Uyo, Nigeria is set to play host to the Nigerian Fashion and lifestyle community, as the biggest
fashion converge in southern Nigeria – the Uyo Fashion Week returns for a third season this
September. Having held two previous seasons in 2022 and 2023, our 3rd outing promises to be bigger and better

Uyo Fashion Week 2024 will be a dynamic showcase of the best of fashion, lifestyle, innovation, talent and cultural heritage, perfectly aligning with our tagline – “Creativity, Commercialization, and Scale”. This year’s event is particularly significant, as it has the endorsement and support of the Akwa Ibom State Government, and has been scheduled to hold in the Season of the State’s 37^thAnniversary celebrations.

The UFW24 will showcase all the paraphernalia of a pristine fashion festival, comprising master classes and workshops, designed to contribute to the knowledge economy of our host state and region, a mini-retail mart for fashion items and accessories as well as our premium runway shows, which will include two shows named “Ayaya” and “Asiaan”, and one runway show committed to discovering up and coming designers – “ARISE Runway show” named after the Akwa Ibom State’s development plan – The Arise Agenda. 

A detailed breakdown of the timeline of activities at the UFW24 are as follow: ^th September, 2024 

Friday, 20^th September, 2024 

9am – 1pm: Masterclasses/Workshops 

4pm: Opening Ceremony, Keynote Address 

5pm – 6.30pm: Arise Runway Show 

Saturday, 21 ^st September, 2024

9am – 1pm: Masterclasses/Workshop 

4pm: Ayaya Runway Show 

6pm: Asiaan Runway show

The UFW24 is expected to attract the fashion and lifestyle community fromacross thecountry, andwill be hosted at the Ibom Hall, Uyo to accommodate the anticipated surge in attendance. Masterclasses and workshops will however be hosted at the Nelson Mandela hall of Wattbridgehotel, Uyo, just across the road from Ibom hall. 

The UFW24 will play host to top-notch celebrities and icons of the entertainment industry, suchasNollywood actors – Nancy Isime, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Ini Edo, Eve Esin, Ebenezer Eno, aswell as Emmanuel Umoh of the Big Brother Naija fame. 

Speakers at the masterclasses and workshops will include Mr Udeme Ufot of SO&U, FaroukKhailan,Dare Lawal, Fal Funmi Ladipo, Joy Aggrey, Annie Essienette, Clemas Efanga, Enoabasi Emah, andJoseph Edgar. 

All UFW24 events are free to attend, open to fashion aficionados, the creative community, buddingdesigners and models, as well as members of the general public. 

Courage Mbon 

Head, Communications and Public Relations, 

UFW24 

27^th August, 2024