About this event
Discover the spiritual and cultural beauty of the Osun-Osogbo Festival, a two-week-long annual celebration honoring the river goddess Osun in the sacred Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo, Osun State.

This UNESCO-recognized festival brings together devotees, traditional priests, and visitors from around the world in a grand procession led by the Arugba (virgin girl), who carries sacrificial offerings to the river. The festival is a time of prayers, dances, and rituals performed to seek blessings, protection, and fertility from the revered deity.

Immerse yourself in this unique cultural and spiritual gathering, filled with traditional drumming, chanting, and colorful displays of Yoruba heritage.

The Osun festival is held towards the rainy season, usually during the last week of August, and  thousands of people gather in Osogbo to honor Osun, the goddess of fertility, and to witness the spectacular cultural displays that have stood the test of time.