Hotels for Rapperholic UK - Ghana's 70th Independence Day

Ghana's Independence Day falls on the 6th of March, and this year the anniversary lands on a landmark: seventy years since the country became the first in sub-Saharan Africa to break from colonial rule. Expect a crowd dressed in kente and national colours, flags draped over shoulders, and a set list built around highlife, hiplife and afrobeats that spans generations.

It's part concert, part homecoming, with the diaspora turning out in numbers to mark the date together rather than alone. Doors open early evening, so there's time to eat, meet and settle in before the night properly starts.

Set beneath its unmistakable tented roof on the Greenwich Peninsula, The O2 is one of the world's busiest indoor arenas, drawing global music tours, comedy and sport year-round. The complex wraps the arena in cinemas, restaurants and riverside bars, with the Thames Path and cable car close by. The Jubilee line reaches North Greenwich in minutes, and riverboats offer a scenic alternative. Staying on the peninsula or across in Greenwich means an easy walk or short hop back after the encore.