Public holidays in Ghana 2026
14 national public holidays in Ghana in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: Farmers Day on 4 December (Friday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 7 January | Wednesday | Constitution Day |
| 6 March | Friday | Independence Day |
| 20 March | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 4 August | Tuesday | Founders Day |
| 21 September | Monday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day |
| 4 December | Friday | Farmers Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day)substitute day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 5 April · Easter Sunday (observance)
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
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