Attraction · Aflao
Aflao Market
Aflao Market is a working marketplace in Aflao, a Ghana–Togo border town in the Ketu South Municipal District of the Volta Region, serving cross-border trade.
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Markets in Ghana
Ghana's markets are where the country does its living. They are places to shop, certainly, but also to eat, argue, laugh, catch up and watch a whole region pass by in an afternoon. Some are vast and famous, like Makola Market in Accra and Kejetia Market in Kumasi, which trades Monday to Saturday. Others are quieter and more local, such as Akatsi Market in the Volta Region or Dwenase Market in Sefwi Wiawso.
What these places share is that they are working markets, not staged attractions. What differs is rhythm and speciality. Bolgatanga Market in the Upper East Region meets every three days and is known for baskets, leather goods and smocks, while Koforidua Beads Market gathers on Thursdays beside Jubilee Park. Adidome Market trades on Tuesdays and Fridays, Akim Oda Market mainly in foodstuffs on Mondays and Thursdays, and Anyanui Market on Wednesdays by the Volta River estuary. Dzemeni Fish Market follows a five-day cycle, and Aflao Market serves cross-border trade with Togo.
Some are more than shopping. The Accra Arts Centre is Ghana's largest arts and crafts marketplace, with free entry, and the Albert Bosomtwi Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi has a fish market beside its canoe basin. Come curious, come early, and bring small notes.
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Before you go
Market days matter more than opening hours here, so check the cycle before you travel: Bolgatanga every three days, Koforidua on Thursdays, Adidome on Tuesdays and Fridays, Anyanui on Wednesdays, Dzemeni on a five-day cycle. Kejetia trades Monday to Saturday. Many markets are reached by trotro or shared taxi from the nearest town, and border or lakeside markets such as Aflao and Dzemeni reward an early start. Carry cash in small denominations, keep bags close in crowds, and ask before photographing traders. Note that Takoradi Market Circle's redevelopment has been stalled since early 2023, so conditions there may be disrupted.
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Attraction · Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga Market
Bolgatanga Market is the large central market of Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, held every three days and known for crafts including baskets, leather goods and smocks.
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Attraction · Ho
Ho Central Market
Ho Central Market, known as Ho Asigame, is one of the Volta Region's biggest trading centres, drawing traders and buyers from across Ho, the region and neighbouring Togo.
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Attraction · Kumasi
Kejetia Market
Kejetia Market, also known as Kumasi Central Market, is a vast multi-level market in central Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, trading Monday to Saturday.
Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. - Global Photo Archive · Source
Attraction · Koforidua
Koforidua Beads Market
A weekly Thursday beads and crafts market in Koforidua's Gallaway neighbourhood, beside Jubilee Park, described by the local assembly as one of Africa's largest bead markets.
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Attraction · Accra
Makola Market
Makola Market is Accra's largest and most famous open-air market, a 1924 trading district in the city's Central Business District on Kojo Thompson Road.
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Attraction · Takoradi
Market Circle, Takoradi
Takoradi Market Circle is a long-established market in Takoradi, Western Region, whose 2020 redevelopment has been stalled since early 2023.
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Attraction · Accra
Accra Arts Centre
The Accra Arts Centre (Centre for National Culture) is Ghana's largest arts and crafts marketplace, in central Accra off Atta Mills High Street, with free entry.
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Attraction · Adidome
Adidome Market
Adidome Market is a periodic market in Adidome, capital of the Central Tongu District in Ghana's Volta Region, trading on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Attraction · Akatsi
Akatsi Market
Akatsi Market, also called Akatsi Main Market, is the principal marketplace of Akatsi, the capital of Akatsi South Municipality in Ghana's Volta Region.
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Attraction · Akim Oda
Akim Oda Market
Akim Oda Market (Kotoku Market Complex) is the central market of Akim Oda, Birim Central Municipality, Eastern Region, trading mainly in foodstuffs on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Attraction · Akosombo
Akosombo Market
Akosombo Market is a market centre in Akosombo, Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, trading yam, maize, cassava and vegetables, with main market days on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Attraction · Essikadu
Albert Bosomtwi Sam Fishing Harbour
GPHA-operated fishing harbour in Sekondi, Western Region, with inner and outer harbours, a canoe basin, and an adjacent fish market and processing area.
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Attraction · Anfoega
Anfoega Market
Anfoega Market is the main market of Anfoega, capital of the North Dayi District in Ghana's Volta Region, trading on a recurring market-day cycle.
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Attraction · Anyanui
Anyanui Market
Anyanui Market is a traditional Wednesday market at Anyanui, a village on the Volta River estuary opposite Ada Foah in Ghana's Volta Region.
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Attraction · Atimpoku
Atimpoku Abolo Market
Atimpoku Abolo Market is a local market in Atimpoku, Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, trading mainly in yam, fish, tomatoes, charcoal and cassava on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Attraction · Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga Craft Village
A craft market and artisan centre in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, built by the municipal assembly in 2003 and adjacent to the Upper East Regional Museum.
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Attraction · Dambai
Dambai Market
Dambai Market is a major local market in Dambai, the capital of the Oti Region of Ghana, serving as a central trading hub for the Krachi East Municipality and beyond. It is best...
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Attraction · Sefwi Wiawso
Dwenase Market
Dwenase Market is the main market of the Sefwi Wiawso conurbation, trading in produce, foodstuffs, clothing and household goods from Sefwi-Dwenase in the Western North Region.
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Attraction · Tongo
Dzemeni Fish Market
Dzemeni Fish Market is a lake-side fish, livestock and grain market at Dzemeni (Tongor Dzemeni) on the Volta Lake in Ghana's South Dayi District, held on a five-day cycle.
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Attraction · Keta
Keta Market
Keta Market is a long-established open-air market in Keta town, Volta Region, known for fish, salt, vegetables and Keta shallots.
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Attraction · Kpando
Kpando Market
Kpando Market is the largest market in Kpando Municipal District, Volta Region, trading on a five-day cycle and drawing buyers from several surrounding districts.
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Attraction · Kpeve
Kpeve Market
Kpeve Market is the Tuesday and Friday market of Kpeve, capital of South Dayi District in Ghana's Volta Region, and a major grain supply point for the district.
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Attraction · Mafi Avedo
Mafi Avedo Market
Mafi Avedo Market is a Thursday market day and one of the five major market centres listed in the Central Tongu District of Ghana's Volta Region.
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