Empowerment Workshops
Hands-on training in gele artistry and related creative skills.
Gele Expo /
2025
BUILDING BEYONDTHE WRAP
Promoting Culture, Empowering Enterprise and Honouring Legacy
6 Dec 2025
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7 Dec 2025
J.K. Randle Rd, Onikan Round About, Lagos Island, Onikan, Lagos
About this edition
Beyond the Wrap Is a Larger Story.
Gele Expo 2025 is a cultural and creative gathering designed to empower creatives, expand access, preserve legacy, engage youth and build global visibility for gele culture and African heritage.
Edition
2025
Status
ended
Date
6 Dec 2025
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7 Dec 2025
Venue
J. Randle Centre for Yorùbá Culture & History
Programme
Culture. Knowledge. Enterprise. Opportunity.
Follow the conversations, demonstrations and experiences across each day.
DAY 1 • SAT, DEC 6
DAY 2 • SUN, DEC 7
Creative Exhibition
Live product demonstrations, immersive experiences and brand showcases.
Who It's For
Built for the People Moving Culture Forward.
GeleExpo brings together people across culture, craft, fashion, business and community.
Fashion and beauty entrepreneurs
Makeup and gele professionals
Cultural investors
Youths and students
Global African communities
OUR OBJECTIVES
What This Edition Set Out to Achieve.
The goals guiding this edition of GeleExpo.
Reach 1,000+ physical attendees and 100,000+ digital participants globally.
Empower 100 participants through hands-on skills training in gele artistry and complementary trades.
Showcase both emerging and established creatives, with a focus on art, culture and innovation within the headwrap fashion industry.
THE CONFERENCE VENUE
8 Dec 2026
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9 Dec 2026
FROM THE EDITION
Scenes From This Edition.
A visual record of the people, craft and moments that shaped this edition.
THIS EDITION HAS CONCLUDED
The Event Ends. The Story Remains.
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