Igogo Festival

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2026 IGOGO FESTIVAL – CONSOLIDATED TIME TABLE

DayDateEvents
Tuesday01/09/20261st Upeli Procession by Ughare Uloro at 4:00pm from Arigidi Uloro to Ugha Edunma at Olowo’s Palace
Saturday05/09/20262nd Upeli Procession by Ughare Uloro at 4:00pm from Arigidi Uloro to Ugha Edunma at Olowo’s Palace
Sunday06/09/2026Miss Oronshen Pageants Preliminaries start
Wednesday09/09/20263rd Upeli Procession by Ughare Uloro from Arigidi Uloro to Ugha Edunma at Olowo’s Palace; and Ugbe opa soke and commencement of Ayoyo Procession by Ugbama Uloro by 4:00pm at Arigidi to Olowo’s Palace
Saturday12/09/2026Preparation for Ugbagbo
Sunday13/09/2026Utegi and Uyanna at 10:00am, ends at 5:00pm
Tuesday15/09/2026Uja Ugbama wrestling competition preliminaries start
Wednesday16/09/2026Ugbate Day at 4:00pm at Oja Ulede/ Olowo’s Palace
Thursday17/09/2026Igogo Ogho gede and Ojomoluda of Ijebu-Owo
Friday18/09/2026Igogo celebration by His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesion Ogunoye III, The Olowo of Owo and Iloro Chiefs at 10:00am. Uru Recitation and prayers at 9:00pm
Saturday19/09/2026Igogo Olughore ceremonies by Oloris’ maidens and other women celebrations.
Saturday19/09/2026Obete Day
Sunday20/09/2026Uja Ugbama Finals
Monday21/09/2026Epe games preliminaries to finals and Hairdo competition preliminaries to finals
Tuesday22/09/2026Akoto games preliminaries to finals
Wednesday23/09/2026Table Tennis and Scrabble Preliminaries to Finals
Thursday24/09/2026Olowo’s Cup Football Competition Finals
Friday25/09/2026Miss Oronshen Pageants Final
Saturday26/09/2026End of Igogo ceremonies at Ugha Eduma at 10:00am (Ugbiyaloke), featuring Obajo, Alaja, Obata and Olisagho – ends at 11am
Saturday26/09/2026Ogwa Lopo ceremonies at Olowo’s Palace from 11:00am

Igogo Festival

The historic annual Igogo Festival (Festival of Love) in Owo, Nigeria—over 600 years old—honors Queen Oronsen and preserves Owo Kingdom’s cultural heritage and traditions.

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