Crowd at a night concert during Kwahu Easter, phones raised, stage lights behind

Good Friday 26 March – Easter Monday 29 March 2027 · Kwahu Plateau, Ghana

Kwahu
Easter 2027

Four days on the ridge. Paragliding off Odweanoma, street carnivals in Obomeng, concerts till daybreak, fufu and jollof festivals, and the Durbar of Chiefs. This is the official guide: programme, schedule and 140 places to stay, eat and party.

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See the 2027 schedule Find a place to stay Relive 2026

4 daysGood Friday to Easter Monday, both public holidays in Ghana

1,000,000+visitors across the ridge towns each Easter

12 townsNkawkaw, Mpraeso, Obomeng, Atibie, Abetifi, Nkwatia and more

140 placeshotels, chop bars, clubs, transport and health in the directory

The line-up · Easter 2027

Five days. Twelve towns. One ridge.

Anchor events return every year. Names in grey ran in 2026 and are back once their organisers confirm.

The weekend, day by day

How Easter 2027 will run

The dates are fixed by the calendar. The anchor events happen every year. Organisers confirm their line-ups from January; this page updates as they do.

Thu 25 Mar

Arrival Thursday

Coaches land at Nkawkaw, shuttles climb the scarp. Welcome parties open in Mpraeso and Obomeng.

Fri 26 Mar · Public holiday

Good Friday

Processions in the morning. Paragliding opens at Odweanoma. Fufu Fest by day, street jams by night.

Sat 27 Mar

Holy Saturday

The peak. Fitness walk at dawn, food festivals at noon, street bash and headline concerts after dark.

Sun 28 Mar

Easter Sunday

Services, then All White and omotuo brunches. Diaspora Homecoming night in Mpraeso.

Mon 29 Mar · Public holiday

Easter Monday

Durbar of Chiefs, the paragliding finale and family fun before the long drive home.

Full schedule with times and venues

Paraglider launching from Odweanoma Mountain

Signature event · Fri–Mon

Odweanoma Mountain, Atibie

The only paragliding festival in West Africa

Every Easter the Ghana Tourism Authority brings professional pilots from the USA, Peru, Germany and beyond to fly tandem with first-timers off the Odweanoma cliff. You run a few steps, the wing lifts, and for 15 to 30 minutes you soar over the ridge towns with Lake Volta on the horizon before landing at Nkawkaw Sports Stadium.

Flights run daily from Good Friday to Easter Monday, weather permitting. Registration opens at the take-off site each morning and slots go fast on Saturday.

4 daysFri 26 – Mon 29 Mar

15–30 minper tandem flight

Okada shuttlesfrom Atibie to the summit

Paragliding details

Programme

Relive 2026 while 2027 fills in

Every published event, straight from the organisers. Filter by what you came for.

All events Organisers: list your event

Stay, eat, move

Plan your trip to the ridge

Rooms sell out weeks ahead and taxi fares surge on the hill. The directory lists 140 verified places across 12 towns, each with a map link.

Hotels & guest housesplaces Restaurants & chop barsplaces Street food zonesplaces Bars & nightclubsplaces Transport & fuelplaces Health & pharmaciesplaces

Nkawkaw → Mpraeso: 20 min up the scarp

Getting there

Accra to the ridge in about three hours

Take the Accra–Kumasi road to Nkawkaw (around 160 km). STC, VIP and VVIP coaches run from Accra and Kumasi to Nkawkaw station, which doubles as the Easter shuttle staging point. From there shared taxis and trotros climb to Mpraeso, Obomeng, Atibie, Abetifi and Nkwatia.

Fill up in Nkawkaw: it is the last reliable fuel before the climb. Expect the Nkawkaw–Accra road to be heavy from Easter Monday afternoon.