Festivals

Margarita Festival Africa Marks 10th Edition in Lagos

Published

1 year ago

October 3, 2025

Margarita Festival Africa celebrates its 10th edition in Lagos this November, blending cocktails, culture, music, and African creativity

Margarita Festival Africa is set to return on 30 November 2025 in Lagos, marking its historic 10th edition and reinforcing its reputation as West Africa’s biggest tequila-inspired cultural fair.

Also read: African Food & Drinks Festival Returns to Lagos

Since its debut, the festival has grown from a cocktail celebration into a vibrant cultural platform, showcasing food, music, art, and lifestyle with Latin influences while highlighting African creativity.

Over the years, MFAF has expanded from Lagos to Abuja, Accra, and Abidjan, with special editions including Margarita Day and Cinco de Mayo.

This year’s edition promises an immersive experience, headlined by the Margalympics a pre-festival competition where the best margarita makers across Lagos will battle for the crown.

Judges will tour nominated venues, with the grand finale staged live during the festival, giving attendees a chance to sample and vote for their favourites.

Wendz Connoisseur, Founder and Convener of MFAF, reflected on the festival’s journey:
“What began as a dream to celebrate the margarita has become a thriving cultural movement that unites people across nations. Margarita Festival Africa is more than an event it is a community and a testament to how cocktails can bring people together.

As we celebrate our 10th edition, we are proud to showcase Lagos while reinforcing Nigeria’s place as a cultural and tourism hub in Africa.”

The Lagos edition is expected to attract over 1,500 attendees, including cocktail lovers, food enthusiasts, cultural adventurers, and tourists.

Beyond entertainment, MFAF also sustains strong social impact efforts through its LimeFolk Initiative, which supports bartender grants and provides back-to-school kits for children of hospitality workers.

Also read: Lagos African Cultural Festival Fuels Emotional Diaspora Ties, Global Tourism Boost

Now in its sixth Lagos edition, MFAF stands as both a festive highlight and a cultural movement, cementing its role as one of the continent’s most anticipated events.

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Culture

OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

Published

3 days ago

October 5, 2026

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By Halima Adaba,

It was a featubal if the people. It was for the anciebt town of Ile Ife, which the Yoruba race refards as the Source.

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And ut was a festivsl for the King, Arole Oduduwa, Oonirisa, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

And so between September 24 and 28th 2026, the annual featuval dazzjed in all its white glory.

Tge Monarch paid the traditional ancestral homage and offered propitiation as part of the sacred rites of the Olojo Festival.
It was a powerful expression of Yoruba heritage, spirituality, and enduring tradition.

Call it a collection of beautiful moments, faces, colours and cultural expressions.

Every frame tells a story.

Every face carries the energy.

Every moment keeps the heritage alive.

Undoubtedly one of the most sacred cultural celebrations in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. It marked a day associated with creation, thanksgiving, ancestral heritage, and the sacred appearance of the Ooni of Ife wearing the revered Aàrẹ crown.

There were also the devotees of the famed god of thunder – Sàngó who were hardly conspicuous at the festival.

Many other traditional groups came out with candor, showing a powerful expression of Yoruba cultural identity, spiritual devotion, and respect for the ancient traditions of Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

Devotees of Sàngó bekieved the ‘appearance’ of the god of thunder on Seotember 26th could be understood as a symbolic meeting of ancestral heritage, spiritual devotion, and the celebration of creation.

It was a moment when the sounds of drums, chants, and traditional praise poetry brought the history of the Yoruba people to life.

Although Olojo is closely associated with Ogun, the god of iron, and the sacred traditions of Ile-Ife, the presence of Sàngó devotees reflected the rich diversity of Yoruba spiritual heritage.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

As a participant enthused at the festival, “To witness Sàngó Olúkòso emerge on Olojo Festival day is to witness a living expression of history, identity, and ancestral pride.”