Lagos Announces Gele Festival For November 8

Lagos State has introduced the Lagos Gele Festival, scheduled for Sunday, November 8, 2026, to have fun the Yoruba conventional headtie and the artisans who protect the cultural apply.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Idris Aregbe, introduced the competition in a submit on X, saying the initiative adopted a proposal from a Lagos resident who referred to as for the gele to be honoured and guarded by way of its inclusion on the state’s calendar.

“Months ago, a passionate son of Lagos wrote to us about the gele. He asked that it be honoured, protected, and given its rightful place on the Lagos calendar. We listened. We affirmed. And today, we deliver. The Lagos Gele Festival is here!” Aregbe wrote.

He described the gele as greater than a headtie, calling it a crown and an emblem of Yoruba identification and tradition.

“The gele is not just a headtie. It is a crown. It is Yoruba. It is ours,” he mentioned.

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According to Aregbe, the competition will have fun gele stylists, material makers, headtie tiers, photographers and generations of girls who’ve sustained the custom.

The occasion is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. at Eko Amore Garden, Lagos.

Aregbe additionally invited Lagos residents, lovers of town, manufacturers and potential companions to contribute concepts and help the competition.

He urged contributors to attend of their gele, including that the initiative goals to showcase Lagos tradition to the world.