FULL LIST: Oloolu masquerade movement schedule for Ibadan communities

The palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland has released the movement schedule for the 2026 Oloolu Masquerade Festival, detailing the communities the masquerade is expected to visit between Tuesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 30.
nAccording to the itinerary shared by the palace, signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Olubadan, Chief Ayoade Olugbemigbe, on July 22, the Oloolu Masquerade will be out daily from 4:00 p.m. until dawn, moving through designated routes across Ibadan as part of the annual festival.
nThe schedule is as follows:
nTuesday, July 28
nGovernment House, Agodi
nAliiwo
nYemetu
nOje Market
nOlubadan Palace
nIsale-Afa
nOke Aremo
nPopo-Yemoja
nBode Market
nMolete
nIsale-Ijebu
nElekuro
nKobomoje
nOranmiyan
n nWednesday, July 29
nOjagbo
nAlafara Olubadan
nIta-Baale
nOgboriefon
nLabo
nKudeti
nIle Tuntun/Oke Odo
nKobomoje
n nThursday, July 30
nIle-Aperin
nAgugu
nIyana Idi-Iroko
nAwotunde Jegede
nItamerin-Gangansi
nBabanla
n nThe movement schedule forms part of activities for the 2026 Oloolu Masquerade Festival, which began on Monday, July 27, with Aisun Odun Oloolu (festival eve).
nEarlier, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, urged residents and participants to ensure a peaceful celebration in line with the traditions of Ibadanland. The monarch reiterated that women are forbidden from seeing the Oloolu Masquerade in accordance with Ibadan tradition.n
nHe also warned members of the public against taking photographs or recording videos of the masquerade during the festival.
nOba Ladoja further cautioned the Oloolu Masquerade, other Egungun leaders and their followers, adherents of various religions and members of the public against any act capable of causing unrest or a breakdown of law and order during the celebration.
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