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28

DEC

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27

DEC

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Tuesday

26

DEC

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November

Thursday
Schedule

MILLENIUM PARK

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

ANNOUNCING THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS IN CROSS RIVER STATE (CROSS RIVER THROUGH) THE YEARS

01

December

Friday
Schedule

FLAG OFF- RABANA - CALABAR MUNICIPALITY

CITY WALK AGAINST HIV/AIDS/OPENING OF FESTIVAL VILLAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. VERNISSAGE OF THE TRACES OF TIME ART EXHIBITION – VIP. HIV walk is a global call of solidarity for those living with HIV and AIDS. In Cross River State and as old as the Calabar Carnival and Festival has sustained, the walk commemorates the opening of the Calabar Christmas village. VERNISSAGE OF THE TRACES OF TIME ART EXHIBITION – VIP. DONORS, INVESTORS AND ENTERPRENEURS NIGHT

WORLD AIDS DAY, CITY WALK IN COMMEMORATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY.

FESTIVAL VILLAGE EXPERIENCE

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF OBA OVONRAMWEM IN THE 16TH CENTURY CALABAR. AN EXHIBI- TION OF TRACING ANCIENT ARTS OF CALABAR TO THE PRESENT ERA-CONTEMPORARY. BUSINESS BANQUET AND GALA NIGHT

02

December

Saturday
Schedule

U. J. ESUENE STADIUM, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MONUMENTS MUSEUM CALABAR), FESTIVAL VILLAGE

CALABAR FESTIVAL NOVELTY FOOTBALL MATCH, OPENING OF EXHIBITION (TRACES OF TIME - OBA OVONRAMWEM) PUBLIC VIEW, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

FOOTBALL COMPETITION

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF OBA OVONRAMWEM IN THE 16TH CENTURY CALABAR. AN EXHIBI- TION OF TRACING ANCIENT ARTS OF CALABAR TO THE PRESENT ERA-CONTEMPORARY

PERFORMANCES

03

December

Sunday
Schedule

MARINA RESORT

WORLD DISABLE DAY

1PM

04

December

Monday
Schedule

MILLENIUM PARK

VOICES OF PARADISE (ROUND 1) PRAISE AND WORSHIP

16 CHOIRS COMPETITION

SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY RABONNI, CASSIDY SAX AND VICTOR EDET

05

December

Tuesday
Schedule

U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

CALABAR FESTIVAL NOVELTY FOOTBALL MATCH (SEMI-FINALS)

AWARD OF PRIZES TO WINNERS

06

December

Wednesday
Schedule

FESTIVAL VILLAGE

LADIES NIGHT OUT

TALENT EXHIBITION AND ENTERTAINMENT

07

December

Thursday
Schedule

U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

WOMEN VS MEN HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY WIVE’S VS EXCO WIVES. MMA DIAHA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FINALS. CALABAR FESTIVAL NOVELTY FOOTBAL MATCH FINALS

ALABAR FESTIVAL NOVELTY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT, IT'S MEANT FOR SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS, FROM DIRECTOR CAPTAINED BY HEAD OF SERVICE, CRUTECH

SENIOR ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC STAFF CAPTAINED BY THEIR VICE CHANCELLOR, SAME WITH UNICAL TOO, THEN HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CAPTAINED BY THE SPEAKER, TEAM EXCO CAPTAINED BY THEGOVERNOR OR DEPUTY, UNICEM OR FLOUR. MILLS

SENIOR STAFF, LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS CAPTAINED BY HOLGAS, STATE APC, CAPTAINED BY PARTY CHAIRMAN.

08

December

Friday
Schedule

MAIN BOWL CULTURAL CENTRE. MILLENIUM PARK

CALABAR THEATRE FESTIVAL 1. CALABAR MOST WANTED.

DRAMA, MUSIC, DANCE, SPOKEN WORDS, ENTERTAINMENT

09

December

Saturday
Schedule

CULTURAL CENTER OPEN SPACE. PRISTINE EVENTS CENTER, NO. 5 ETETA ITA STR. OFF IBB WAY

LOCAL GOVERNMENT VILLAGE OPENING BY HIS EXCELLENCY. MINISTERS HAPPY TIME WITH THEIR EXCELLENCIES !!!

