The La Traditional Council has officially launched the 2025 Homowo Festival with a call for peace, mutual respect, and good neighbourliness to drive development in the community.
This year's celebration, scheduled for Monday, August 11 to Saturday, September 6, 2025, will be observed under the theme: "Respect for All: The Foundation for a Stronger Society." As part of the festivities, a wide range of activities have been lined up, including a homecoming float, street carnival, health screening, educational quiz, and competitions in Kpaalamo, the cultural songs of the festival and kpokpoi cooking, the traditional maize dish symbolic of the celebration.
In keeping with custom, traditional rituals will be performed before and after the main event.
In the lead-up to the festival, a ban will also be imposed on drumming and noisemaking in La and all communities under the jurisdiction of the Traditional Council.
