[5] Since 2011, CHALE WOTE has included street painting, graffiti murals, photography, theater show dubbed "Na Wo Se Sɛn", spoken word, interactive art installations, live performances, sports, film shows, and other activities.

The first two editions ran for one day each, while the 2013 and 2014 edition ran concurrently for two days, the former on 7 and 8 September and the latter on 23 and 24 August,[6] a week after the Homowo festival of the Ga people at the historical Jamestown on the High Street in Accra.

The format switched in 2016 when the festival lasted an entire week, from 18 to 21 August with the theme "Spirit Robot".

[7] This switch saw the festival hop from the open street gallery that is Jamestown to other art spaces, such as the Nubuke Foundation, the Museum of Science and Technology as well as film screenings at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra.

The same format was replicated in the 7th edition, themed Wata Mata,[8] on 14 to 20 August, with further immersion into Accra, spread to areas such as Nima, Osu and more.