The forest people of Cameroon are noted for their rich folklore and Limbe is a cultural center for the native Bakweri, Isubu, Bota and Bomboko people. Traditional dances are usually organized during the dry season, especially during funerals, birth celebrations and other traditional ceremonies. Some of the dances include the Ngosso dance (a dance performed during grand cultural feasts): the Nganya dance which is performed only by the male folk, with two principal masquerades.

The Motio dance is also one of the dances that drive most visitors into frenzy. This dance expresses the peace arrived at after a war between two villages. A goat is decapitated with a single blow of the cutlass. Should the head resist falling, the dancer is punished with a fine of providing another goat for the same ceremony.