Abeokuta Adire/Kampala Producers, Marketers Hold Cultural Festival February 2nd – 7th 2026
ABEOKUTA – The Abeokuta Adire/Kampala producers and marketers have concluded plans to organize 2026 Adire Cultural Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
According to the Chairman, Planning Committee of 2026 Adire Cultural Festival, Chief Adiat Ogunyomi disclosed that the festival will be held between February 2nd – 7th, 2026.
She said the five-day Festival with the theme “Adire: Our Fabric, Our Future”, would featured Iwure Aje, Royal visitation to Egbaland Monarchs, interfaith prayer session, Adire Igba Ewe mi (youth and women empowerment with exhibitions), zones parade, special jumat service, children parade, cultural performances and awards for excellence.
Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abeokuta to commemorate the festival, the Adire sellers and marketers at Kemta Adire/Kampala Market, Itoku, appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun and the State house of Assembly to enact law prohibiting sales of substandard of the fabric in the markets.
They argued that such actions will, in no small measures, help in the fight against fake Adire and Kampala in their market.
Speaking at a news conference on 2026 Adire Cultural Festival, the Otun Iya Oloja of the Market, Chief Mrs Shodiya Odunlami, explained that enacting the law against fake Adire fabrics will compliment government’s continuous support to them, saying only the government can win the fight for them.
Her words: “Talking about fake Adire fabrics in the market, it is only government and our Assembly that can help us not the sellers and marketers. We cannot fight it, only the government can win the battle for us with strong law”.
“Alake and all Obas in Egbaland have tried a lot for us, but we still want more efforts to stop this fake Adire,” she said.
She noted that the State government have been supporting them with the directive to all civil servants to wear the fabric every Friday, insisting that government should order the work force to wear pure fabric of Adire/ Kampala.
Also speaking, the Iya-Oloja of Kemta Adire/Kampala Itoku Market, Alhaja Saidat Akamo, called for more support from banks, telecommunications companies, textile industries, fashion brands, medias and NGOs, among others.
