Events in Accra

Every year in Accra

Fixtures that come round annually and whose dates for the next edition have not been announced. There is no date on these on purpose: a guessed date that sends you across town is worse than no date at all.

• ∞ yearly

  Millennium Marathon

  Sport Usually September

  Independence Arch to Black Star Square Paid entry

  Accra's premier international half marathon, World Athletics certified and run since 2015. Closed roads past the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the National Theatre and Jubilee House, with a 5K alongside the half.

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• ∞ yearly

  Milo Marathon

  Sport Normally September, sometimes October

  The Point, Nungua to Dansoman Keep Fit Club Paid entry

  The oldest road race in Ghana, founded in 1987 and sponsored for decades by Milo. Discontinued in 2016 and revived in 2023 under new sponsorship. 15km and 42km.

• ∞ yearly

  Chale Wote Street Art Festival

  Culture Usually late August

  James Town and Ga Mashie Mostly free

  Street art, performance, film and music take over the oldest streets in Accra for a week. The largest thing of its kind in the city, and the one weekend James Town belongs to everybody.

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• ∞ yearly

  Homowo

  Culture August into September, by Ga town

  Ga Mashie, Teshie, Nungua, La and other Ga towns Free to watch

  The Ga harvest festival, and the reason for the kpokpoi. Each Ga town keeps its own date within the season, so ask locally rather than assuming one date covers Accra.

• ∞ yearly

  Afro Nation Ghana

  Music Late December

  Announced yearly Ticketed

  The largest of the December music festivals, and the anchor of the season a lot of the diaspora flies in for.

  Tickets and details ↗

• ∞ yearly

  Afrofuture

  Music Late December

  Announced yearly Ticketed

  The December festival formerly called Afrochella, and one of the fixtures of the Accra festive season.

• ∞ yearly

  Telecel Ghana Music Awards

  Music Usually May

  Accra International Conference Centre Ticketed

  The national music awards, and the argument the whole country has afterwards.

• ∞ yearly

  Accra Fashion Week

  Culture Dates announced yearly

  Announced yearly Ticketed

  Runway shows and trade days across several venues.

• ∞ yearly

  Independence Day parade

  Public holiday 6 March, with the national parade rotating between regions

  Black Star Square when Accra hosts Free

  The parade moves around the country, so it is only in Accra some years. The holiday itself is national and is listed automatically below.

• ∞ yearly

  Emancipation Day and Panafest

  Culture July and August, in alternate years for Panafest

  Accra, Cape Coast and Elmina Mixed

  Commemorations across the former slave forts, with events in Accra before the coast. Panafest is biennial; Emancipation Day is annual.