Ghana’s official 2026-27 festive calendar includes more than 150 endorsed events from 1 December to 3 January, with concerts by KiDi, Medikal, Black Sherif, Stonebwoy and Bisa Kdei among the highlights.
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) unveiled the programme in Accra on 9 November 2026 under the theme “Ghana to the World”. The calendar, coordinated through the Black Star Experience initiative and listed on visitghana.com and decemberingh.com, features more than 100 events in Accra.
Ghana’s “Detty December” season traditionally runs from mid-November into early January, attracting visitors and returning members of the diaspora from the UK, US, Canada and Europe.
ImageBureau Team Lead George Quaye told Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, in comments reported by Pulse Ghana, that “the fire around the brand December in GH feels a bit doused” compared with the post-2019 Year of Return surge. He said he wished the brand “would have been jealously guarded and pushed” globally.
Confirmed events
The official 34-day December in GH season runs nationwide from Tuesday, 1 December 2026, to Sunday, 3 January 2027.
National Farmers’ Day falls on Friday, 4 December, with the 42nd celebration, including the national agricultural fair and durbar, taking place in Sunyani. The same day, KiDi will stage his maiden headline Accra concert at Ghud Park, Accra Mall.
Aba Dope’s Worship in Denim follows at the same venue on Sunday, 6 December at 4:00 p.m., featuring Ohemaa Mercy, Piesie Esther, Ceccy Twum, Joyce Blessing, Perez Music and Efe Grace.
The African Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTACC) takes place in Accra from 9 to 12 December. It is a four-day pan-African programme organised by the Tourism Ministry and AUDA-NEPAD.
AfroFuture opens its permanent 1.5-acre compound at 1 Shiashie, East Legon, on 16 December at 6:00 p.m. The former Afrochella site will host 3,000-capacity residency nights. Medikal’s Beyond Kontrol: The Spaceship Edition is at Untamed Empire, Spintex Road, on 17 December at 7:00 p.m.
Samini’s Xperience Festival runs in Dansoman from 18 to 24 December, ending at Carl Reindorf Stadium. The nine-event Akwaaba UK December in Ghana Series runs in Accra from 18 December to 6 January, including Welcome 2 Ghana, Soft Life, Beach Day, Casa Black and Compozers Fest.
Bisa Kdei’s The Convention and Amapiano & Brunch with Jazzwrld & Thukuthela are both scheduled for 20 December, at The Underbridge Annex and Future Club respectively. Black Sherif’s fifth Zaama Disco is at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on 21 December, followed by Rcee Live at Future Club on 22 December.
Stonebwoy’s 11th BHIM Festival takes place at the same stadium on Christmas Eve, 24 December, at 5:00 p.m. Christmas Day and Boxing Day are public holidays on 25 and 26 December, marked by church services, family gatherings, beach trips and Takoradi’s Ankos parades and carnivals.
Future Club hosts Victony on 28 December and Young Jonn on 29 December. New Year’s Eve includes nationwide watch-night services and crossovers led by ICGC, Action Chapel, Perez Chapel and Lighthouse Chapel, alongside parties.
Events without December dates
AfroFuture’s El Wak Stadium festival has been postponed to December 2027 for its 10th anniversary and replaced in 2026 by the Future Club residency. Sarkodie has announced no December Accra Rapperholic date, after shows in London on 6 March and Kumasi on 24 October. Shatta Wale also has no December stadium date after ShattaFest 2026 on 18 October.
Detty Rave and Afro Nation Ghana had no confirmed December Accra date or venue by November 2026. Anlo’s Hogbetsotso Za was held on 7 November, while Kwahu Easter takes place at Easter; Cape Coast and Elmina Castle heritage tours continue daily in December.