The 2020 edition of the Lagos International Jazz Festival is set to be held at Freedom Park from 24 to 26 April. If you have not yet booked your accommodation, now is the time to choose from the best Lagos hotels, as you prepare for a few great nights of jazz.
Nigeria’s Premier Jazz Festival
Launched with the aim of establishing Lagos as a vibrant global jazz tourism destination, the festival offers world-class entertainment for both visitors and Lagos residents. Boasting a number of headliners from the international world of jazz, it also provides local artists with an opportunity to show off their talents and jam with fellow musicians from abroad. In addition to an exciting roster of live performances, the festival also features lectures, workshops, educational materials and exhibitions, to aid the promotion of jazz as a historical and contemporary art form.
Music fans are sure to have an incredible few nights. In fact, the festival has never been known to disappoint! And, the music festival is guaranteed to attract many international visitors looking to enjoy the best jazz talent that Nigeria and the world have to offer.
The festival is hosted at Freedom Park on Broad Street, Lagos Island. This historic park was built to preserve the history and heritage of Nigerians. It makes a perfect backdrop for this celebration of music and culture.
The Sheraton Lagos
There are plenty of world-class hotels in Lagos that can offer you excellent places to lay your head after a long night of great music in Freedom Park. The Sheraton is foremost among these. It is a beautiful hotel located on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja, not far from Murtala Muhammed International Airport. It also boasts one of Lagos’s finest casinos – if perhaps you feel like trying your luck after attending the festival.