The National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) began in 1970 as a post civil war strategy on the concept of using the cultural festival to promote National Unity.
As an annual festival organized by NCAC, hosting rights rotate among the states of the nation. NAFEST has grown to be a veritable flagship of the celebration of Nigeria’s unity in diversity. The festival itself is a week long celebration of our cultural heritage reflected through various competitive and non-competitive events such as music and dance, traditional wrestling and games, children moonlight games, colloquium, drama, arts and crafts exhibition, herbal fair, book fair, food fair, indigenous circus, choral music, opening and closing ceremonies, command performances etc., all executed under a chosen topical theme. Participants at NAFEST are traditionally drawn from the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT, sister culture parastatals, other government agencies, the academia, cultural NGOs and relevant stakeholders in the sector.
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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ARTS & CULTURE (NCAC), NIGERIA. 
