Ikeji Festival (Arondizuogu)

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Ikeji Festival (Arondizuogu) Occurrence: Annually (March/April – 4 Days) Location: Arondizuogu, Imo State The Experience: Known as the “Greatest Masquerade Display in Africa,” the Ikeji festival is a four-day marathon of mysticism and art. Thousands of masquerades—from the tiny to the towering—take over the streets. It celebrates the harvest and ancestral ties, often drawing Igbos from the diaspora back home.

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Ikeji Festival (Arondizuogu)

Occurrence: Annually (March/April – 4 Days)
Location: Arondizuogu, Imo State

The Experience: Known as the “Greatest Masquerade Display in Africa,” the Ikeji festival is a four-day marathon of mysticism and art. Thousands of masquerades—from the tiny to the towering—take over the streets. It celebrates the harvest and ancestral ties, often drawing Igbos from the diaspora back home.