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Events & Festivals

Ghana celebrates all year round. Many traditional festival dates are announced locally each year, so we show the usual time of year and confirm exact dates for you.

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5 events

May

Usually the first Saturday of May

Aboakyer Deer Hunting Festival

Winneba · Central Region

Two warrior groups race to catch a live antelope with their bare hands, in Winneba.

July

Bakatue festival in Elmina

Usually the first Tuesday of July

Bakatue Festival

Elmina · Central Region

Elmina opens its fishing season with a regatta of canoes on the Benya lagoon.

July to August, usually every two years

PANAFEST

Cape Coast · Central Region

The Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival, bringing together Africa and its diaspora.

August

1 August every year

Emancipation Day

Assin Manso and Cape Coast · Central Region

Remembering the end of slavery, with ceremonies at Assin Manso and the castles.

September

Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival

Usually the first Saturday of September

Fetu Afahye

Cape Coast · Central Region

Cape Coast's colourful festival, with a grand procession of chiefs and Asafo companies.

Travelling for a festival?

Tell us your dates. We'll confirm when the celebrations happen, and arrange transport and somewhere to stay. Rooms fill up quickly around the big festivals and in December.

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