Festivals

Oyo State Launches Vibing December Festival to Boost Tourism

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11 months ago

November 20, 2025

Oyo State gears up for Vibing December, a month-long cultural and entertainment festival from Dec.1 to Jan.2, 2026, featuring music, fashion, food, and tourism experiences across the state

The Oyo State Government has partnered with private and corporate organisers to stage Vibing December, popularly called Faaji December, a month-long cultural and entertainment festival aimed at closing 2025 with a bang and ushering in 2026 in style.

Also read: Vibing December Oyo Promises Month-Long Festivities

Briefing reporters on Monday, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, said the festival, scheduled to run from December 1, 2025, to January 2, 2026, is designed to generate business opportunities for residents and position Oyo State as a hub of cultural expression and entertainment during the holiday season.

“The festivities will not be limited to Ibadan; they will take place across towns in the state. Adequate security measures are in place to protect lives and property before, during, and after the celebrations,” Olatubosun assured.

Key events include:

Nigerian Breweries’ December Experience featuring beer villages from Dec. 4 to Jan. 2.

D Fantasyland Variety Programme at the Recreation Club open field in Sabo, Ibadan, Dec. 24–26.

Ojude UI Celebration at the University of Ibadan open field on Dec. 20, with musical concerts and artistes’ hangouts.

Amala Cuisine Exhibition by the Amala Festival on Dec. 6.

Ogbomoso Cradle Carnival in Ogbomoso, Dec. 18–22.

Oyo Durbar on Dec. 27, alongside the Amala Festival and Atewolara Festival at the National Museum, Aleshinloye, Ibadan, on Dec. 14.

Additionally, the carnival will feature fashion exhibitions by Ibadan Fashion Rising and a Faaji Cruise on the Eleyele River, organised by Royal Cruise Entertainment with celebrity appearances.

Hotels across the state, led by JAGZ Hotel and the Hoteliers Association, will host variety shows and Hotel Vibes events throughout the festive season.

Also read: Oyo State Government Backs Tourism Investment Drive

The month-long celebration is set to be formally launched by Governor Seyi Makinde in the first week of December.

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OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

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1 week 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.

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

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.”