BellaNaija presents Major Events You Can’t Miss This Valentine | Love Like A Movie, Festival of Love, Valentines with Maxwell, R&BW The Grand Love Project & More!

The Valentine season is here again!

Don’t be left out on all the fun and excitement in the season of love. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a memorable time at some of the major events happening around you.

The BellaNaija team will be updating this list as more events emerge.

Remember to put a smile on someone’s face this season.
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Ribbons & Roses presents “Conversations In G- Strings”
A kiss is no longer enough, get the real gift of love from your loved one at this years edition of Ribbons n Roses: Conversations in G-Strings. Artistes performing at the event include Onyeka Onwenu, 2Face Idibia, Omawumi and Timi Dakolo. The event would be hosted by Alibaba.

Date: Thursday 14th February 2013
Venue: Banquet Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
Click here for ticket details
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Lovers’ Nest
Valentine’s day is upon us again! It’s a special, unique day for the exchange of love, gifts and tokens of affection. It’s that time of the year when you share with your special someone and you re-assure them of your love for them. So if you’ve been thinking of a special place to go on that special day, Lovers’ Nest is the place to be on Vals’ day. It promises to be a great atmosphere to reconnect and re-affirm your love for each other. With great cozy music and fantastic cocktails and games for entertainment. You get a chance to share love stories and get your salsa moves. Love birds in Lagos don’t have to cross the 3rd Mainland bridge on that special day as Lovers Nest has a venue on both sides of the bridge!

Date: Thursday 14th February 2013
Time: 6PM
Venue: 33 Sinari Daranijo Street, off Younis Bashorun, off Ajose Adeogun, VI Lagos | The Resource Place, 1 Badagry Street, Akora Estate off Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja
Contact: For more information and enquiries: Call – 07042036602, 08078046025 & 08062632525. Payment can be made to Guarantee Trust Bank – Events Expert – 0018892878

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Escape With Your Partner
Whether you want to rekindle the flame or make a new spark, you can have a good time at the Hotel Bon Voyage Night Out! There is something for everyone. It’s a great way to show your sweetheart, office staff, friends, and family just how much you love them. Now that you’ve got the gift it is time to find the place to relax and set the mood. Hotel Bon Voyage great Valentine-Day Ideas!

Date: Thursday 14th February 2013
Time: 6PM
Venue: 57a A.J Marinho Drive Off Tony Anegbode Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Tickets: N25,000
Contact: For further enquiries and reservations, call Shola Dada on 08130304844

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Zenith Water Margin Chinese Restaurant presents Special Valentine’s Meal for 2
Be at the Zenith Water Margin Chinese Restaurant from today to Sunday for its Special Valentine’s day meal package event.

Date: Thursday 14th February 2013 – Sunday 17th February 2013
Time: 12 Noon – 10:30 PM
Venue: Zenith Water Margin Chinese Restaurant, 28 Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos
__________________________________________________________________________________________

R&BW The Grand Love Project
Banky W is throwing another Lagos party. And this time, it’s for the release of his hugely anticipated album R&BW. EME homeboys Wizkid, Skales, DJ Xclusive, and Shaydee are also on the bill, as well as first lady Niyola with special guests appearance by Don Jazzy and Yvonne Nelson as well as other special surprises.

Date: Friday 15th February 2013
Time: 7PM
Venue: Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos
Click here for ticket details
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Love and Art: A Valentine Enchanted Evening
Virgonova in collaboration with PhatVibes Entertainment brings you a night of Love and Art! The evening is sectioned into two parts to cater to couples and singles: A 3-course dinner in a garden by the sea while being serenaded with music by talented artists, comedy to ease the stress of the day, couple games and poetry that speaks to your soul! And our “Red Light Special” after-party! A traffic light theme like no other! Perfect for couples and singles! So silence your inner cynic and think romantic thoughts in preps for a night of “Love and Art”.

