Accra’s December entertainment calendar is getting another house-music date to watch. Music In Africa reported on 7 October that South African artist Dlala Thukzin is set to make his Ghana debut at Accra House Fest on 22 December 2026. The Durban-born performer is the first international act announced in the report, with further local and international names still expected. This is an advance festival announcement: the performance has not taken place, and the rest of the programme should be followed through the organisers’ own updates.
The festival’s plans
The festival’s official website confirms the December date and identifies Transit and Open House Accra as its producers. Its FAQ lists Treehouse Restaurant in Osu as the venue and a programme running from 2 p.m. to 6 a.m. The organisers describe their work as extending beyond a single party into talks, educational experiences and opportunities for the local scene. That gives the announcement a wider frame: a visiting artist is one part of a platform built around Ghanaian DJs, producers and the audiences following them.
Dlala Thukzin’s combination of 3-step, gqom and Afro-tech, as described in Music In Africa’s account, adds a South African connection to that Ghanaian setting. The report says the programme will include Ghanaian DJ collectives, a cultural market and art installations, and describes plans for workshops and exchanges with international musicians. Taken together, those plans make the festival interesting beyond a headline name. They point towards a meeting between performance, local creative businesses and the people developing a house-music community in Accra. The eventual programme will show how those strands come together.
Follow the official updates
For anyone planning around the announcement, the official FAQ provides useful practical detail. It says the opening hours are intended for all ages, with the event becoming 18-plus from 6 p.m., and directs ticket enquiries through the festival’s own pages. Check those pages for the current line-up and arrangements before making plans. The image above is a 2019 view of Accra used to illustrate the host city, rather than a photograph of this future event. For now, the story is the confirmed festival date and a newly reported international booking, with further announcements to come.