It’s another Friday and you know there is no party like a Lagos party. thisislagos tells you where the hottest parties are, where the art exhibitions are popping and where the cognoscenti gather. Make sure you turn up!
2019 GTBank Food and Drink Festival
GTBank Food and Drink Festival will offer free Retail Stalls to over 300 small businesses, more than double the number from the previous year. The event will also feature a series of master classes and cookery classes facilitated by renowned food and drink experts from around the world. In addition, there will be a farmers’ market for the sale of fresh and organic produce as well as a showcase of some of the finest street foods in Africa’s largest city.
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2019 – Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Time: 10am – 10pm
Venue: GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos.
ROSF Youth Empowerment Programme 2019
Theme: Reshaping the Mind Set of The Nigerian Youths – A Step Towards A Better Future. Host: Mrs Folorunso Alakija
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 10am – 2pm
Venue: Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Multipurpose Hall, Yaba, Lagos.
Akada Children’s Book Festival
A fun festival in partnership with British Council to showcase children’s books by African authors, or books written for children of colour.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 8am – 5pm
Venue: British Council, 20 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The Exclusive Avengers Movie Night
Be the first to experience the new Marvel Studios blockbuster plus two other movies at the Exclusive Avengers Movie Night (An all-night cinema experience).
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019 – Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 11pm – 4:30am
Venue: Light House Cinemas, 91 Murtala Muhammed Way, Jibowu, Yaba, Lagos.
Fit Fire Fiesta
Fit Fire Fiesta promises to be packed with loads of fun, dance and more.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 8am – 12 noon.
Venue: Johnson Jakande Tinubu Park, Governor’s Road, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos.
Lagos International Education Fair
This event enables parents and prospective students in Nigeria who desire international education meet with delegates of partner Institutions from the UK, USA, UAE, Ireland, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Grenada, Ghana, Russia, Australia, France and other countries.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, 38/40 Isaac John Street, Ikeja, Lagos.
BCIE Edufair Nigeria April 2019
Meet university representatives from UK, Australia and USA universities who will be visiting Nigeria, offering admission and taking in applications for 2019/2020.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 11am – 4pm
Venue: Sheraton Lagos Hotel, 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Lagos.
SCORE!
SCORE! is a football and funfair event organised to raise funds for charity. It will feature novelty matches between students from different campuses and a yard sale on the sidelines with stands for food, clothes and wares.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue: Araromi Youth Development Centre, Ifako Playground, Gbagada, Lagos.
The Business of Photography Conference 2019
This event seeks to proffer solutions to the problems that photographers face in the course of carrying out their various activities. Aside helping photographers get better at their craft, it is also aimed at converging photographers, photography manufacturing and servicing companies as well as photography retailers together under one roof to discuss, learn, exhibit, sell and buy everything photography.
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Time: 9am – 12 noon
Venue: Landmark Centre, Water Corporation Road, Victoria Island Annex, #Plot 2&3, Oniru, Lagos.
Engineering Ladies Day 2019
Engineering Ladies Day 2019 celebrates the female population of the Faculty of Engineering, UNILAG. It is also aimed at preparing prospective female engineers for the world outside school, to help them know their worth and increase it.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019
Time: 8am – 12 noon.
Venue: Engineering Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka Rd, Yaba, Lagos
SoGal Comes to Nigeria
SoGal is the largest global platform for diverse entrepreneurs and investors that provides resources, education and community for a 100K+ person network with chapters in 37 cities around the world.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue: MEST Incubator Lagos, 19B Adeyemi Lawson St, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Labour Day Ministers Conference 2019
Join other Kingdom Labourers across all spheres of Christian ministry (Bishops, Pastors, Apostles, Evangelist, Missionaries, Choir Directors, Christian School Proprietors, Youth Pastors, Children’s Church Teachers, Deacons, Drama Coordinators and other leaders) for a day of refreshing in the Master’s presence.
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Time: 9am – 4: 30pm
Venue: Divine Events Center, By Shepherd Hill Baptist Church, Obanikoro B/Stop, Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
FCMB Tech Pitch Perfect
Organised by First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in partnership with Passion Incubator, FCMB Tech Pitch Perfect is a competition searching for tech startups across Nigeria with innovative e-Payment/e-Collection and e-Savings solutions.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Hub One, 10, Hughes Avenue, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos.
The Avenue
The Avenue is a convergence of young people and their parents to enhance healthy early childhood experiences, ensure a head-start to a great career, promote positive outcomes for children, help parents build strong relationships with their children.
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Time: 9am – 2pm
Venue: Sheraton Lagos Hotel, 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos.
Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2019
The Connect Nigeria Business Fair attracts thousands of business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs from various economic sectors within and outside Nigeria.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019 – Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 9am – 6pm
Venue: Tafawa Balewa Square, 45/57 Massey Bamgboshe Street, Lagos Island, Lagos.
