Det sker i Lagos, Nigeria året igennem

Travlt — Detty December, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Detty December (10. dec. – 5. jan.)

Travlt — Lagos City Marathon, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Lagos City Marathon

  5.–20. feb. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukninger

  The course runs from the National Stadium over the Eko bridge and out along Ahmadu Bello Way, which means the island's main arteries are shut all morning on a Saturday in February. Kilde ↗

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Travlt — Ojude Oba in Ijebu-Ode, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Ojude Oba in Ijebu-Ode

  20. apr. – 15. jun. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  Held on the third day after Eid al-Kabir in Ijebu-Ode, about two hours from Lagos: age-grade groups in matching aso-oke and horsemen parade to pay homage to the Awujale. Leave early, as the road jams. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Ojude Oba in Ijebu-Ode, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Flash-flood season

  1. maj – 20. jul. · normalt

  Downpours in the main rains flood Victoria Island, Lekki, Ikeja and other districts within hours, turning roads into gridlock; allow hours extra for the airport and avoid driving during a storm. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ojude Oba in Ijebu-Ode (20. apr. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ojude Oba in Ijebu-Ode, Democracy Day

• Helligdag

  Democracy Day

  12. jun.National helligdagLukninger

  National holiday on 12 June; offices and banks close and the city is quieter than a normal weekday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ojude Oba in Ijebu-Ode (20. apr. – 15. jun. (normalt)), Flash-flood season (1. maj – 20. jul. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Sæson

  The August break

  25. jul. – 25. aug. · normaltTørsæson

  A short dry spell in the middle of the wet season, cooler and greyer than the rest of the year, when the daily downpours ease for a few weeks. Its timing and length vary a lot year to year.

Stadig i gang: Flash-flood season (1. maj – 20. jul. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: The August break (25. jul. – 25. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Tætpakket — Independence Day, Felabration

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  1. okt.National helligdagLukninger

  The 1 October holiday closes offices and banks. The national parade is in Abuja, so what Lagos gets is the quietest weekday traffic of the year and full beaches on the Lekki side. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Felabration

  12.–20. okt. · normaltMusikfestivalTætpakket

  A week at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja around Fela Kuti's birthday, with a street parade, symposia and music until dawn. Go for the Shrine rather than the line-up. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Lagos Fashion Week

  20. okt. – 1. nov. · normaltKunstfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four days of runway shows and a trade programme on Victoria Island, and the reason a certain kind of hotel room on the island is unbookable in late October. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Lagos Fashion Week, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Lagos Fashion Week (20. okt. – 1. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Detty December, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Detty December

  10. dec. – 5. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The diaspora comes home and the city runs a concert calendar to match: fares from London and Atlanta at their yearly peak, hotels at double rate, and Lekki gridlocked from four in the afternoon. Kilde ↗