Accra
City neighbourhoods, Atlantic coast and creative culture
Ghana's smallest region by area, with the capital at its centre.
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Greater Accra.
Real places in this region, photographed by the people who were there. Every photo is credited. Tap one to see it large. Got a better one? Share it.
Photo credits & licences
- Central Accra from above. Amanor kwaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jamestown Lighthouse, Accra. Gereon K. · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seamstress taking measurements in Alajo, Accra. Angela L. Rak · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Accra from a rooftop. JOSEPH WEMAKOR · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Office towers in Airport City, Accra. Fanti Salms · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The National Mosque of Ghana at night. Warmglow · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Accra skyline. Synth85 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Airport City, Accra. Esthee2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Airport City, Accra. Sean MENDIS · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Black Star Square, Accra. RyansWorld · CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Accra coastline from above. Penwills · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cleaning fish for smoking in Jamestown. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0
- A trader at Makola Market. Vrinda Khushu · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Makola Market. Nii Adama Armah · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. Erik B. Anderson · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fishermen and canoes in Jamestown. Angela L. Rak · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jamestown beach and its fishing canoes. Fkoku · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Accra, with the Nkrumah Mausoleum behind. Retlaw Snellac Photography · CC BY 2.0
- The streets around Makola Market. Benggriff · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sunset on Labadi Beach. Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0
- Live music at a bar in Osu. Warmglow · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baskets and bags at the Arts Centre, Accra. Uduak123 · CC0
Worth the trip.
Places in this region people keep coming back to. Not a ranking — a starting point.
Gereon K. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Retlaw Snellac Photography · CC BY 2.0Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
Ghana's most visited attraction: the mausoleum and museum of the first president.
Benggriff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0
Warmglow · CC BY-SA 4.0
Uduak123 · CC0Arts Centre for National Culture
Carving, kente and craft stalls near the sea.
Festivals in
Greater Accra.
Festivals and cultural events kept here, in calendar order. Many dates move from year to year, so each festival’s page has what we know about when.
- Mar–Apr
Kpledjoo
Tema’s festival at the Sakumo lagoon: two days of rites, processions and prayers for fish and food.
Usually late March or early AprilTema
- Late Jul–Aug
Asafotufiam
Ada’s warriors’ festival: Asafo companies re-enact old battles, with musketry and a durbar of chiefs in palanquins.
Late July or early August, with the durbar on a SaturdayAda
- Aug
Chale Wote
Accra’s street art festival: murals, performance, music and film in the streets of James Town and beyond.
Usually August, over about a weekJames Town and Osu, Accra
- Aug–Sep
Homowo
“Hooting at hunger”: kpokpoi is shared and sprinkled for the ancestors.
August into September, each Ga town in turnAccra and the Ga coast
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