With over 4000 hotel rooms Cross River is safe and Ready for the Carnival Calabar – Ekpenyong MD CRSTB

 

(Posted 15th December 2025)

 

 

Carnival Calabar is the main draw of events in Nigeria and Cross River State but how ready is the State to host the huge crowd that usually descends on Calabar and Obudu Resort in December.

CallyAir 
“Note that the government and people of CRS are celebrating 20 years of sustaining an international brand – Carnival Calabar and festival. So the govt is ready and the people are ready. You can see the evidence in the acquisition of two additional aircraft.

Tallest Christmas Tower in Nigeria
The amazing lighting of the streets one month to Christmas, crowned with one of the tallest Christmas light tower in Nigeria. Our roads are wearing new looks with asphalt, the introduction of VVIP seats for our visitors during the biggest street party and the opening of the cinema this month @ the Calabar Marina Resort. Infact this year shall be a blast.

4000 Hotel Rooms 
We have approximately four thousand rooms including B&B apartments. As we speak, His Excellency has approved another grant of Money for owners of hospitality facilities in CRS to assist them clean up the Hotels.

Safe State 
By God’s grace, CRS is one of the safest state in Nigeria. And His Excellency has declared zero tolerance on security in CRS.

Detty December 
Detty December for us in Calabar will happen in all locations in the street of Calabar. It started happening from the 1st of Nov. 2025 @ the Xmas village  and will continue for 31 days. It is already  happening at  11/11 which is our signature venue with one of the most beautiful xmas lighting experience.it is happening in all night clubs as we speak.

Carnival Calabar
The grand finale will be on the 29th during the Africa’s biggest street party, where the entire city of Calabar will be shutdown while the masterpiece of beautiful spectacles of flamboyant display of colors, rich culture and history in a dedicated 12km stretch of the street of Calabar will become the melting point. Nigeria, Africa, and the global community will find it difficult to recover from what is about to happen Calabar. Our hospitable people, our food, our clean and green, our most secured environment and our Africa’s biggest street party is waiting for you. Welcome home!

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