FESTIVAL CALENDER

Festivals occur through-out the whole year in Ghana. Regardless of the month, you can experience, participate or witness one of the nicest and colourful festivals in any where in Ghana.


Below is a compilation of some of the major festivals with the months they take place in Ghana.


 

MONTH	FESTIVAL	AREA/ETHNIC GROUP/REGION
JANUARY-FEBRUARY	ID ELADHA	MUSLIMS
APRIL	KPLE JOO	TEMA/ACCRA
APRIL	DIPO FESTIVAL	THE KROBOS/EASTERN REGION
APRIL	KALIBI SANKANA	UPPER WEST
MARCH-APRIL	EASTER	KWAHU
APRIL	PAMYAM	SHAI
MAY	ABOAKYERE	WINNEBA
JULY-AUGUST	HOMOWO	GREATER ACCRA REGION
JULY	BAKATUE	CENTRAL REGION
JULY	FETU-AFAHYE	CAPE-COAST
JULY-AUGUST	PANAFEST	CAPE-COAST & ELIMINA
JULY-AUGUST	DAMBA	TAMALE, WA
AUGUST	AKWAMBO	AGONA SWEDRU/CENTRAL REGION
SEPTEMBER	ODWIRA	AKROPONG
JULY-SEPTEMBER	OHUNKAN	THE AKYEMS
JULY-SEPTEMBER	KUNDUM	SEKONDI-TAKORADI
DECEMBER	ID EL FITR	MUSLIMS

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Below is a brief literature on some of the festivals mentioned above;

The Adae Kese Festival(Festival of the Ashantis)

The Dipo Festival(initiation of adolescent girls into womanhood) by the Krobos,

The Aboakyere Festival(Deer Hunting Festival) by the people of Winneba,

The Odwira Festival by the people of Akropong and Mamfe.

The Hogbetsotso Festival (celebrated by the people of Volta)

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