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Adane-Okpe festival, Orerokpe

Late December. Next: Late December 2026, dates to be announced

Orerokpe

The Okpe kingdom's great masquerade festival at Orerokpe, where the four founding brothers of Okpe are said to have met.

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Ima dancers in white and red, with feathered headdresses, performing on a field at Orerokpe

Photo: Akposdiete / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. All photo credits

About the festival

Adane-Okpe is the rallying festival of the Okpe people, held at Orerokpe, the seat of the Orodje of Okpe. It recalls the meeting of the four Okpe founding brothers, Esezi, Evbreke, Orhoro and Orhue, after their ancestor's migration from Benin.

Its high point is the masquerade display in the festival arena. The festival is about cleansing and renewal for the whole kingdom, and it ends in feasting. Only men take part in the rites.

Dates aren't published online ahead of time. Check with the Okpe Kingdom, and follow your hosts' guidance on which rites visitors can watch.

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Last checked 10 September 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us on WhatsApp.

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