Thrilling performances from leading music sensations, including Patoranking, Teni, Fireboy and Rema had the children and parents excited at this year’s Nickelodeon family festival tagged Nickfest 2019, held at the Balmoral Event Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The two-day event was indeed full day of glitz, glamour, great music and slime, as participants had a fun-filled weekend with Nickelodeon characters, among others.
The hot performances from the musicians set the venue in a delightful mood which had kids and their parents and siblings present engage in a sing-along.
The venue was transformed into a beautifully lit wonderland with a relaxing ambience created by the Nickelodeon traditional bright orange colour.
The excitement, which began on Saturday, continued till Sunday evening as children in attendance witnessed the arrival of their favourite Nickelodeon characters at the festival.
They include SpongeBob Squarepants, Adventure Bay’s intrepid pups, Skye, Rubble Marshall and Chase from Paw Patrol, and everyone’s favourite genies, Shimmer and Shine and for the first time ever performing in Nigeria, The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The event, hosted by Mannie Essien and Amarachi Uyanne, popularly called Amarachi Dance, kept the kids’ mood alive with their spirited delivery.
Speaking at the venue of the event, Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director VIMN Africa, owners of Nickelodeon, said: “We are indeed grateful that our family-centric TV entertainment content was transformed to an event experience that has brought joy and entertainment to families.
“We have had an incredible show of support from parents and kids year after year and Nickfest in Nigeria continues to gain more fans.
“At VIMN Africa, we appreciate the valued support from our partner Maltina and the associate sponsors Cadbury and DStv as well as the support from Cussons Baby for their joint effort in making this year’s NickFest another success.”
Celebrity guests in attendance include Davido’s daughter, Imade; Noble Igwe; Wizkid’s son, Boluwatife; Kemi Smallz; Sensei Uche; IK Osakioduwa and a host of others.
