5 must-attend end-of-year festivals across Africa

Raw Africa, Chale Wote

Chale Wote Festival – Ghana 

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The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival is one of Ghana’s most acclaimed festivals. According to its organizers, the festival is “an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out of the galleries and onto the streets of James Town, Accra”. Slated for August 20 – 26th this year and under the theme of Para Other, the festival this year will feature more than 200 Ghana-based and international artists as well as street painting, graffiti murals, photo exhibitions, interactive installations, a food and fashion marketplace, live street performances, extreme sports, African film shows, street boxing,a fashion parade, a music block party, recyclable design workshops, among others.