Celebrating Ghanaian Heritage
An open-air festival in Zürich celebrating Ghana's rich culture, music, food, and community.
Uniting Community Through Culture and Living Traditions
Inspired by the Association of Ghanaian Unions in Switzerland (AGUS), the Ghana Day Festival was created to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Ghana and provide a vibrant meeting place for Ghanaian communities and friends of Ghana throughout Switzerland.
Held annually at Helvetiaplatz in Zürich, the festival transforms the public square into an open-air cultural village where music, traditional chieftaincy processions, culinary specialities, and artisan trade are shared with the wider public.
Through authentic hospitality and artistic expression, the festival creates an enduring bridge of cultural exchange between Ghana and Switzerland, welcoming attendees of all ages and backgrounds.
What Ghana Day Festival Represents
The festival is built upon three foundational pillars that guide each edition and community initiative.
Cultural Heritage
Honouring traditional Ghanaian customs, chieftaincy regalia, authentic kente weaving, and ancestral drumming rhythms that have defined Ghanaian identity across generations.
Community & Fellowship
Providing an open annual gathering place for the Ghanaian diaspora in Switzerland, families, local residents, and visitors from across Europe to connect in celebration.
Intercultural Exchange
Fostering dialogue, culinary appreciation, artisan trade, and mutual understanding between Ghana and Switzerland through accessible public festivities in Zürich.
Ghana and Switzerland in Cultural Dialogue
The festival provides a platform for cultural diplomacy, supported by institutional partners including the Embassy of Ghana in Switzerland and the Ghana Tourism Authority.
By gathering at Helvetiaplatz in Zürich, the festival creates an accessible public space where Swiss residents, international visitors, and members of the Ghanaian diaspora can meet, discover Ghanaian culinary arts, and experience live West African music.
Living Culture Across the Weekend
Authentic expressions that come together each year at Helvetiaplatz in Zürich.
Traditional Chieftaincy & Regalia
Processions featuring traditional chiefs and queen mothers dressed in authentic woven kente cloth, accompanied by royal fontomfrom drummers.
Highlife & Performing Arts
Live music concerts celebrating the evolution of Highlife, Afrobeat, and percussion traditions from Ghana and West Africa.
Gastronomy & Culinary Village
Freshly cooked traditional Ghanaian dishes including waakye, jollof rice, grilled tilapia, fried plantain, and refreshing beverages.
Artisan Crafts & Trade
Market stalls presenting authentic African fashion, handmade accessories, organic products, and cultural artefacts.
Organising Committee & Leadership
The leadership and committee members guiding the organisation and cultural programming of the Ghana Day Festival in Switzerland.
Nurudeen Taimako
President
Lesley Riwar
General Secretary
Jeffries Quaye
Organizing Secretary
Aziz Dabre
Deputy Organizing Secretary
Philip Wangyimba
Media: PR & Communication
Eddie Appau
Deputy Media: PR & Communication
Christina Ghansah
Treasurer
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