The popular Oloolu Masquerade Festival Celebration in Ibadan, Oyo State will begin on Monday 27th July ,2026 with visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja at his Palace, Oke-Aremo, Ibadan where he will offer prayers for Olubadan, his council members, indigenes, residents and Ibadanland as a whole.
The Oloolu will later visit the Otun Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole residence at Foko Area of Ibadan the same day.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Olugbemiga Ayoade in Ibadan.
On Tuesday 28th July 2026, according to Mogaji Ile Aje, Ode – Aje Oloolu compound Ibadan, Chief Kazeem Omotoso, Oloolu will visit Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde at Government House Agodi, Ibadan, he will later visit Aliiwo, Yemetu , Oje market, Isale -Afaa, Oke Aremo, Popo – Yemoja, Bode Market, Molete, Isale – Ijebu, Elekuro, Kobomoje and then to Oranmiyan.
On Wednesday 29th July, Oloolu will visit Ojagbo, Alafara Olubadan, Ita – Baale, Ogboriefon, Labo, and Kobomoje.
On Thursday 30th July which is the last day for the Oloolu Masquerade festival celebration for this year ,the masquerade will visit Ile – Aperin, Agugu, Iyana Idi – Iroko, Awotunde Jegede, Itamerin – Gangansi, and Babanla.
While congratulating the masquerade, indigenes and residents of Ibadanland for God’s mercy to witness 2026 Oloolu Masquerade festival, Olubadan enjoined them to allow absolute peace to reign during the celebration
He warned women not to see Oloolu as it is a taboo according to the tradition of Ibadanland to do so, adding that the photograph and video of the masquerade should not be taken.