Festivals in Ghana

Festivals

Season or date: August

Ga people''s harvest festival celebrating overcoming famine. Features crab-filled rice dumplings and scattering powder to ward off evil spirits.

Season or date: First Saturday in May

Young men in Winneba capture live deer as offerings, competing in tribal bravery.

Season or date: July-August (biennial)

International cultural arts festival themed around African diaspora return and reconciliation.

Season or date: First Saturday in November

Ewe people''s procession reenacting escape from slavery as main attraction.

Season or date: First Saturday in September

Cape Coast fishermen''s purification festival thanking sea spirits.

Season or date: September-October

Ashanti region ceremony honoring ancestors with turtle symbolism, celebrating purification and new year.

Season or date: August

Contemporary art and music festival transforming Accra Old Town streets into canvases.

Season or date: First week of August

Ada people''s victory memorial festival. Gunfire and marches celebrate bravery.

Season or date: Around Islamic month 3

Northern Dagomba people celebrate Muhammad''s birth and royal bonds with music and dance.

Season or date: August-September

Western Region coastal areas'' masked dance to drive away evil spirits and pray for bountiful harvest.