Ghana is to host the 2025 edition of the FESTAC AFRICA Renaissance Festival from 21st to 27th September, 2025.
This landmark decision is a celebration of Africa’s unity, heritage, and future.
The Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Maame Efua Houadjeto announced this at the unveiling of the event in Accra on June 10.
The dates chosen for this grand celebration are deeply symbolic and intentional because 21st September marks the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s founding father and one of the most influential Pan-Africanists in history.
His vision of a united, self-determined Africa remains the heartbeat of the festival’s mission.
27th September is celebrated globally as World Tourism Day—an apt closing to a week that will welcome the world to Africa’s cultural, creative, and economic capital.
The theme for 2025 is: “Harnessing Health, Culture, Trade, Climate Change, Gender Equity, and Tourism for Sustainable Economic Growth.”
This year’s theme is a clarion call to action. It boldly asserts that Africa’s future must be rooted in collective well-being, cultural identity, economic self-reliance, environmental stewardship, and inclusive growth.
Mame Efua Houadjeto said “the GTA is honored to champion FESTAC AFRICA 2025. It will serve as a cultural and economic catalyst, advancing our tourism agenda and showcasing Ghana’s leadership as the cultural heartbeat of the continent”.
She said “FESTAC AFRICA is more than a festival—it is a Pan-African movement of cultural reclamation, honoring ancestral wisdom, economic empowerment, and African pride. Africa’s true power lies not in her minerals, but in her people. Culture is the language that unites us beyond boarders. It is how we remember, how we resist, and how we rise”.
“Culture is our compass and our currency. We no longer need to seek validation from the west. Let us look inward – to our ancestors, our elders, and our youth for the blueprint of our renaissance. Ghana, with its unmatched leadership in heritage and unity, is the rightful host for this renaissance”.
The Chairman of FESTAC AFRICA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, Engr. Yinka Abioye, expressed the festival’s unwavering commitment to Pan-Africanism, cultural restoration, and economic collaboration.
“FESTAC AFRICA 2025 is not just an event—it is the heartbeat of a rising continent. Ghana stands ready, not only to host, but to unite Africa in spirit, purpose, and pride.” — “From the land of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, a new Africa shall rise. Ghana is the echo that will unite the continent.” — Engr. Yinka Abioye said.
