🇬🇭 Ghana
🥁 Cultural & heritage
Homowo Festival
Traditional harvest festival of the Ga people
When
August 15 · annually
Next: Saturday, 15 Aug 2026
Duration
30 days
Where
Ghana
Where it happens
A major festival celebrated by the Ga people of Greater Accra, meaning 'hooting at hunger'. It commemorates a period of famine in Ga history and celebrates the harvest season.
How it's celebrated
Traditional drumming, dancing, feasting, sprinkling of kpokpoi (traditional food)
The culture
Traditional foods
Kpokpoi
palm nut soup
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Last updated 19 Jul 2026.