Original Story Published by: Francis Akhalbey for Face2Face Africa
On August 4, 2018, members of the Ghanaian community across New York and neighbouring cities, New Yorkers, and visitors to the city will converge at Crotona Park, Bronx, to attend the 9th Annual Ghana Fest-NY, a display of Ghanaian culture and heritage.
The theme for this year “Celebrating our Culture”, will showcase a durbar of chiefs and Ghanaian queen mothers, live music, traditional drummers and dancers, Afrobeats, cultural cuisine, and a cultural bazaar.
The Children’s Village will feature oware and ampeh demonstrations – age-old Ghanaian games – and will even have a hand at creating their own kente inspired woven crafts and adinkra prints. Coupled with ludo board games – another Ghanaian pastime – face painting, and cake and cookie decorating, it’s going to be a day to remember! 
The event will include performances and entertainment by Dreams Band, Ikenga Royal African Village, Divination, Clam Binny, Jay Baba, Nubia, Zick Drummers, Unity Live Band, Ota Benga, Maame Queen Coco Brown, DJ Onasis, Garifuna Warrior Dancers, Warri Society, and many more.