EXHIBITION OF DIVERSE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

CELEBRATING GOD’S SEASON OF SWEETNESS IN CROSS RIVER STATE

10

December

Sunday
Schedule

HIGHWAY, MILLENIUM PARK, MILLENIUM PARK

BIKERS DRY RUN, FINAL CARNIVAL DRY RUN, VOICES OF PARADISE (ROUND II)

BIKERS DRY RUN

DJ ACTIVATION GYRATION INTO STADIUM TRACKS BY BANDS, REVELERS, FRONTLINE, NON COMPETING BANDS (MARSHALS, CROWD CONTROL, MEDICAL, SECURITY, FIRE SERVICE, SOCIAL MEDIA)

11

December

Monday
Schedule

CULTURAL CENTER MAIN BOWL

THE ROYAL DANCE

DANCE AND DRAMA

12

December

Tuesday
Schedule

ARTS AND CRAFTS, CULTURAL CENTER. MILLENIUM PARK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY 1, REGGAE SPLASH

CULTURAL PERFORMANCE/FOOD, FASHION, ARTS AND CRAFT DISPLAY

LEGENDARY NIGHT OF REGGAE PERFORMANCES SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

13

December

Wednesday
Schedule

ARTS AND CRAFTS, CULTURAL CENTER. CULTURAL CENTER MAIN BOWL

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY 2, KIDDIES MUSIC FESTIVAL

CULTURAL PERFORMANCE/FOOD, FASHION, ARTS AND CRAFT DISPLAY

KIDDIES PERFORMANCES

14

December

Thursday
Schedule

ARTS AND CRAFTS, CULTURAL CENTER

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY 3

CULTURAL PERFORMANCE/FOOD, FASHION, ARTS AND CRAFT DISPLAY

15

December

Friday
Schedule

MAIN BOWL CULTURAL CENTER. MILLENIUM PARK

CARNIVAL CALABAR ESSAY COMPETITION/ PRESENTATION OF AWARDS. CALABAR LAUGTER FIESTA, AMAPIANO EXPERIENCE

AWARD OF PRIZES TO WINNERS

FEATURING: KENNY BLACK

16

December

Saturday
Schedule

11/11 - U . J. ESUENE STADIUM. CALABAR GOLF CLUB. U. J. ESUENE STADIUM. PRISTINE EVENT CENTER

CALABAR FESTIVAL MARATHON. MARY SLESSOR GOLF TOURNAMENT. FUN FEST. CROSS RIVER MOVIES AWARDS/PARADISE MUSIC AND FESTIVAL AWARDS

MARATHON. A PRO-ARM GOLF TOURNAMENT

CALABAR’S URBAN YOUTH FESTIVAL

AWARDS AND PERFORMANCES

17

December

Sunday
Schedule

U. J. ESUENE STADIUM. U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

EPL FANS MATCH DAY FOOTBALL FIESTA. FINALS OF VOICES OF PARADISE COMPETITION

FEATURING: MINISTER GUC

18

December

Monday
Schedule

MARINA RESORT WATER FRONT (MBUBA UBOM). U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

BOAT REGATTA. NAIJA MOST WANTED

BOATING COMPETITION

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY MAYORKUN

19

December

Tuesday
Schedule

AFRICAN CLUB. FESTIVAL VILLAGE

CALABAR FOOD FESTIVAL. NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DANCE

TRADITIONAL MEALS FROM CALABAR AND HOST COMMUNITIES AND NKUHO EXPERIENCE (FATTENING ROOM)

FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

20

December

Wednesday
Schedule

FESTIVAL VILLAGE

LADIES NIGHT OUT

A NIGHT OUT EXPERIENCE FOR LADIES

21

December

Thursday
Schedule

QUA EJAGHAM PALACE FIELD. TRANSCORP HOTEL

QUA EJAGHAM GRAND CULTURAL FIESTA. OLD SKOOL GET DOWN AND CHARITY NIGHT

CULTURAL FIESTA

22

December

Friday
Schedule

ORPHANGE HOME VISITATION AND PARTY. NATIONAL MUSEUM & MONUMENT. GOVERNMENT HOUSE GARDEN

CALABAR HUMANITY CHARITY TOUR BY HER EXCELLENCY ACCOMPANIED BY THE QUEEN OF HUMANITY CROSS RIVER CONTESTANTS. MUMMY MMADIAHA’S CHILDREN’S CARE CHRISTMAS CAMP OPENING. VETERANS NIGHT

SUPPORT FOR THE ORPHANAGE

GAMES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LEARNING, CODING, ARTS &CRAFT, ETC

23

December

Saturday
Schedule

ADIABO. U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

UTOMO OBONG. CALABAR ROCKS MUSIC CONCERT (LIVE)

