Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo festival, also known as the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, is a sacred grove located on the banks of the Osun River, just outside of Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is a centuries-old sacred woodland that originally surrounded the boundaries of most Yoruba cities before major urbanization. The Sacred Grove was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, in recognition of its global significance and cultural worth.
The Osun-Osogbo festival is held at the Grove every year in the month of August. Thousands of Osun worshippers, onlookers, and tourists from all walks of life attend the most famous festival in Niger. The festival is extremely beneficial to Nigeria's tourism industry. It allows the community to offer its culture to tourists from all over the world as well as from within the country.
The Osun-Osogbo festival also serves as a major unifying element in Osogboland, as it brings people together every year to celebrate the goddess, regardless of their social, economic, religious, or political beliefs.
Location: Osogbo, Nigeria
Date: August
