Nickelodeon’s superstar characters – the world’s most popular, irreverent sea sponge, SpongeBob Square Pants; Adventure Bay’s intrepid pups, Skye, Rubble Marshall and Chase from Paw Patrol: the feisty and fun Dora the Explorer have been scheduled for a new fun show in Nigeria.It has been confirmed that the
Dora’s animal rescuer cousin, Diego and her best pal, Boots.Shimmer and Shine, the two genies who can solve any problem will also be live on stage in Lagos for the 2018 edition of Nickelodeon NickFest in partnership with Maltina
NewswatchNIgeria has confirmed that following their first appearance in the year 2017, the 2018 biggest family festival, Nickelodeon NickFest, has been schedule for September 29th and 30th in Lagos where there will be lots of singing, dancing and pure laugh aloud fun.
It has also been gathered that kids and parents can also look forward to seeing the fun and friendly face of Maltina’s Happy character. This year Happy will be centre stage at the popular Maltina Happy Land at NickFest. And for the first time, Happy will be performing his very own show which will surprise and delight kids and parents at Maltina Happy Land.
The popular Slime Zone will have more gooey green slime and a number of slime activities for the Nickelodeon Slime fans. A major highlight of NickFest is The Celebrity Slime Challenge where popular personalities are slimed green in an effort to raise both awareness and funds for children support through NGO projects in Nigeria.
Executive Vice President and Managing Director for VIMN Africa and BET International, Alex Okosi confirmed that the line up of event
s for this second edition will outlive last year’s experience.
He said, “NickFest delivers an amazing experience for families to enjoy the best of Nickelodeon. We are thrilled to bring the festival back to Nigeria in partnership with Maltina for a second consecutive year.”
Ngozi Nkwoji, The Portfolio Manager, Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Nigerian Breweries Plc, added “This is indeed an exciting partnership for Maltina. We recognize that we are all busy and more often than not, life just gets in the way, making family time that much more important. As a brand that is all about nourishing family moments, we are proud to partner with Nickelodeon again to bring all the excitement of Nickfest to the whole family. Nickfest is one of those events that the whole family can enjoy and is an event that nourishes those precious family moments.”
This year NickFest will welcome more than 4,000 children and families to the Federal Palace transforming the venue into a bright orange Nickelodeon and Maltina wonderland. Two shows will be held on both days. Look out for details about the performers and hosts soon.
Tickets will be available soon from Afritickets. http://www. afritickets.com
