The Ovia Festival honors the goddess Ovia and celebrates fertility and prosperity. It features masquerades, storytelling, and communal feasting.

The Ovia Festival is an important traditional celebration among the Edo people of Benin, dedicated to Ovia, a revered goddess associated with peace, fertility, and prosperity. The festival serves as a sacred period of thanksgiving, purification, and renewal, often held after the harvest season. Ritual activities are carried out in both the royal palace and community shrines, ensuring that the blessings of Ovia reach the entire kingdom. It is a time when the people collectively seek harmony, abundance, and divine protection for the year ahead.