single night.
The five day programme
What you are coming for
Four things the show does better than a single night out, and why they are worth five days.
A real stage
Sound, lights, a jury and an audience. Not a courtyard with a speaker on the floor.
People to meet
Five days in one place is the amount of time it takes for crews to actually cross paths.
Somewhere to show
Labels, studios, schools and clubs hold stands in the middle of the crowd, not in a side room.
Prizes to win
Every discipline has its final and its prize money, announced before entries open.
Previous editions
Photographs and posters from past editions, under the Summer Show name and, before that, BIG 3REE.
These posters are from previous editions. The prices and numbers printed on them are not the 2027 ones.