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Arts & culture

Freedom Park

All ages · Lagos IslandOpen year-round

What a day out here really costs

₦5,000–15,000

Covers entry, food and drinks, parking.

Estimated total day: ₦5,000–15,000
Based on: A family of four, unless it says otherwise

Checked 30 Sep

What nobody tells you

Old colonial prison turned arts and leisure park. Host venue for LABAF in November.

Getting there

Freedom Park, Broad StreetView in Maps

Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos

The details

Open year-roundJust turn up, no date to plan around

All ages

Related events

Part of the same thing as Freedom Park

Happening together, at the same place, or part of the same programme.

16 Nov – 22 Nov

Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF)

All ages · Lagos Island

₦10,000–20,000Estimated total spend

Has a children's segment, the Green Festival, plus a youth creative club. Running since 1999. 2026 theme is 'The Work-Over Starts, Now'.

✓Checked 30 Sep

Similar, or goes well with

John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture & History

All ages · Onikan · 1.7 km from here

₦15,000–25,000Estimated total spend

Interactive exhibits and bead-making workshops. A good 'culture day'. Closed on Tuesdays.

✓Checked 30 Sep

Nike Art Gallery

All ages · Lekki · 16 km from here

₦5,000–10,000Estimated total spend

Four floors, 7,000+ pieces. Olori Art Foundation is right behind it.

✓Checked 30 Sep

Railway compound and museum

All ages · Yaba · 6.4 km from here

₦5,000–10,000Estimated total spend

Listed as a cheap outing (under 3k). Old trains for the kids to look at.

✓Checked 30 Sep