{"id":56461,"date":"2024-11-19T10:35:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=56461"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:35:31","slug":"abuja-international-carnival-kicks-off-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/19\/abuja-international-carnival-kicks-off-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuja International Carnival Kicks Off Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Jesusemen Oratokhai<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Abuja International Carnival is scheduled to commence on Saturday, November 23, at Eagle Square, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day event, which will run until November 25, promises a showcase of Nigeria\u2019s rich cultural heritage, creativity, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The carnival\u2019s organizers announced the event on their official Instagram page, expressing confidence in its potential to attract thousands of visitors, including both local and international attendees.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition will feature an array of activities designed to appeal to all age groups. Key attractions include: Cultural Displays, Fashion Shows, Cooking Competitions, Children\u2019s Carnival, Art and Craft Exhibitions, and Durbar Parade and Cultural Night: Adding color and grandeur to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the carnival will feature performances from prominent Nigerian artists such as Portable, Terry G, Magnito, Styl-Plus, Terry Apala, and Soundboi BME.<\/p>\n<p>These performances are expected to enhance the festive atmosphere and draw larger crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Poised to reinforce the capital city\u2019s reputation as a hub of cultural celebration and entertainment, the carnival aims to promote unity and creativity while serving as a platform to celebrate Nigeria\u2019s cultural diversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jesusemen Oratokhai The 2024 Abuja International Carnival is scheduled to commence on Saturday, November 23, at Eagle Square, Abuja. The three-day event, which will run until November 25, promises a showcase of Nigeria\u2019s rich cultural heritage, creativity, and entertainment. The carnival\u2019s organizers announced the event on their official Instagram page, expressing confidence in its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":56462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-56461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56463,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56461\/revisions\/56463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}