Date: Friday 15th February 2013
Time: 6PM – 11PM
Venue: BC Garden Cafe 24, Ikoyi Crescent, off Kingsway Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Tickets: N30,000 per couple
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Motbensonz & Top Tea Presents: Valentine Tea Fiesta Season 3
Come and Enjoy your Top Tea in even more amazing and different recipes and variants like: Apple Honey Ice Tea, Lime Mint Ice Tea, Chocolate Ice Tea, Chapman with Tea, Ginger Ice Tea, Apple Ice tea with Vodka. Also, a lucky couple gets to win an all-expense paid weekend @ Four Points Hotel, Lekki and loads of other prizes. You don’t want to miss performances by 2Face Idibia, Solidstar, Chidinma, Niyola, GT D Guitarman, Jay Aims, ClassiQ, Femi Knight, Yeka Onka, Mr Byno, Korede Bello and so many more. And your hosts for the evening are: Gbemi (Beat fm) & Dotun (Cool fm). Note that this event is Strictly By Invitation. Free invites are available @ Chicken Republic outlets, Ozone cinema and Silverbird cinema, Ikeja.

Date: Friday 15th February 2013
Time: Red Carpet starts at 6PM
Venue: Club Octopus Reloaded, Adebisi Street, Alagomeji, Yaba.
Dress code: A touch of Red.
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Festival of Love
Abuja, brace yourself for another fun edition of Festival of Love brought to you by Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu. Festival of Love is an evening of romantic serenade for couples and lovers, couples’ games and great comedy for lovers. The organizers revealed that Karaoke has been added to this year’s edition. Performing at the event (comedy) include Julius Agwu, Bovi, Dan ‘D’ Humorous, Akpororo and Chigul while music stars Wizkid, Burna Boy and Chidinma will perform some of their hit tracks.

Date: Saturday 16th February 2013
Time: 5 PM
Venue: Transcorp Hilton, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja
Ticket Prices: Regular N 5,000 | VIP N 10,000 | Table of 8 N 400,000
Ticket Locations: Silverbird Cinemas Abuja | Drumstix, Maitama II,, Abuja | Exclusive Stores, Wuse II, Abuja | Jevinik Restaurant, Wuse II, Abuja | Ceddi Plaza, Central Business Area, Abuja | Crystal Lounge | Cubana Lounge, Wuse II, Abuja | Shoprite Apo, Abuja
Contact: For more info and general inquiries, call 08033188985
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Valentines with Maxwell
Valentines Day is here again, and in the spirit of the season of love, Classic fm 97.3 have announced plans for Valentines with Maxwell, the coolest and most exciting evening to remember this quarter of 2013; headlined by Grammy award winning American R&B, funk and neo soul singer – Maxwell! Also performing are Black Magic, Omawunmi, Bez and Yinka Davies.

Date: Saturday 16th February 2013
Time: 7PM
Venue: Ocean View grounds, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
Ticket Price: N25,000
Ticket Locations: Silverbird Cinemas in VI and Ikeja | Ozone Cinema in Yaba | Domino’s Pizza / Coldstone Creamery in VI and Lekki | Eko Hotel
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Darey Presents “Love: Like A Movie”
“Love: Like A Movie” is a theatrical concert for valentine, produced with style as an exhibition of performance varieties. At its core, the project uses the interpretation of powerful emotions, music, traditionally inspired dance/acrobatic performances, lights, moving images and customized sets interwoven into a single production to express the values of love and humanity in modern Nigeria, with the sole purpose of creating a magical experience that stays with the audience for a lifetime. The event will be co-hosted by Kim Kardashian. Artistes to perform include 2Face Idibia, P-Square, Naeto C, 9ice, Ice Prince, Jozi, Flavour, Moeazy, Zaina, Iyanya, Waje, Seyi Shay, Praiz and Timi Dakolo.

Date: Sunday 17th February 2013.
Time: 5PM
Venue: Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
Click here for ticket details
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Str8 Up, Hip-Hop: The Love Jones Edition
Love is in the air this February and for the Hip-hop lovers, get ready for Str8 Up, Hip-hop: The Love Jones Edition. The event will feature the whole nine: magnificent graffiti art display, breath-taking B-boy and emcee battle sessions, moving spoken word performances by Efe Paul Azino and Toni Payne with superb DJs Humility and OZ on the wheels. There will also be special guest performances by the ruthless vet, Ill Bliss AKA Dat Ibo Boy and Phyno. The “Love Jones Edition” which will be hosted by veteran femcee, Blaise, is a production of Now Muzik En.Core in partnership with Beat 99.9 fm.

Date: Saturday 23rd February 2013
Venue: Koga Studios, Oregun Road, Ikeja
__________________________________________________________________________________________
So where will the BN Glam Cam find you this Valentine?