As the largest fashion event in southern Nigeria, Uyo Fashion Week, returns for a third season in September, Uyo, Nigeria, is set to host the Nigerian fashion and lifestyle community. Our third season promises to be bigger and better than the previous two, in 2022 and 2023.
Uyo Fashion Week 2024 will be a dynamic showcase of the best of fashion, lifestyle, innovation, talent and cultural heritage, perfectly aligning with our tagline โ โCreativity, Commercialization, and Scaleโ. This yearโs event is particularly significant, as it has the endorsement and support of the Akwa Ibom State Government, and has been scheduled to hold in the Season of the Stateโs 37thAnniversary celebrations.
The UFW24 will showcase all the paraphernalia of a pristine fashion festival, comprising master classes and workshops, designed to contribute to the knowledge economy of our host state and region, a mini-retail mart for fashion items and accessories as well as our premium runway shows, which will include two shows named โAyayaโ and โAsiaanโ, and one runway show committed to discovering up and coming designers โ โARISE Runway showโ named after the Akwa Ibom Stateโs development plan โ The Arise Agenda.
A detailed breakdown of the timeline of activities at the UFW24 are as follow:ย thย September, 2024
Friday, 20thย September, 2024ย
9am โ 1pm: Masterclasses/Workshops
4pm: Opening Ceremony, Keynote Address
5pm โ 6.30pm: Arise Runway Show
Saturday, 21ย stย September, 2024
9am โ 1pm: Masterclasses/Workshop
4pm: Ayaya Runway Show
6pm: Asiaan Runway show
The UFW24 is expected to attract the fashion and lifestyle community fromacross thecountry, andwill be hosted at the Ibom Hall, Uyo to accommodate the anticipated surge in attendance. Masterclasses and workshops will however be hosted at the Nelson Mandela hall of Wattbridgehotel, Uyo, just across the road from Ibom hall.
The UFW24 will play host to top-notch celebrities and icons of the entertainment industry, suchasNollywood actors โ Nancy Isime, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Ini Edo, Eve Esin, Ebenezer Eno, aswell as Emmanuel Umoh of the Big Brother Naija fame.
Speakers at the masterclasses and workshops will include Mr Udeme Ufot of SO&U, FaroukKhailan,Dare Lawal, Fal Funmi Ladipo, Joy Aggrey, Annie Essienette, Clemas Efanga, Enoabasi Emah, andJoseph Edgar.
All UFW24 events are free to attend, open to fashion aficionados, the creative community, buddingdesigners and models, as well as members of the general public.