🇬🇭 Festivals of Ghana by Month, Region & Tribe

• Ghana Paragliding Festival

• Location: Atibie-Kwahu, Eastern Region

• Tribe: Kwahu

• Time: Easter weekend (March/April)

• Description: Introduced in 2005, this annual event takes place on the Odweanoma Mountain during the Easter holidays. It brings together both local and international pilots for tandem flights and showcases Ghana’s tourism potential. It's accompanied by street carnivals and cultural activities.

• PANAFEST (Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival)

• Location: Cape Coast & Elmina, Central Region

• Audience: Pan-African / Diaspora (not tribe-specific)

• Time: Biennial (July–August), dates vary

• Description: PANAFEST is a cultural and intellectual festival celebrating Pan-Africanism and commemorating the transatlantic slave trade. Activities include durbars, theatre, music, and tours of slave castles. It’s a powerful platform for reconnecting people of African descent with the continent.

Greater Accra Region

• Homowo Festival – Celebrated by the Ga people of Accra, typically in August, to hoot at hunger and celebrate a bountiful harvest.

• Asafotufiam Festival – Held in Ada, usually in late July or early August, commemorating past warriors and battles.

• Ngmayem Festival – Celebrated by the Shai people in parts of Greater Accra and Eastern Region, usually in October.

Central Region

• Aboakyer Festival – Celebrated in Winneba on the first Saturday in May, involving a deer-hunting competition.

• Bakatue Festival – Held in Elmina in July, symbolizing the opening of the fishing season.

• Fetu Afahye – Celebrated in Cape Coast during the first Saturday of September, marking the cleansing of the town and thanksgiving to the gods.

• Awubia Festival – Celebrated in Awutu in August/September to honor ancestors and harvest.

• Edina Bronya – A Christmas-like festival celebrated by the people of Elmina in January.

Eastern Region

• Dipo Festival – A puberty rite for girls, celebrated by the Krobo people in Odumase Krobo, typically in March or April.

• Ngmayem Festival – Celebrated by the Krobo people (shared with parts of Greater Accra), typically in October.

• Odwira Festival – Celebrated in Akropong, Akwapim-Mampong, and Aburi in September/October, involving purification and renewal rituals.

• Ohum Festival – Celebrated by the Akyem people in Kyebi and Apedwa, usually in June or July.

Volta Region

• Hogbetsotso Festival – Celebrated by the Anlo Ewe people in Anloga, usually in early November, commemorating their migration from Notsie in Togo.

• Kloyosikplem Festival – Celebrated by the Yilo Krobo people, usually in November.

• Dodoleglime Festival – Held in the Ve Traditional Area, usually in November, commemorating escape from tyranny in Notsie.

Ashanti Region

• Akwasidae Festival – Celebrated every six weeks at Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, honoring ancestors and the Ashanti king.

• Mmoaninko Festival – Held in Offinso, usually in November, celebrating military victory and bravery.

Western Region

• Kundum Festival – Celebrated by the Nzema and Ahanta people, from August to October, depending on the town. It is a harvest festival that includes dancing and drumming.

Northern Region

• Damba Festival – Celebrated by the Dagomba, Nanumba, and Gonja people, often in July or August, combining Islamic traditions with cultural dance and drumming.

Upper East Region

• Fao Festival – Celebrated in Navrongo, usually in January, involving rituals and community gathering.

• Gologo Festival – Held by the Talensi people of Teng-Zug, often in March, as a pre-planting ritual.

• Fiok Festival – Celebrated in Sandema by the Builsa people, usually in December, re-enacting historical battles.

Upper West Region

• Kobine Festival – Celebrated by the people of Lawra, typically in September, showcasing dance and thanksgiving.

Bono / Bono East / Ahafo Regions

• Apoo Festival – Celebrated in Techiman and Wenchi, typically in October, promoting moral cleansing and social commentary.

• Fofie Yam Festival – Held in Nchiraa, near Wenchi, celebrated in October, marking the yam harvest.

• Adekyem Festival – Celebrated in Bechem, usually in November or December, to express gratitude for peace and development.

Other websites - Not shown within our main site-map:

1. Fort Teshie (Fort Augustaborg) - Teshie, Accra)
2. Fort Komenda - 2 Forts at Komenda (Central Region, near Elmina and Cape Coast, Central Region)
3. Forth Conraadsborg (Elmina, Central Region)
4. Fort Ussher (Accra, Ussher Town)
5. Fort Wiliam (Cape Coast, Central Region)
6. Fort Victoria (Cape Coast, Central Region)
7. Fort Batenstein (Butree, Western Region)
8. Fort Patience (Central Region)
9. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Museum (Accra)
10. Yaa Asantewaah Museum (Ashanti Region)
11. The W .E. B. Du Bois Centre for Pan African Culture (Accra)
12. Volta Regional Museum, Ho (Volta Region)
13. Kakum National Park (Central Region, near Cape Coast)
14. Aburi & Aburi Botanical Gardens (Aburi, Eastern region)
15. Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum Nkroful (Western Region, Nkroful)
16. Official website of Tetthe Quarshie Art market (Accra)