7 entries
Festivals
Plateau has more than forty peoples and the festival calendar reflects it. Dates shift year to year — Nzem Berom is nominally an April festival but the 2025 edition ran on 2 May — so we publish the window and wait for organisers before printing a date.
No dates confirmed for the coming season
Nzem Berom
Berom · Jos
The largest cultural festival in Plateau State, folding several older Berom festivals into one celebration.
Culture record: Berom
- Window
- March – April
- Date
- Not announced
Pusdung
Ngas · Pankshin and Kanke
The annual festival of the Ngas, marking the close of the farming year.
Culture record: Ngas
- Window
- End of the farming season
- Date
- Not announced
Puus Kaat
Mwaghavul · Mangu
The Mwaghavul cultural festival, one of the state's major annual observances.
Culture record: Mwaghavul
- Window
- Announced annually
- Date
- Not announced
Afizere Cultural Festival
Afizere · Jos East
The festival of the Afizere of Jos East, and the most accessible of the out-of-city celebrations.
Culture record: Afizere
- Window
- Announced annually
- Date
- Not announced
Remeze
Anaboze · Bassa
The annual cultural festival of the Anaboze, also called Buji, of Bassa Local Government Area.
Culture record: Anaboze
- Window
- Announced annually
- Date
- Not announced
Nahwai
Ron · Butura Wur, Bokkos
The annual festival of the Ron Butura of Bokkos, and the one Discover Jos has followed most closely of the out-of-city celebrations.
Culture record: Ron
- Window
- February
- Date
- Not announced
Plateau Tourism Month
Statewide · Jos and across the state
December is the state's declared tourism month, built around a family funfair in Jos.
- Window
- December
- Date
- Not announced
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