Nwoke Udi Bar Kicks Off 2026 New Yam Festival Celebration In Awka
Nwoke Udi Palm Wine Bar, a frontline hospitality bar is set to treat customers and patrons to a 4-day spectacular new yam festival
The feast will hold from Thursday, Nov. 5 to Sunday to Sunday, 8.
The festival promises to provide the best of African Continental cuisine with a beautiful display of Igbo culture, tradition, and rich culinary experience with good life music.
New yam festival is the celebration of harvest in Igbo land with yam as a symbol because it is generally regarded as the king of crops.
The menu will feature the oriental palm wine to be used to wash down the delicious freshly roasted yam with traditional spices such as ukpaka, red oil, and utazi vegetables.
Ndubisi Eze, the Chief Executive Officer of Nwoke Udi Palm Wine has assured that this year’s edition would be bigger, better and more entertaining in line with the innovative tradition of the outfit.
Eze said multiple musical artists would perform during the festival to give a beautiful ambience to the gathering.
The new yam festival will climax on Sunday with Ogene highlife maestro, Ausuma Malaika and his cultural group, thrilling the audience with scintillating and high-energy performance.
He said the company had introduced the barcode payment systems to make for greater convenience and seamless transactions.
“The festival is organised in keeping with Nwoke Udi’s commitment to promoting Igbo culture and tradition.
“We are inviting all lovers of good food, particularly those who appreciate authentic local cuisine, to join in the festivities.
“We also encourage our guests to continue to patronise Nwoke Udi Palm Wine Bar and Nnaochie Foods for the best African dishes.
“We are not just promising delicious traditional cuisine and lively entertainment but also a warm, well-organised celebration of heritage that reflects the bar’s reputation for quality and cultural pride,” he said.
