Calabar Festival

E277577

annual event cultural festival tourist attraction

Calabar Festival is a major annual cultural celebration in Calabar, Nigeria, renowned for its vibrant parades, music, dance, and showcase of Efik and Cross River State heritage.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Calabar Carnival	5
Calabar Festival canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual event ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Calabar Festival ⓘ surface form: Calabar Carnival Carnival Calabar ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
culturalGroupFeatured	Efik people ⓘ other ethnic groups in Cross River State ⓘ
foundedBy	Donald Duke ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasActivity	art exhibitions ⓘ band competition ⓘ beauty pageants ⓘ children’s events ⓘ concerts ⓘ costume parade ⓘ cultural displays ⓘ dance performances ⓘ food fairs ⓘ music performances ⓘ sports events ⓘ street parade ⓘ
hasAudience	international tourists ⓘ local visitors ⓘ
hasComponent	Carnival ⓘ surface form: Carnival Calabar street party carnival bands ⓘ international performances ⓘ
hasTheme	Cross River State heritage ⓘ Efik culture ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	Efik ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Calabar ⓘ Cross River State ⓘ
notableFor	elaborate costumes ⓘ high tourist turnout ⓘ large street parades ⓘ
organizedBy	Cross River State Carnival Commission ⓘ Government of Cross River State ⓘ
purpose	boost local economy ⓘ promote Nigerian cultural diversity ⓘ promote tourism in Cross River State ⓘ showcase Efik culture ⓘ
region	South-South Nigeria ⓘ surface form: South South Nigeria
startYear	2004 ⓘ
takesPlaceInMonth	December ⓘ
typeOfMusicFeatured	Afrobeats ⓘ gospel music ⓘ highlife ⓘ