Bole Festival

Bole Festival is a multi-day annual Rivers food festival held in Port Harcourt. The maiden edition was held in 2016 in Port Harcourt. At the event, buyers are treated to different delicacies of traditional southern Nigeria food.

Origin
The Bole festival is a brain child of the founder Kennedy Nonso Iwuh who started the festival in 2016 with around 300 attendees.

Bole is a traditional name of a popular street delicacy blend of plantain, potatoes, yam and fresh fish. This delicacy is prepared in the local way using firewood and roasted for consumption. It is enjoyed by the locals and other Nigerians especially in the southern part of the country.

The festival is always held every year and the most recent is 2022 edition tagged "level Up" which had an attendance of over 25,000 people. The Bole festival which began in 2016, is done to celebrate Port Harcourt street food as well as showcase its rich culture and popular foods of the southern heritage or culture. The Bole festival attracts various food lovers, communities,, culture, brands, to celebrate its distinctive food culture each year.

Activities
Besides the preparation and consumption of the local delicacy, other aspects of the festival includes exhibition from food vendors and international food enthusiasts and chefs. Also there is performance from different artiste in Nigeria who come to thrill and entertain the crowd at the festival.