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Ada Abia Festival 2026
A festival of innovation, creativity, enterprise, girl-child education, arts, culture, tourism, and entertainment to commemorate Abia @35.
17 Finalists. 1 Queen. 3 Ambassadors.
Celebrating beauty, culture, intelligence, entrepreneurship, and social impact across Abia's 17 Local Government Areas.
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About the project
A world-class platform for women, culture, tourism, and enterprise.
Ada Abia Festival 2026 commemorates the 35th anniversary of Abia State by celebrating the beauty, strength, resilience, creativity, and entrepreneurial excellence of young Abia women.
Presented by Culture Television Production Services in collaboration with Ada Abia Festival Limited, the festival promotes tourism, investment opportunities, youth empowerment, girl-child education, local business, and cultural heritage.
Mission highlights
Built to empower women and project Abia to the world.
Women Entrepreneurs
Promoting women-led businesses, innovation, creativity, empowerment, and girl-child education.
Tourism & Creative Economy
Positioning Abia as a vibrant investment, cultural, and tourism destination through media exposure and storytelling.
Empowering Young Women
Building confidence, leadership skills, an entrepreneurship mindset, and civic responsibility among young women.
Innovation & Social Impact
Showcasing innovative ideas from young women aimed at solving community challenges.
Celebrating Abia @35
Using creativity, culture, and youth engagement to celebrate Abia State's journey, achievements, and future aspirations.
Festival activities
Five days of enterprise, culture, leadership, and entertainment.
From auditions across the 17 LGAs to the trade expo, pitch competition, cultural display, mentorship forum, and campus fiesta, every activity advances Abia's creative and economic story.
Ada Abia Pageant
A beauty and intellect competition for young women from Abia's 17 LGAs, celebrating culture, intelligence, entrepreneurship, and social-impact ideas. Official prizes are $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000.
Young Women Entrepreneurs Exhibition
A trade expo and networking hub for fashion, textiles, beauty, cosmetics, agriculture, food processing, technology, innovation, creative arts, and crafts.
Fashion and Creative Showcase
A runway featuring young Abia fashion designers and highlighting local fabrics, African fashion, and innovative designs.
Innovation and Business Pitch Competition
Young female innovators and entrepreneurs pitch to investors, business leaders, and development partners for seed funding, mentorship, and business support.
Cultural Heritage Display
Traditional dances, cultural displays, indigenous cuisine exhibitions, arts, and crafts celebrating Abia's rich heritage.
Leadership and Mentorship Forum
Female entrepreneurs, business leaders, and professionals share guidance on startups, finance, branding, marketing, leadership, and personal development.
Abia Campus Entertainment Fiesta
Music, comedy, and campus entertainment promoting awareness against illicit drugs, cultism, prostitution, and kidnapping.
Partnership invitation
Join a movement that celebrates identity and inspires excellence.
Ada Abia Festival welcomes government agencies, corporate organizations, financial institutions, development organizations, media partners, and cultural institutions committed to investment, tourism, enterprise, and women's empowerment.