Do not plan around the Ake Festival in Abeokuta
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Older guides list the Ake Arts and Book Festival as an Abeokuta event, because it began here in 2013. It has since moved to Lagos, and the 2025 edition ran from 20 to 22 November in Ikeja. If you want literary events, do not time your Abeokuta trip around it. Check the festival's current announcements for its city and dates, and keep Abeokuta for Egba history, cloth and food.
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Do not plan around the Ake Festival in AbeokutaAke Festival, now held in Lagos
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