What Is The Annual Durbar Festival In Kano Nigeria? Why You Should Attend & Everything You Need To Know

Durbar Festival is very popular in Northern Nigeria and mostly celebrated as an Islamic occasion. Durbr Festival annually marks the end of the Ramadan fasting period and is celebrated alongside Islamic holidays
eid el Kabir and eid el Fitri. Durbar Festival is the most popular Sallah celebration in Northern Nigeria.

Facts You Should Know About Attending Durbar Festival This Year:

  • Durbar Festival, locally called Hawan Daushe, is an annual celebration of culture, colors, religion and pageantry.
  • Durbar takes place simultaneously across several cities in the North of Nigeria. The most popular cities to experience and enjoy Durbar will be Kano and Katsina. Kano is home to the notable king Emir. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is the 14th Emir of Kano.
  • Expect a lot of music, tranditional entertainment, food hawkers, cultural displays and sales, animal entertainment, horse riding and several other unique and unusual signtings
  • Durbar Festival usually holds between the months of May and June.

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