HOMAGE TO THE TREATY AND CHRISTIAN KING OF THE EFIK KINGDOM

MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES REEKADO BANKS

24

December

Sunday
Schedule

U J ESUENE STADIUM POOLSIDE. U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

CALABAR FESTIVAL POOL PARTY. FESTIVAL OF CAROLS AND NINE LESSONS(LIVE)

FEATURING – EXCO CHOIR, LEGISLATIVE CHOIR,JUDICIARY CHOIR, WINNER OF THE VOICES OF PARADISE AND OTHER CHOIRS

25

December

Monday
Schedule

ISHIE TOWN FIELD. U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

MBONO ISHIE (ENG). CARNIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH MTV BASE

MBONO NDITO ISHIE GRAND BAZZAR

MTV BASE MUSICAL FESTIVAL

26

December

Tuesday
Schedule

MILLENIUM PARK FLAG OFF. FESTIVAL VILLAGE

CULTURAL PARADE (LIVE). CARNIVAL CALABAR FESTIVAL LOTTERY FINALS

CULTURAL BEAUTIES AROUND THE STATE AND NATION

LOTTERY WINNERS AND PRIZE GIVE AWAY BY ALADIN

27

December

Wednesday
Schedule

FLAG OFF- BOTANIC GARDEN. C. I. C. C.

CHILDREN CARNIVAL(LIVE). QUEEN OF HUMANITY CROSS RIVER (LIVE)

STUNTS, PARADES, SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY THE QUEEN OF HUMANITY CROSS RIVER.

FEATURING: GUCCI

28

December

Thursday
Schedule

CARNIVAL ROUTE, U. J. ESUENE

CARNIVAL CALABAR PARADE OF THE BANDS (LIVE)

CARNIVAL CALABAR, AFRICA'S BIGGEST STREET PARTY IS THE SIGNATURE EVENT & GRAND FINALE' OF THE ANNUAL THIRTY-TWO DAY LONG CELEBRATION IN NIGERIA’S FOREMOST TOURISM DESTINATION CALABAR.

HIS DIDACTIC PRESENTATION OF PROCESSIONALTHEATRE IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EXOTIC EXHIBITION OF RARE COLORS, COSTUMES, FLOATS, PYROTECHNICS, ENTERTAINING MAGIC, ACROBATICS ETC BEAMED UPON SMILING FACES OF SPECTATORS. THE FLORID- LEAVES THE LIVE AND ONLINE AUDIENCES BREATHLESS THROUGH A 12KM CARNIVAL ROUTE. THIS IS HOSTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CROSS RIVER STATE TO CELEBRATE HER HERITAGE OF HOSPITALITY, AND AFRICA'S WARMEST WELCOME SINCE THE MILLENNIEUM YEAR ....”

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY ALTERNATE SOUND

29

December

Friday
Schedule

CARNIVAL ROUTE, U. J. ESUENE STADIUM

BIKERS CARNIVAL. NAIJA MOST WANTED (LIVE)

BIKERS PARADE.

FEATURING: PATORANKING IYANYA, DJ PREPPY

30

December

Saturday
Schedule

BOTANIC GARDEN, EFFIOETTE ROUNDABOUT, RABANA JUNCTION TO MUNICIPALITY

NYORO EKPE, CALABAR FESTIVAL COLOR RUN, CARNIVAL CALABAR STREET PARTY

EKPE CELEBRATION

COLOR PARTY

STREET PARTY

31

December

Sunday
Schedule

MUSEUM CALABAR, MILLENNUEM PARK

CLOSING CEREMONY OF ARTS EXHIBITION (TRACES OF TIME), FIREWORKS AND DECLARATION OF THE NEW YEAR

CLOSING OF ARTS EXHIBITION

FIREWORKS

01

January

Monday
Schedule

CHURCH, CALABAR CITY PARADE, CALABAR CITY PARADE

THANKSGIVING SERVICE, TINKORIKO, NKOD MBOK

RECOMMITMENT OF THE STATE FOR A NEW YEAR AND THANSGIVING.

A HERITAGE SOCIO-CULTURAL PERFORMANCE OF TRADO CULTURAL MUSIC & DANCE THAT CUTS ACROSS ALL SOCIETAL STRATA TO USHER IN THE NEW YEAR IN GRAND STYLE.

ASSEMBLAGE OF CULTURAL PARADE OF DIFFERENT PEER/AGE GROUPS