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Here is a calendar of some local tourism related events:

JANUARY
EDINA BRONYA	ELMINA, IN THE CENTRAL REGION	This festival is a novel Christmas festivity Introduced during the Dutch era of the colonial period. It coincides with the Dutch festival which falls on the first Thursday of January every year.
AKWASIDAE	KUMASI, IN THE ASHANTI REGION	Celebrated once every six weeks from the date of the previous event. Asantehene and the Asante kingdom celebrate this festival which serves as a platform for pledging allegiance to the kingdom and affirming loyalty to the golden stool.

FEBRUARY
DZAWUWU	DABALA, IN THE VOLTA REGION	In every February the chief and people of Agave traditional celebrate this thanksgiving festival where special portions food are sprinkled to the gods. It also commemorates the bravery of the Agave of the past who fought and won several wars.

MARCH
GWOLGU	TANGO, IN THE UPPER EAST REGION	This festival is celebrated to usher in a new farming season.
KPLEDJOO	TEMA, IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION	Celebrated to facilitate the recovery of the sakumono lagoon for bumper harvest, climaxed by durbar of chiefs and people communities.
INDEPENDENCE DAY	NATIONWIDE	Public holiday to commemorate Ghana’s Independence Anniversary
APOO	TECHIMAN, IN THE BRONG - AHAFO REGION	A traditional purification festival cleaning society of social evils and seeking a favourable harvest from ancestors.

APRIL
JINTIGI FIRE FESTIVAL	GONJALAND, IN THE NORTHERN REGION	This is celebrated by the chiefs and people of Gonjaland every year. Among activities to mark the festival is the procession at night with torches into the bush or outskirts of towns and villages within Gonjaland.

MAY
ABOAKYER (ANTELOPE HUNTING)	WINNEBA, IN THE CENTRAL REGION	Traditional festival of the winneba people with antelope hunting competition by warrior groups. The durbar of chiefs and people to climax the occasion attracts crowds from far and near.

JUNE
BUGUM	NORTHERN, UPPER EAST & UPPER WEST REGION	Festival of fire carnival with torch celebrated by the Dagombas, the Nanumbas and the Mamprusis.

JULY
NATIONAL REGATTA	ELMINA, IN THE CENTRAL REGION	This is celebrated to foster unity among the fishing communities using tourism to improve the economies of the communities, and to discover the tourism potential of those communities thereby creating employment.
EDINA BAKATUE	ELMINA, IN THE CENTRAL REGION	A traditional festival to mark the opening and draining of the Brenya lagoon. Durbars of chiefs and people plus a colourful regatta are parts of the climax of this event, which is very popular with African-American tourist.
DAMBA	NORTHERN, UPPER EAST AND UPPER WEST REGIONS	Festival to mark the birth of Mohammed
EMANCIPATION DAY/PANAFEST	ACCRA, CAPE COAST, ASSIN MANSO/PRASO	Celebrated in solidarity with people of African decent and to mark the abolition of chattel slavery in the British colonies and the Americas in 1834 and 1865 respectively.

AUGUST
AGOGO AFAHYE	AGOGO IN ASHANTI REGION	It is a festival celebrated with a durbar of chiefs and people in merry-making.
EMANCIPATION DAY/PANAFEST	ACCRA, CAPE COAST, ASSIN MANSO/PRASO	Celebrated in solidarity with people of African decent and to mark the abolition of chattel slavery in the British colonies and the Americas in 1834 and 1865 respectively.
ASAFOTUFIAM	ADA, IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION	Durbar of chiefs and people of Ada for the purification of the stools, reaffirmation of political loyalties and traditional allegiance to the chief of Ada.
HOMOWO	GREATR ACCRA REGION	A traditional festival of the Ga state to “hoot at hunger” and give thanks for good harvests
ODWIRA	AKROPONG, IN THE EASTERN REGION	Durbar of chiefs and people for the purification of the stools, reaffirmation of political loyalties and traditional allegiance.

SEPTEMBER
OGUAA FETU AFAHYE	CAPE COAST, IN THE CENTRAL REGION	Festival of purification rites and durbar of chiefs and people with a colourful parade of seven Asafo (warriors) companies in their unique attire.
WORLD TOURISM DAY	NATIONWIDE	Commemoration of World Tourism Day with various industry related programmes by stakeholders in the industry.
KOBINE	LAWRA, IN THE UPPER WEST REGION	Thanksgiving festival to the ancestral gods and jubilation over bountiful harvest
WLI FALLS FESTIVAL	VOLTA REGION	The chiefs and people of the three communities forming the wli traditional area celebrates this festival to thank the god and acestors for being kind by providing them a waterfall that is perennial and provides sources of water in virtually arid area
KUNDUM	WESTERN REGION	Festival to thank the gods and ancestors of the land.

OCTOBER
ODWIRA	AKWAPIM, IN THE EASTERN REGION	The Akwapim odwira festival dates back as far as the 19th century. It was first celebrated in October 1826 with the Akwapim artifacts from the battle of katamanso near dodowa in 1826. The festival is mainly the dramatisation of Akwapim sacred traditional myth and legends handed down by the ancestors of the “Oman”
KWAFIE	DORMAA AHENKRO, IN THE BRONG AHAFO REGION	A thanksgiving festival and purification, the highlight of which are large bonfires in the courtyards of the chiefs

NOVEMBER
NKYIDWO	ESSUMEJA, IN THE ASHANTI REGION	Celebrated in the last Monday of November or the first Monday of December. The festival marks the emergence of the first seven Ashanti ancestors from a huge hole in the ground. The celebration is characterised by a performance of rituals and durbar of chiefs and leaders at a site in the Ashantiman forest, known to be the ancestral origin of the Ashantis.
HOGBETSOTSO	ANLOGA, IN THE VOLTA REGION	The festival commemorates the migration of the people of Anlo from the ancient walled city of notsie in present day northern Togo to their present abode in the south-eastern coastal wetlands of Ghana

DECEMBER
ADAE KESE	KUMASI, IN THE ASHANTI REGION	Usually held to climax celebrations of milestones and achievements of Asante kingdom.

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