Bole Festival is a multi-day annual Rivers food festival held in Port Harcourt. The maiden edition was held in 2016 in Port Harcourt. At the event, buyers are treated to different delicacies of traditional southern Nigeria food.[1]
| Bole Festival | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Food festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Rivers |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
| Founder | Kennedy Nonso Iwuh |
| Participants | 25,000 |
Origin
editThe Bole festival is a brain child of the founder Kennedy Nonso Iwuh who started the festival in 2016 with around 300 attendees. [2][3]
Bole is a traditional name of a popular street delicacy blend of plantain, potatoes, yam and fresh fish. This delicacy is prepared in the local way using firewood and roasted for consumption. It is enjoyed by the locals and other Nigerians especially in the southern part of the country.[4]
The festival is always held every year and the most recent is 2023 edition tagged "level Up" which had an attendance of over 25,000 people.[5] The Bole festival which began in 2016, is done to celebrate Port Harcourt street food as well as showcase its rich culture and popular foods of the southern heritage or culture.[6] The Bole festival attracts various food lovers, communities, culture, brands, to celebrate its distinctive food culture each year.[7]
Activities
editBesides the preparation and consumption of the local delicacy, other aspects of the festival includes exhibition from food vendors and international food enthusiasts and chefs. Also there is performance from different artistes in Nigeria who come to thrill and entertain the crowd at the festival.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Bolefestival - Eat, Play & Connect at the Biggest Food Festival in Africa". Bolefestival. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Bole Festival Bole is a roasted plantain dish native to the Yoruba". RefinedNG. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Food, fun, thrills at 2022 Bole Festival in Port Harcourt". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "See fotos of all di plantain, fish & sauce wey 'show' for Bole festival 2021". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ Mix, Pulse (2022-08-03). "Chipper Cash partners with Bole Festival as official payment partner for the 2022 Edition". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ Joy, Eke-Ejiofor; U. S., Maxwell (2019-01-19). "Safety and quality assessment of street vended roasted plantain (bole) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria". International Journal of Biotechnology and Food Sciences: 9–13. doi:10.33495/ijbfs_v7i1.18.144. ISSN 2384-7344.
- ^ Reese, Ashanté M. (2019-04-29), "What Is Our Culture? I Don't Even Know", Black Food Geographies, University of North Carolina Press, pp. 69–90, doi:10.5149/northcarolina/9781469651507.003.0004, ISBN 978-1-4696-5150-7, retrieved 2023-05-02
- ^ "Bole Festival 2022 : Fotos of Plantain & fish festival for Port Harcourt". BBC News Pidgin. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-04-29.