Badagry
Badagry, also known as Gbadagri, is a coastal town and local government area in Lagos State, South West Nigeria. Being the second largest town in Lagos State, Badagry is surrounded by lakes, creeks or runlets and island, which makes beaches and resorts one of the major attractions of the ancient town. Wikivoyage
Population 241,093 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Nigeria
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Velekete Slave Market Museum Museum · 280 m -
Agiya Tree Monument Monument · 340 m -
Seriki William Abass Slave Museum Museum · 530 m -
Badagry Heritage Museum Museum · 840 m -
Mobee Royal Family Original Slave Tade Relics Museum Museum · 500 m -
Nigeria First Storey building sign post Monument · 650 m - Wawu Palace Castle · 260 m
- Mobee Royal Palace Castle · 540 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Badagry Festival
October
Badagry Festival is an annual event held in Badagry, a town in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is organised by the African Renaissance Foundation (AREFO).
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Badagry); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.