Calabar Carnival Pictures and Calabar Festival Video 2017 : All You Need To Know
The Calabar Carnival festival is a very popular festival in the country. The festival is well-known as Africa’s Biggest Street Party, here is all you need to know about Calabar Carnival Pictures and festival Video
In 2004, the governor of Cross River state wanted to make Cross River the center for tourism and hospitality in Nigeria, as well as Africa. He came up with the idea of the Calabar Carnival festival. Donald Duke inaugurated the festival in 2014, and since then, it has been managed by Cross River State Carnival Calabar Commission. The popular festival has featured both local and foreign celebrities. Some foreign artists that have been featured include: Lucky Dube, Akon, Fat Joe, Young Jeezy, Nelly, Kirk Franklin. The great festival is held annually in the state.
The Calabar Carnival festival holds between December 1 and December 31 of every year, since 2004. The major activities during the festive period include: Music performance, Cultural display, Fashion shows, Boat Regatta, Christmas shows, Boat villages and Carol Night. Since the inception of the festival, the Calabar Carnival festival has helped generate a lot of funds for the state. The festival is being sponsored by some organizations like: Dangote, Zenith Bank, Ecobank, First Banks and many more. The festival has also directly or indirectly created thousands of jobs for the people of the state. Calabar Carnival festival has also in no doubt helped strengthen peace in the state.
There are many bands involved in the festival. There are the competitive bands, as well as the non-competitive ones. Some competitive bands include:
- the Bayside Band,
- the Seagull Band,
- the Freedom Band,
- the Masta Blasta Band
- and the Passion 4.
The Bayside band is headed by the former Cross River state government, Donald Duke. The band uses color blue. The Seagull band is one of the first set of bands that were registered. Its objective is promoting and sustaining the Tourism and Hospitality industry. The Freedom band is identified by color yellow. It is one of the outstanding bands. The Masta Blasta Band is the most entertaining of all the principal bands. They are identified by color orange. Finally, we have the Passion 4 which is the most successful band of the festival. Passion 4 is known as Africa’s most outstanding band.
The Calabar Carnival festival is an interesting festival. You might want to try upcoming ones. If you decide to attend one, you should note the following. You should drink plenty water to avoid dehydration. You should eat enough food. Taking handkerchief or face towel would also be a good idea.
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