Calabar Carnival also known as Africa's Biggest Street Party is an annual carnival held in Cross River State, Nigeria. The carnival holds every December and was declared by the then Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke in 2004 as an activity to mark Christmas celebration yearly. He said his vision for creating the festival was to make Cross River a home of tourism and hospitality in Nigeria and Africa. The quality of the festival has grown over the years making it Nigeria's biggest carnival and an internationally recognized festival.

Calabar Carnival is known as the pride of Nigeria. For the entire month of December the city of Calabar puts on numerous carnival events.