West Africa
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Upcoming West Africa Events
Cultural celebrations, holidays, and observances coming up.
1
Oct
Nigerian
Nigerian Independence Day
Thu, October 1, 2026
On October 1, 1960, the Union Jack came down in Lagos and the green-white-green went up. Sixty-plus years on, Nigerians at home and across the US mark the day with parades, jollof debates, Afrobeats turned all the way up, and the kind of owambe energy that turns a community hall into a party.
6
Mar
Ghanaian
Ghana Independence Day
Sat, March 6, 2027
At midnight on March 6, 1957, Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana free, making it the first sub-Saharan African nation to throw off colonial rule and lighting a fuse across the continent. Every March 6, Ghanaians at home and abroad pull out their finest kente, raise the red-gold-green with its lone black star, and celebrate with drumming, highlife, and a plate that always sparks the jollof debate.
16
May
Senegalese
Eid al-Adha β Senegalese (Tabaski) Traditions
Sun, May 16, 2027
In Senegal it's Tabaski, the biggest day of the year, and it turns on the ram. Families save for months for the finest sheep, tailors work around the clock on flowing grands boubous, and after the dawn prayer and the sacrifice, children go door to door asking forgiveness and collecting tangale.
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