Aboakyer Festival

The Aboakyer Festival is a bushbuck hunting festival in Ghana that catches quite a lot of attention in the country every year. The popular festival is celebrated by the people of Efutu in Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. The festival is held every year in order to commemorate the migration of the Simpafo people. (Simpafo is the traditional name given to the people of Winneba).

The festival is celebrated on the first Saturday in the month of May every year and continues throughout the ensuing weekend. The festival is a big deal in Ghana, especially for the people in the Central Region who prepare all year for the big event. It is noteworthy that the name Aboakyer actually translates to “hunting for game or animal” in the Fante language which is the dialect that is spoken by the people of the Central Region, including the Efutu people.

Where: Efutu-Winneba

When: May