The famous Carnival Calabar is currently underway in Nigeria. Already a major attraction for tourists with it’s international museum, botanical garden, slave history park, amusement park, the city’s Calabar Festival is known as Africa’s largest street Party. Carnival Calabar is a unique display of Africa heritage showcased through music, dance, drama and visual creativity which is reflected in the design of floats, costumes and make-up. Despite the fun and relaxed atmosphere around the carnival, a great degree of thought, creativity and discipline goes into the interpretation of the carnival theme under a strict adjudication process. The result is pure magic- an outpouring of colour, sound and spectacle, unmatched by anything else on the continent. This year’s event runs from 30th,November – 31st, December: Thirty-two days of exciting events, colorful activities and unprecedented yearly participation by close to a million people from all over the world. A festive season that started at the turn of the Millennium has grown in popularity, scope and participation year in year out. Today, it is arguably Nigeria’s strongest tourism brand. Read More
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