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Lagos Cocktail Week is the biggest cocktail festival in Africa

Celebration of cocktails in Africa

Lagos Cocktail Week is a vibrant festival that celebrates the unique cocktail culture of Nigeria through a series of engaging events, educational seminars, training sessions.

Spanning eight days, the event is designed to educate on cocktail culture, both locally and globally, inform participants about international industry trends, and entertain guests.

As the leading platform of its kind in Africa, Lagos Cocktail Week continues to foster innovation, community, and excellence within the hospitality and beverage industry.

About Lara Rawa – Founder, Lagos Cocktail Week

Lara Rawa is a Nigerian entrepreneur, mixologist, and hospitality advocate, best known as the Founder of Lagos Cocktail Week (LCW).

A trained lawyer with a Law degree from the University of Lagos, an MBA from Lagos Business School, and a Master’s in International Business Law from Queen Mary University of London, Lara transitioned from law into the world of mixology out of a passion for cocktails and a desire to innovate within Nigeria’s beverage scene.

She founded Eventi Cocktails, a cocktail consulting and mobile bar company, and later established Lagos Cocktail Week in 2014 as a standalone platform to educate, promote, and celebrate Nigeria’s growing cocktail industry.

Through LCW, Lara Rawa has worked to position mixology as a professional and respected career path, fostering connections between local talent and global trends.

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Lagos Cocktail Week, Africa’s largest cocktail festival, celebrates and promotes Nigeria’s vibrant cocktail culture through its annual event, The Lagos Cocktail Week (“LCW”), initiated in October 2014.

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