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World over, there are different festivals that cut across different climes, be it, religion, culture and economic. These festivals are often celebrated with pomp and large expressions of pageantry. This is also the case within the Christian world, especially when it comes to the area of music festivals. There are many Christian music festivals in the world that seek to and in many cases expand God’s kingdom through the use of music. One such festival is the Livingspring Christian Music Festival. This study is a social-historical analysis on this particular Christian music festival. The authors trace its emergence, its beliefs and practices. The article also discusses the impacts of this festival on the development of Christianity in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.