By Bimbola Oyesola and Steve Agbota
In a bid
to stimulate its economic and tourism potential, Lagos State is set to
host the maiden edition of the Nigeria Beer Festival from September 25
to October 1, 2017.
The Lagos State government is
collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts
across the globe to create maximum excitement during the week-long
fiesta that will climax with the Independence Day Mega Concert to
commemorate Nigeria’s independence.
The festival, which will promote
responsible drinking among drinking age (which is 18 years and above)
consumers at all its touch points, will be held at the Lagos Atlantic
City to give it a carnival atmosphere from Day 1 to the last day. It
will be a gathering of the largest community of beer consumers from
across the country and beyond.
The organisers of the Nigeria Beer
Festival, On and One Event (001) Limited, said the Lagos State
government, which is passionate about tourism, will provide massive
institutional support, particularly security, transport and related
logistics.
The event, according to the organisers,
will see Nigeria enrol into the league of beer festivals around the
world, and boost the country’s tourism opportunities.
General Manager of 001, Akinola
Oluwaleimu, revealed that the world-acclaimed Oktoberfest (Beer
Festival) in Munich, Germany, attracts more than 50,000 tourists yearly,
while other countries in Europe and America have caught the bug.
Nigeria Beer Festival will be a carnival
week of entertainment, sales and marketing and a gathering of the
largest community of beer consumers from across the country and beyond
with economic value for the brands and the economy at large, Oluwaleimu
assured.
The festival will provide an ambience to
showcase fashion and lifestyle, as well as culture in a carnival
atmosphere with various beer brands and other alcoholic drinks in
Nigeria connecting with their existing and potential consumers.
This culture touch point is in line with
the view of social scientists that beer is among the symbolic vehicles
for identifying, describing, constructing and manipulating cultural
values and interpersonal relationships. They classify different
alcoholic beverages in terms of their social and cultural meanings.
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