As the Igbo people of Europe prepare for what will be the biggest Igbo Festival of Arts and Culture London 2019. Many traditional Rulers and dignitaries have started arriving from across the globe. It is estimated that many Communities, groups and organizations will attend. 

Igbo People and their friends in the United Kingdom are gearing up for Igbo Festival of Arts and Culture (IFAC) which will hold on Saturday, 13 July 2019 at the Lee Valley Athletic Centre, Way Edmonton, London

 

The eagerly awaited festival is organized by the Congress of Igbo Leaders (CIL), United Kingdom and has been staged annually for seven years.   

 

The festival is part of Igbo people in Europe annual cultural integration program, aimed at bringing together all Igbo People and other Africans in Diaspora to a festival that will take every individual through a journey back to the times of Igbo Civilizations.

 

This festival is intended to afford the European community the rare opportunity to witness Igbo culture and tradition in its original form. The highlights of the event will include but not limited to Igbo cultural plays, traditional dances, performances by Traditional Artists, Dance and Drama, Masquerades display, Historical and Traditional Artefacts showcased in splendour.

 

The Igbo People of West Africa are one of the largest, progressive, self-determined, cultural and most influential ethnic group in Africa. They are spread across all parts of the world and significantly making impact in all spheres of human endeavour.

The Coordinator Mazi Obi Okoli-OjeluIgbozi in an interview with our correspondent said the Congress of Igbo Leaders UK are ready, prepared and joyful to showcase the Igbo culture per excellence in style.