Happy weekend friends! You know there’s never a dull moment with The Weekend Thermometer and this weekend won’t be different. Check out the carefully curated events we have lined up for you.

Seyi Solagbade takes to the Freedom Park stage again this Friday with his rich African rhythm! Come enjoy some good music.
Venue: Freedom Park, Lagos
Date: 11th August, 2017
Time: 6PM
Ticket Price: ₦500

It’s the one year anniversary of silent disco this Friday! Get your headphones, choose 3 music channels and get on the dance floor like no one’s watching. It’s one of a kind. It’s a great way to kickoff the weekend. There will be free shots, ice cream, cake and fashion auction from Style Factory by Ada. Only few headphones left, don’t miss this!
Venue: Whitespace Art Gallery, 58, Raymond Njoku street, Ikoyi, Lagos
Date: 11th August, 2017
Time: 6PM
Ticket Price: ₦3,000

In celebration of Nigerian history and culture with art, music & folk tales by Jinmi Abduls, Laime, Kizz Ernie, Remy Baggings, Ayo Folarin and many more of Nigerian heritage, Coalition for Youth Development is following up the #IAmAConcernedYouth campaign with another edition of Roots Festival which is also a tribute to the co-founder of this initiative, Kika Onyibe. Let’s get culture’d!
Venue: 10A, Ikoya Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos
Date: 12th August, 2017
Time: 3PM- 8PM
Ticket Price: ₦1,000

Wole Soyinka’s 83rd birthday celebration continues this weekend! King Baabu is a stage presentation of Prof. Wole Soyinka’s book, directed by Toyin Oshinaike, set to satirically discuss our choice of leadership amidst the recession going on in Nigeria.
Venue: Freedom Park, Lagos
Date: 12th – 13th August, 2017
Time: 7PM
Ticket Price: ₦2,000

White Pineapple Management is here with the ultimate summer combo, food, drink and art! Also giving young creatives like LadyDonli, Shayo Davids, TSE, Izzyella, Famous Bobson the platform to showcase their talents as well as creating awareness for depression through food. Come through guys!
Venue: Freedom Park, Marina, Lagos
Date: 13th August, 2017
Time: 12:30PM
Ticket Price: ₦1,000

Here’s a collaborative exhibition of two talented media/visual artists, Olatunde Alara and Ifedoyin Shotunde’s new and original art pieces whose works have been featured in Wura Ogunji’s ‘House of Wahala’ in Houston and Fuck Art exhibitions – an artistic representation of contemporary happenings but also a way of expressing art just the way the artist envisioned them without inhibitions. Check out their amazing contemporary works this Sunday. Runs through till the 25th of August.
Venue: Stranger Lagos, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Date: 13th August, 2017
Time: 3PM- 9PM
Ticket Price: Free