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Wreath Laying and Tribute to the Pan A frican Pioneers
WREATH LAYING & TRIBUTE TO THE PAN AFRICAN PIONEERS A major event for PANAFEST and Emancipation Day will consist of a Wreath laying programme and Tribute to the Pan African Pioneers in Accra beginning at the W.E.B. DuBois Centre for Pan African Culture and continuing to the George Padmore Library and ending up at the […]
Pan African Arts Market.
Chapel Square , Cape Coast. Cape coastA one-day pop up Pan African Market will be set up in the vicinity. This market will be prelude to the PANAFEST Expo and will feature artisans and creative brilliance (artefacts, fashion, natural cosmetics, food, drinks).
Colloquium, Master Classes and Workshops.
Chapel Square , Cape Coast. Cape coastCOLLOQUIUM, LECTURES, ASSEMBLIES and DIALOGUES Working with the University of Cape Coast and other partners such as the HBCU’s and African Heritage Studies Association (AHSA), a colloquium is held based on the festival theme . A selection of papers presented and proceedings will be published. Internationally renowned speakers will be invited to address at the […]
Return Journey and Akwaaba Ceremony
Cape Coast Castle Cape Coast, GhanaRETURN JOURNEY AND AKWAABA CEREMONY The Programme will begin in the early morning with a gathering at the entrance of the Cape Coast Castle/Dungeon. A limited number of pre-selected Returnees will form a circle to invoke the spirit of the ancestors before proceeding to and through the “Door of No Return” to board canoes to […]
The World of African Child.
Chapel Square , Cape Coast. Cape coastTHE WORLD OF THE AFRICAN CHILD This is conceived as a day camp for children attending the festival. Organizers will offer children a fascinating experience throughout the festival. It is expected that children will enter into their own world where they will have the opportunity to learn arts, skills and information grounded in the African […]
The Panafest Village /Bazaar/Expo
THE PANAFEST VILLAGE/BAZAAR/EXPO The PANAFEST Village /Bazaar and Expo will be a permanent site for exhibition and sale of goods, refreshment services and performances. It will also have the official PANAFEST information office to keep festival participants comprehensively informed on a day to day basis and serves as a meeting and net-working venue.. A Street […]
Ancestor Veneration
Nkyinkyim Nuhalenya, Ada Ghana , GhanaThis annual festival occurs in the second week of August, and is deeply influenced by southern Ghanaian culture, especially Ghana’s Ga-Dangme traditions. August is the month of Homowo and Asafotufiam; both are Ga festivals, though generally rooted in shared West African traditional rites. The festival is also known for the libation, prayers and traditional African […]
Oguaa Fetu Festival 2023
Cape Coast Cape Coast, GhanaThe Fetu Afahye is a festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated on the first Saturday in the month of September every year. The Fetu Afahye is celebrated annually by the Oguaa people of Cape Coast because in the past there was […]
GAWBO FEST 2023
Accra Metropolitan Assembly Headquaters. GD-009-9656, Accra, GhanaThe annual Association of Writers Book Festival 2023 involves the following activities; MASTER CLASSES;WORKSHOPS;PERFORMANCES;COMPETITIONS;READING SESSIONS;CONVERSATIONS;FILM SCREENING;FACE PAINTING,SALES/EXHIBITION OF BOOKS BOOK LAUNCHES,LIVE PAINTING AND LITERARY/ ART MATERIALS. GAWBOFEST : making Ghana a reading nation
FILM PIONEERS ACHIEVEMENT GALA 2023
GHANA CLUB , GhanaFILM PIONEERS ACHIEVEMENT GALA 2023
GHANA CLUBYam Festival 2023
Ho Ho, GhanaAsogli Yam Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the people of Asogli in the Ho Municipality located in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is celebrated in September annually to celebrate the cultivation of yam that was started by a hunter who found the tuber in the forest during his hunting expedition.