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Manchester Igbo Iriji Festival 2025 Appeal Fund
Stockport, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Aim
Celebrate Culture. Empower Community. Fund the Iriji Festival Manchester 2025 to help keep the illustrious Iriji festival free and thriving.
Bring the Igbo Iriji Festival 2025 to Life in Manchester!
Campaign Target: £50,000
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Event Date: Saturday, 6 September 2025
💬 Our Story
Each year, the Igbo community in the UK comes together in Manchester to celebrate something truly special — the Iriji Festival, also known as the New Yam Festival. It’s a vibrant, joy-filled celebration of Igbo heritage, culture, and identity.
The festival is a free, public event welcoming over 2,000 guests from families and students to dignitaries and cultural lovers of all backgrounds. It features music, dance, traditional ceremonies, authentic food, and community unity — a living tribute to our roots and pride.
As the organisers, we are committed to keeping this powerful tradition alive and accessible to everyone, but hosting such a major event comes with significant costs — from venue hire and sound production to artist fees, security, and logistics.
That’s why we’re asking you — our community, allies, and friends — to help us raise £50,000 to fund the 2025 edition.
🎯 Why It Matters
Culture connects us. It teaches, heals, and empowers. In a time when many cultural traditions risk fading away, the Manchester Igbo Iriji Festival is an act of joyful preservation — and a gift to future generations.
By supporting this crowdfunder, you’re doing more than helping us throw a festival. You are:
- Preserving a powerful African tradition
- Building community across generations and backgrounds
- Creating an inclusive space of celebration and unity
- Promoting cultural pride among the African diaspora
✨ What Your Donation Supports
Your contribution goes directly toward:
- Venue hire and technical equipment
- Live performers, drummers, and cultural dancers
- Traditional yam ceremony and community meals
- Health & safety, insurance, and event staff
- Youth engagement, outreach, and publicity
🖤 Final Word
We are passionate about sharing our culture, celebrating our community, and creating a space where everyone feels welcome. With your help, we can make the 2025 Manchester Igbo Iriji Festival the biggest and most meaningful one yet.
👉 Donate now — and be part of a celebration that unites, uplifts, and inspires.
Support culture. Celebrate community. Keep tradition alive.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made