Tamale
Tamale, food, art and a strong creative scene
It is one of Ghana's largest regions by area.
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Northern.
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 Mosque, Tamale, Northern Region. Sucram Yef · CC BY 2.0
- Tamale Central Mosque. Samaru Samaru · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Market day in Tamale. Ibn Shiraz · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A tree-lined road in Tamale. ARC - The Alliance of Religions and Conservation · CC BY 2.0
- The centre of Yendi. Rtevels · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A traditional house in Yendi. Rtevels · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A family compound of round mud-and-thatch houses near Tamale. ZSM · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A lone tree in the northern savanna. Sheihu Salawatia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamale market. Ibn Shiraz · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gbewaa Palace, seat of the Ya Na in Yendi. Shahadusadik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Worth the trip.
Places in this region people keep coming back to. Not a ranking — a starting point.
Sucram Yef · CC BY 2.0Central Mosque, Tamale
The landmark at the centre of the city.
Ibn Shiraz · CC BY-SA 4.0Tamale Central Market
Smocks, shea butter and northern produce.
Shahadusadik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Festivals in
Northern.
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.
- Lunar
Bugum
The Dagomba new-year fire festival: torches carried through the streets and out of town at night.
The ninth day of Bugum Goli, the first lunar month (about late June in 2026)Yendi, Tamale and Dagbon
- Lunar
Damba
Drumming, smocks and chiefs on horseback, in the month that marks the Prophet’s birth.
The month of Damba, the third lunar month (about late August in 2026)Yendi, Tamale and the north
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