The schedule
Three days, hour by hour
Times firm up in October, and anything marked capped takes a free place booked on the day at the workshop room door.
27–29 Nov
Gates 16:00 Fri
Late until 04:00
The schedule
Three days, hour by hour
Times firm up in October. Anything marked as capped takes a free place booked on the day, at the workshop room door.
27 Nov
Harbour wall
Gates and the opening drum call
Selorm Agbeko's ensemble walks the length of the harbour wall and opens the weekend the way the town has always been opened.
The yard
The yard: hiplife takeover
Fiifi Dadzie and four selectors trading records under the customs shed while the sun goes down over Korle Gonno.
Main stage
Opening night: Adjoa Sika & Abena Owusu
Two of the sharpest writers in Accra, back to back, with a live band assembled for the weekend.
Fish market
Late: Yaw Fiifi, producer set
The fish market, a separate wristband, and a rig that has no business being that loud. Strictly eighteen and over.
28 Nov
Drum line
Drum line: atumpan and fontomfrom
Two and a half hours with the players who keep them. Twenty places, no experience wanted, drums provided.
Workshop room
Getting paid: publishing, splits and streaming
A room of people who have been stung, and three who have read the contracts. Bring the deal you are worried about.
Main stage
Saturday night: Kwabena Osei & Ama Serwaa
Highlife the way it is still played on this stretch of coast, followed by the loudest voice on the bill.
Fish market
Late: Kwesi Brantuo
Amapiano until the tide turns. The one set every year that people still argue about in March.
29 Nov
Harbour wall
Sunday morning: Naa Adjeley, unaccompanied
Gospel and standards on the wall, with nothing plugged in. Free to everyone, ticket or not.
Workshop room
Mixing clinic: small rooms, big systems
Bring a stem pack on a stick and leave with it sounding like something. Ten places, first come.
The yard
The yard: roots and dub
Kojo Anaman's soundsystem set, which is where most of the crew spend their one afternoon off.
Main stage
Closing night: Efua Mensimah & Nii Lantey
The two biggest rooms of the weekend on one stage, and the whole crew out front for the last twenty minutes.
Before you come
The practical half
Everything a timetable makes people ask us about, answered before they have to.
Gates and re-entry
Friday from 16:00, Saturday and Sunday from 09:00. Your wristband is good for as many exits as you like — most people go home for a shower on Saturday afternoon and come back.
Food and water
Fourteen kitchens on the yard side, from waakye at six cedis to a proper sit-down. Water is free at four standpipes; bring a bottle and we will not sell you one.
Getting there and back
Trotro along High Street until about 22:00, then it is taxis. We run a shared shuttle to Circle and to Osu after every main-stage close, ₵20 a seat, cash or momo.
Access
The wall is flat and firm from the High Street gate to the front of the main stage. Step-free viewing platform at both stages, and a companion comes free — email us.
Questions
Everything people ask us
If it is not here, the box office answers within a day — hello@echo.com.
Where exactly is the festival?
The Old Harbour Yard, Jamestown, Accra — the old customs yard and the harbour wall behind it, five minutes' walk from the Jamestown lighthouse. The nearest drop-off is High Street; there is no parking on site and the trotro to Korle Bu passes the top of the road every few minutes.
What does a pass actually include?
Every stage, every exhibition and every workshop that still has a place in it, all three days for a weekend pass and one day for a day pass. The late sessions in the fish market are the only thing that is separate, because the room is licensed differently and holds four hundred people.
Can I bring children?
Yes, and under-twelves come free with an adult — the drum line and the exhibitions are built for them as much as for anyone. The site is family-facing until 20:00; after that the main stage stays open but the yard clears out and the late sessions are strictly eighteen and over.
27–29 November 2026 · Jamestown
Get tickets.
Weekend passes are ₵420 until the end of September and go up after that. Under-twelves come free with an adult.
