Lagos Carnival 2013 : "Bring Back Brazil"
The Lagos Heritage Week is fast approaching and the Lagos Carnival is the high point of the week long activities. It is scheduled to hold on hold on Easter Monday, April 1, 2013. The theme for this year's celebration is "Bring Back Brazil". The Carnival will be hosted by The Lagos State Government, and it’s going to feature parade and floats traversing the major street on Lagos Island.
The carnival parade will begin at Falomo, Ikoyi and culminate in a spectacle in Tafawa Balewa Square and this year's edition will have over 12000 adults and young people beautifully costumed parading the streets of Ikoyi and Lagos Island.
Participating in the Lagos Carnival 2013?
* You may sign up with a Carnival Band with which you are familiar; or
* You can join in the fun on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi where the parade will start from, and walk with the carnival bands to the TBS or come directly to the TBS.
*The organizing committee is providing free transportation from different part of Lagos State to TBS (a comprehensive list of pick up points will up loaded to the website or you can look out for flyers).
Entry into TBS is free, with tickets given out for various opportunities to win prizes, whilst entrance into the VIP section is strictly by invitation. Security in and around the TBS as well as the parade route is guaranteed.
It is advised that you are comfortably dressed for the occasion as it may be hot and may rain for a few minutes ( as it always does) and a camera is considered a requirement to capture the fun forever. You can also visit the website by clicking HERE for more info, and as promised, we would the there LIVE to bring you lovely pictures....meanwhile checkout last years Carnival Here
If you are on Awolowo road, watch out for the fun spots which will blow your mind.
