Culture

Lagos Cultural Weekend 2025 to Showcase Heritage, Tourism

Published

1 year ago

August 21, 2025

Lagos Cultural Weekend 2025 will celebrate heritage with art, music, fashion, and culinary showcases across key city landmarks from Nov. 14–16

Lagos Cultural Weekend 2025 will light up the city from November 14 to 16 with a three-day extravaganza across iconic venues including the J. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History, Freedom Park, National Theatre, Badagry Heritage Museum, Lekki Arts and Crafts Market, and Tafawa Balewa Square.

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The initiative, designed to celebrate cultural heritage and boost tourism, was announced by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mr. Idris Aregbe. He explained that the festival is part of the broader Lagos Cultural Mission.

“We aim to use Lagos Cultural Weekend as a true reflection of Lagos culture, offering tourists and visitors an immersive experience of our rich heritage.

The three days will be a cultural baptism and a meaningful introduction to who we are. Prioritising cultural representation also drives economic growth,” Aregbe said.

Beyond exhibitions and performances, the programme will focus on empowering artisans, creatives, and stakeholders in the cultural sector.

“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration values collaboration and inclusiveness,” Aregbe added, stressing that historians, curators, performers, and community leaders will be central to shaping the experience.

Visitors can look forward to live music, traditional dance showcases, fashion shows, culinary tastings, art exhibitions, DIY craft sessions, and indigenous storytelling.

Symposiums and cultural lectures will deepen understanding of Lagos’ history and diversity.

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According to Aregbe, the Lagos Cultural Weekend 2025 also aims to strengthen the creative economy through partnerships, sponsorships, and community engagement, setting “a new benchmark for inclusive cultural programming in Lagos and across Africa.”

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Culture

WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

Published

3 weeks ago

August 27, 2026

Mariam Balogun

The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”