BELOW ARE KEY FESTIVALS AND CARNIVALS IN NIGERIA:
Director – General (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe in the midst of Nzem Berom warriors at the Nzem Berom Cultural Festival 2017
S/N FESTIVALS/CARNIVALS DATE TRIBE/PLACE STATE
1. LAGOS THEATRE FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 28TH – 6TH MARCH LAGOS LAGOS STATE (BRITISH COUNCIL)
2. OSE-MEJI FEBRUARY IBADAN EAST OYO STATE
3. LOKKAARI LERA (CIRCUMCISION) FEB / MAY BALI TARABA STATE
4. ARGUNGUN FISHING FESTIVAL FEB / MARCH ARGUNGUN KEBBI STATE
5. BADE FISHING FESTIVAL FEB / MARCH BADE YOBE STATE
6. DURBAR MACCINA MARCH-APRIL MACCINA YOBE STATE
7. IKEJI FESTIVAL MARCH-APRIL ARONDIZUOGU IMO
8. NJUWA FISHING FESTIVAL MARCH-MAY BUATIYE, BATA ADAMAWA
9. GOMBE STATE FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND CULTURE (GOFEST) APRIL ALL LGAs GOMBE STATE
10. ZURU WMIR.UHOLA FESTIVAL AND GIRI CULTURAL SHOW APRIL ZURU KEBBI STATE
11. OVIA OSESE FESTIVAL APRIL EGORI KOGI STATE
12. NIGERIAN DRUM FESTIVAL APRIL ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE
13. PATIGI REGATTA APRIL/MAY PATIGI KWARA STATE
14. KADUNA STATE FESTIVAL ARTS AND CULTURE – KADFEST 27TH – 29TH MAY ALL LGAs KADUNA STATE
15. OWUYA FESTIVAL MAY OGORI MAGONGO KOGI STATE
16. LAGOS CARNIVAL MAY ALL LGAs LAGOS STATE
17. AMASSOMA SEIGBIN LAST WEEK OF MAY AMASSOMA (SOUTHERN IJAW) BAYELSA STATE
18. EGUNGUN MAY/JUNE IBADAN OYO STATE
19. ODUN OBA FESTIVAL JULY ONDO TOWN ONDO STATE
20. EID-EL-FITIR SALLAH CELEBRATION (DURBAR) 18TH AUGUST ALL LGAs KANO STATE
21. OSUN-OSOGBO FESTIVAL 22ND – 27TH AUGUST OSOGBO OSUN STATE
22. DURBAR FESTIVAL AUGUST JIGAWA STATE
23. SANGO FESTIVAL AUGUST OYO TOWN OYO STATE
24. BADAGRY FESTIVAL AUGUST BADAGRY LAGOS STATE
25. ODI OGE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST ODI KOLOKUMOR/
OPOKUMO BAYELSA STATE
26. LEBOKU FESTIVAL AUGUST – SEPTEMBER YAKURR CROSS RIVER STATE
27. IRI JI FESTIVAL AUGUST – SEPTEMBER ABIA, ANAMBRA, ENUGU, IMO ALL EASTERN STATES
28. IBEKU EKPE FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER UMUAHIA SOUTH/NORTH ABIA STATE
29. OJIJI FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER ABAKALIKI EBONYI STATE
30. MASQUERADE FESTIVAL (DURING ANNUAL FESTIVALS) SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER ABAKALIKI EBONYI
31. IGODO FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER OWO ONDO STATE
32. MMANWU (MASQUERADE) FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER ALL LGAs ENUGU STATE
33. OLOJO FESTIVAL 22ND – 27TH OCTOBER IFE OSUN STATE
34. EID-EL-KABIR SALLAH CELEBRATION (SALLAH) 25TH OCTOBER ALL LGAs KANO STATE
35. SHARO SHADI FESTIVAL ID-EL-KABIR FULANIS NOTHERN STATES
36. FELABRATION MUSIC FESTIVAL OCTOBER IKEJA LAGOS STATE
37. DELTA TOURISM EXPO OCTOBER DELTA STATE
38. NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS (NAFEST) 3RD – 9TH OCTOBER AS DECIDED NCAC
39. OJUDE OBA FESTIVAL 10TH – 15TH NOVEMBER IJEBU ODE OGUN STATE
40. WRESTLING (KOKAWA) NOVEMBER KOKOWA JIGAWA STATE
41. OYA-ORE SALT FESTIVAL NOVEMBER KEANA NASARAWA
42. UCHORO USUK UDIA ANNANG (ANNANG YAM FESTIVAL) NOVEMBER ANNANG AKWA IBOM
43. DELTA FESTIVAL OF REGATTA NOVEMBER RIVERINE AREAS DELTA STATE
44. ABUJA CARNIVAL, ABUJA NOVEMBER FCT FCT
45. AFRICAN ARTS AND CRAFT EXPO NOVEMBER FCT FCT (NCAC)
46. CHRISTMAS CHOIR CAROL (9,999) LATE NOVEMBER – EARLY DECEMBER ALL LGAs AKWA IBOM
47. AHIAJOKU LAST FRIDAY OF NOVEMBER OWERRI MUNICIPAL IMO STATE
48. OGANI FISHING AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL NOVEMBER – DECEMBER IDAH, ANKPA NASARAWA
49. CALABAR CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL/CARNIVAL 30TH NOVEMBER – 30TH DECEMBER CALABAR CROSS RIVER
50. IGUE FESTIVAL 1ST – 14TH DECEMBER BENIN EDO STATE
51. RIYE GATEWAY MUSICAL FESTIVAL 16TH – 18THDECEMBER ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE
52. LEKKI SUN SPLASH 25TH – 26TH DECEMBER LEKKI LAGOS STATE
53. OGWASHI-UKU CARNIVAL 25TH – 26TH DECEMBER OGWASHI-UKU DELTA STATE
54. OPOBO INTERNATIONAL BOAT REGATTA 24TH DEC – 5TH JAN OPOBO RIVERS STATE
55. KWAGH-HIR MASQUERADE FESTIVAL 26TH DEC – 1ST JANUARY TIV LAND BENUE STATE
56. PISSI TANGLE CULTURAL FESTIVAL LAST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER ALL LGAs GOMBE STATE
57. IBOMfest DECEMBER AKWA IBOM
58. OFALA FESTIVAL DECEMBER ONITSHA ANAMBRA STATE
59. EKPE MASQUERADE FESTIVAL DECEMBER EFIK, ABRIBA CROSS RIVER STATE
60. OZURUIMO FESTIVAL DECEMBER OWERRI MUNICIPAL IMO STATE
61. KWARA STATE FESTIVAL OF ART AND CRAFT EXPO (KWAFEST) DECEMBER ALL LGAs KWARA STATE
62. IJAKADI OFFA DECEMBER OFFA KWARA STATE
63. SEAFOOD FIESTA DECEMBER ISLAND LAGOS STATE
64. CARNIRIV DECEMBER PORT HARCOURT RIVERS STATE
65. AJI FESTIVAL DECEMBER ENDING ITIGIDI CROSS RIVER STATE
66. IGBO UTURU CULTURAL FESTIVAL DECEMBER-JANUARY ISUIKWUATO ABIA STATE
67. JIBU FESTIVAL DECEMBER-JANUARY GASHAKA TARABA
68. DURBAR FESTIVAL CELEBRATED AT THE END OF RAMADAN/ED-KABIR ALL LGAs KADUNA STATE
69. EYO FESTIVAL CEREMONIES ALL LGAs LAGOS STATE
70. NZEM BEROM FESTIVAL BEROM PLATEAU STATE