Cultural Festivals by Name
Cultural Festivals in Ghana by Name – 2025 Edition
Ghana cultural festivals showcase a vibrant tapestry of traditions and celebrations across the country. In this comprehensive, alphabetically organized pillar page, you’ll find every major festival—from A to Z—complete with up-to-date dates, exact locations, and direct links to detailed guides.
Dive into the rhythms, rituals, and rich heritage of each event so you can confidently plan an unforgettable Ghanaian cultural adventure.
A
Aboakyer Festival
Where: Winneba, Central Region
When: First Saturday in May
A “deer hunt” festival of the Effutu people, where rival Asafo companies race to capture a live deer for sacrifice, followed by drumming, dancing, and a grand chief’s durbar.
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Adae (Akwasidae) Festival
Where: Kumasi, Ashanti Region
When: Every six weeks on a Sunday
A sacred Ashanti ceremony honoring ancestors at the Manhyia Palace, featuring royal processions, drumming, libations, and the display of the Golden Stool.
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Apoo Festival
Where: Techiman, Bono Region
When: September/October (dates vary)
A week-long “social purification” festival where people air grievances publicly through song and satire, concluding with durbars, processions, and reconciliation rites.
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Apiba Festival
Where: Senya-Beraku, Central Region
When: Early June
A harvest celebration marking the first maize yield, with chiefs and villagers gathering for communal feasts, libations, drumming, and traditional dances.
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Asafotufiam Festival
Where: Ada, Greater Accra Region
When: First week of August
A warrior festival commemorating historic battles, featuring mock musketry, foot-drills, colorful marching, and a grand durbar of chiefs.
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B
Bugum Chugu (Fire Festival)
Where: Dagbon, Northern Region
When: February (ninth day of Bugum lunar month)
An 800-year-old nocturnal festival where torchbearers light the way in a ritual search for a lost prince, ushering in the new year with drumming and dance.
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Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Where: James Town & Ussher Town, Accra
When: Mid-August
A week-long urban art festival turning Accra’s historic quarters into a living canvas of murals, performances, music, and interactive installations.
🔗 Read More: Chale Wote 2025 »
D
Damba Festival
Where: Tamale & Northern Regions
When: Third month of the Dagomba lunar calendar
A two-week festival honoring the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, featuring royal durbars, horse-riding displays, drumming ensembles, and communal feasts.
🔗 Read More: Damba Festival 2025 »
E
Edina Bakatue Festival
Where: Elmina, Central Region
When: First Tuesday of July
Celebrates the opening of the fishing season with river processions, traditional rites, net-casting ceremonies, and a grand durbar of chiefs.
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F
Fetu Afahye Festival
Where: Cape Coast, Central Region
When: First Saturday of September
A thanksgiving festival to the 77 deities of Oguaa, featuring purification rites, masked processions, yam offerings, and a vibrant durbar of chiefs.
🔗 Read More: Fetu Afahye 2025 »
H
Hogbetsotso Za Festival
Where: Anloga, Volta Region
When: First Saturday of November
Commemorates the Ewe exodus from Notsie with peace-making rites, processions of traditional stools, colorful durbars, and purification ceremonies.
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Homowo Festival
Where: Greater Accra Region (Ga communities)
When: August/September (varies by area)
Literally “hooting at hunger,” Homowo marks the end of famine with drumming competitions, ancestral libations, and a grand feast of kpokpoi (millet-rice).
🔗 Read More: Homowo 2025 »
K
Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival
Where: Kwahu Ridge, Eastern Region
When: Easter Weekend (April 18–21, 2025)
A one-of-a-kind Easter celebration featuring tandem paragliding flights over the mountains, street carnivals, live music, and mountain hikes.
🔗 Read More: Kwahu Easter 2025 »
Kundum Festival
Where: Western Region (Ahanta & Nzema)
When: August/September (dates vary by town)
A harvest-thanksgiving festival with masked dancing, drumming, and offerings to ancestors, celebrated by the Ahanta and Nzema people.
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N
Ngmayem Festival
Where: Krobo Odumase, Eastern Region
When: October
A thanksgiving festival marking the yam harvest, featuring libations, drumming, durbars, and communal meals celebrating Krobo identity.
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O
Odwira Festival
Where: Akuapem Traditional Area, Eastern Region
When: September/October (dates set by local council)
A purification and thanksgiving festival where stools are cleansed, ancestors are honored in durbars, and the community unites in procession and feasting.
🔗 Read More: Odwira 2025 »
P
Panafest 2025
Where: Cape Coast & Elmina, Central Region
When: July 25–August 3, 2025
A pan-African cultural festival celebrating African unity and heritage with theatre, music, dance, symposiums, and tours of historical slave‐heritage sites.
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