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- Cultural ConferenceCulture for Sustainable Development · venue to be confirmed
The Fourth Edition, day by day. Confirmed events come first, and the rest will be published here the moment the Committee locks them in.
Culture is memory. Culture is identity. Culture is connection. And culture can also be development. In 2026, the Carnival asks how heritage, creativity and cultural participation can shape the future of Plateau State.
Eight ways to live the Carnival, from conference halls and open fields to runways and the streets of Jos.
The heart of the Carnival: communities from every corner of the Plateau in full traditional colour, out in the open air.
Programme
Beauty, intelligence, culture and identity. 17 LGAs, one crown.
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Where culture meets development. The conversation that opens the Carnival.
10 December
The Plateau kitchen at one table: dishes, ingredients and their stories.
Taste it
Live under the highland sky.
11 December
The next generation takes the stage.
Register a school
Heritage, tailored for the runway.
Explore
Custodians of culture, honoured.
Hall of HonourAcross the State's 17 Local Government Areas, the Carnival brings diversity together without taking away its individuality.
One day that started a movement. The first Plateau Cultural Carnival brings communities together in a vibrant show of cultural pride.
A colourful procession through Jos, cultural performances and the first Hall of Honour inductees.
Three full days of celebrity tours, parades, school competitions and the crowning of Miss Culture Plateau.
The Fourth Edition: four days of culture in the State's golden jubilee year. Be part of it.
Colour, regalia and joy from the 2025 edition: the parade, the troupes, the pageant and the awards night in Jos.
10–13 December 2026: four days of culture, from the Cultural Conference to the Pageant & Closing at Suji Event Centre.
Read moreCulture for Sustainable Development: celebrating our heritage and building a sustainable future in the State's jubilee year.
Read moreMiss Culture Plateau and the Schools Cultural Competition are accepting applications now, and vendors and partners can register interest.
Read morePartners of previous editions. The 2026 partnership family is now forming.