The Odua Cultural Tourism Festival is a major initiative promoting inbound tourism and cultural integration across the Southwestern states of Nigeria. The festival serves as a vibrant showcase of Yoruba heritage, creativity, and unity through arts, crafts, performances, and exhibitions. It is positioned as a landmark event that celebrates culture, strengthens community ties, and drives regional economic growth through tourism and cultural exchange.
The Challenge
Before the website development, the festival lacked a unified digital platform to manage registrations, updates, and event communications. Information was shared manually across various channels, making coordination difficult for participants, vendors, and stakeholders. The organizers needed a dynamic online system that would handle event promotion, registration, media uploads, and visitor engagement while maintaining the cultural identity of the festival. The website also needed to scale easily to accommodate growing participation across multiple states.
What did Kastech do
Kastech developed the Odua Cultural Tourism Festival website using the KAS Framework v2.50 integrated with WordPress 5.8, providing a fully responsive and visually engaging digital experience.
Key implementations include:
- Event registration portal with automated confirmation and data management
- News and publication module for updates, press releases, and event coverage
- CRUD functionalities for seamless content creation and management
- Featured homepage slider and customizable front page sections
- Advanced grouped gallery with sorting and categorized portfolios for cultural showcases
- Video gallery and YouTube playlist integration for performances and promotions
- SEO optimized structure for maximum online visibility
- Secure Comodo SSL encryption for safe transactions and data protection
- Fully responsive design ensuring accessibility across devices
The Results
- 99.98 percent uptime and uninterrupted user access during festival registration periods
- 100 percent automation of participant registration and data processing
- Increased visibility and participation across Southwestern states
- Improved event management through centralized digital control
- Stronger media presence and brand positioning for the festival
