Virtual Detty December 2026: a Lagos party you can join free in your browser

Every December, Lagos turns into one long party. People call it Detty December: concerts, beach days, weddings, late nights and a city full of friends who have just flown home. If you cannot be there this year, or you just want a taste of it from your sofa, there is another way in.

AJ Cities is a free open-world game set on the edge of Ajegunle, Lagos, and its party mode is a live, virtual Lagos night you join in your browser. To be completely clear: this is a virtual Detty December inside the game. There is no real venue, no real date and no real ticket. Nothing here gets you into a party in Lagos. What it gets you is the next best thing: a walled estate, a club with a live set, a beach party and other real players to talk to, from wherever you are.

What a virtual Detty December looks like in AJ Cities

You arrive as your own character outside the main gate of Abraham Adesyan Estate, where the guests queue and the police decide who gets in. From there, the night is yours:

• Prizm, the club. The purple-lit club house at No. 1145 June 12 Street. The artist Joe-Izzy plays Prizm every night from 9 pm to 1 am Lagos time.
• The beach party. Past the bush and its street football pitch, the beach is where the estate goes to cool off.
• The radio. The estate radio plays the same song at the same moment for every player, so the whole estate hears the same track together.
• The people. Everyone you meet in party mode is a real player. Walk up, say hello, start a chat.

How to join, step by step

1. Open ajcities.com on your phone or computer and choose Party at the estate. There is nothing to download.
2. Sign in with your email. If you do not have an account, signing in creates one. You must be 18 or over.
3. Pick your character and a world: always day, always night, or real Lagos time. Everyone in the same world sees the same time.
4. Change your look for free at the Palmline Unisex Salon and Gatefold Clothing next to the gate.
5. Walk up to the gate and ask the police. Most nights about four in five guests who ask are let in free.

Want the full walkthrough? Read how party mode works.

Is it free?

Yes. The game is free, and asking at the gate gets most people in. Tickets are optional: they last 24 hours and open more of the estate. A ₦250 ticket opens the bush and Prizm's ground floor, ₦400 adds the beach party, and Prizm VIP tickets open the pool deck, the rooftop and backstage. Every price is on the tickets page.

Which world should you pick for a December night?

If you want the club, pick always night: it is 10 pm there all the time, so Prizm is open and Joe-Izzy is on stage whenever you arrive. Pick Lagos time if you want the real thing, hour by hour: the sky follows the Lagos sun, and the set starts at 9 pm Lagos time. Pick always day for the football pitch and the street in the sun.

Bring your friends

Pick the same world as your friends and you usually join the same estate. Each one holds up to 60 players; when it is full, a new one opens for the next guests. Share the link in your group chat, agree a world and meet at the gate.

A December for adults

AJ Cities is 18+. The story side of the game deals with crime, police corruption and a dodgy club owner, and the party is for grown-ups. If you want the story first, start with AJ's story: deported from London, broke on June 12 Street, with a debt to the gate police.

Is this a real Detty December event?

No. It is a virtual Detty December inside the game AJ Cities. There is no real venue, date or ticket, and nothing here gets you into a real party in Lagos.

How much does the virtual Detty December cost?

Nothing to join. Most guests who ask the police at the gate are let in free; optional tickets from ₦250 open more of the estate for 24 hours.

Can I join from the UK or the US?

Yes. AJ Cities runs in any modern browser, on a phone or a computer, wherever you are.