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The spectacular Edina (Elmina) Bakatue Festival Regatta is a colorful cultural display held in Elmina, Central Region, as a focal point of the annual Bakatue celebrations. It typically features vibrant canoe races, beautifully decorated boats, and lively crowds gathered along the historic Benya Lagoon.
Because "Bakatue" translates to "the draining of the lagoon," the festival and regatta mark the traditional opening of the fishing season and offer thanksgiving for a prosperous year ahead. The week-long event blends sacred rituals—such as the paramount chief casting the traditional net into the lagoon—with modern entertainment, cultural dances, and boat cruises.
09/07/2026
[𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬] Accra, British Council Ghana | Monday, July 6, 2026 — 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 2026 was successfully launched.
FANTEFEST London 2026 is the international Europe Edition of the revered Ahobaa Kese Festival, a historic cultural celebration observed across the Fante traditional states of Ghana’s Central Region, including Abura, Abeadze, Anomabo, Ajumako, Nkusukum, Gomoa, Ekumfi, Efutu, Kwamankese, Enyan, Asebu, and allied areas.
Traditionally, Ahobaa Kese represents a sacred period of purification, renewal, reconciliation, and unity, bringing together chiefs, elders, Asafo companies, families, and communities to reaffirm identity and collective progress.
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