27–29 November 2026
The programme
Set times below are provisional until 1 November. Weekend pass-holders get the final version by email a week before anybody else sees it.
Provisional until 1 November
Three days,
hour by hour
Drum Circle is free inside the gate
Friday
27 November
Gates at noon. A slow start on purpose — the ground is at its best before dark on the first day.
12:00
The Fontomfrom Collective
Drum Circle
14:30
Ama Serwaa Trio
Palmwine
16:00
Nii Odartey
Drum Circle
17:30
Osu Brass Union
Roaming
19:00
Kobby Sarpong
Palmwine
20:15
Kojo Antwi Jr.
Main Stage
21:40
Adjoa Kaya
Main Stage
23:00
Late Room opens
Late Room
Saturday
28 November
The long day. Six hours of drums before the main stage even opens, and the Late Room runs until four.
12:00
Kpanlogo workshop
Drum Circle
13:30
Ga Mashie Ensemble
Drum Circle
15:30
Nii Odartey
Drum Circle
16:45
Efo Dela
Palmwine
18:00
Osu Brass Union
Roaming
19:20
Akwaaba Sound System
Main Stage
20:40
Kwesi Darko
Main Stage
22:15
Serwaa Blue
Main Stage
01:00
Fiifi Kwao
Late Room
Sunday
29 November
Gospel from six, and the tenth edition closes at eleven with everyone still on the field.
12:00
Sunday drum service
Drum Circle
14:00
Cape Coast Choir
Palmwine
15:45
Adowa Ensemble
Drum Circle
18:00
Ama Dzifa
Main Stage
19:15
Highlife Revival Band
Main Stage
20:30
Akos Mensimah
Main Stage
22:00
Yaw Prempeh
Main Stage
23:15
Everyone, on stage
Main Stage
Where it happens
Four stages,
one wristband
Main Stage
The Black Star field. Eight thousand standing, the headline sets from 20:00 and the only stage with a screen.
17:00 – 23:30
Palmwine
Seated, under trees, acoustic. Guitar bands and singers doing the songs the way they were written.
14:00 – 21:00
The Drum Circle
New this year and free inside the gate. Ga, Ewe and Akan ensembles playing in the round with room to dance.
12:00 – 19:00
The Late Room
One room, doors at 23:00, no photography, no printed lineup. You find out who is on by walking in.
23:00 – 04:00
Highlife
Afrobeats
Gospel
Drill
Palmwine
Hiplife
Fontomfrom
Kpanlogo
Highlife
Afrobeats
Gospel
Drill
Palmwine
Hiplife
Fontomfrom
Kpanlogo
On the day
Things worth
knowing first
Gates at noon, every day
Last entry 22:00. Re-entry is allowed on a wristband until 21:00 and not after that.
Shuttles from 23:00
Osu, Circle, Madina and Kasoa, every twenty minutes until an hour after the last set. Free on any pass.
Water is free
Standpipes at each stage and at both gates. Bring a bottle — there is a refill point beside every bar.
Step-free throughout
Hard standing to all four stages, a raised viewing platform at Main Stage, and a companion goes free.
Black Star Square
Twelve minutes
end to end
The four stages sit on one line from the Square down to the beach, so you never have to choose between two sets more than a walk apart. The Late Room is under the stand at the far end, which is why you cannot hear it from anywhere else.
Early-bird passes
close on 30 September
Weekend passes go up by eighty cedis at the end of September and the Late Room sells out every year before the lineup is even announced.
Confirm your place