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BREAKING 🇳🇬🎭: Oyo Alaafin to Host Elegun Oya Festival August 10–11, 2026

June 23, 2026 • 1 min read

Oyo Alaafin will host the Elegun Oya festival on August 10 and 11, 2026, in celebration of Oya, the revered wife of Sango in Yoruba tradition. The event, under the Oyo Legacies cultural initiative, will showcase traditional performances, drumming, and cultural expressions linked to Yoruba heritage.

The festival is expected to draw cultural custodians, performers, and devotees, highlighting the spiritual and historical significance of Oya within Yoruba cosmology and the broader Sango tradition.