Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Ghana and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Wed	Constitution Day
6 Mar	Fri	Independence Day
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	May Day
25 May	Mon	Africa Unity Day *
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
1 Jul	Wed	Republic Day *
4 Aug	Tue	Founders' Day
21 Sep	Mon	Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
4 Dec	Fri	Farmers' Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Thu	Constitution Day
6 Mar	Sat	Independence Day
8 Mar	Mon	Independence Day Holiday
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	May Day
3 May	Mon	May Day Holiday
16 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha
25 May	Tue	Africa Unity Day *
1 Jul	Thu	Republic Day *
4 Aug	Wed	Founders' Day
21 Sep	Tue	Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
3 Dec	Fri	Farmers' Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
28 Dec	Tue	Christmas Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Fri	Constitution Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
6 Mar	Mon	Independence Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	May Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
25 May	Thu	Africa Unity Day *
1 Jul	Sat	Republic Day *
4 Aug	Fri	Founders' Day
21 Sep	Thu	Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
1 Dec	Fri	Farmers' Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The Republic of Ghana currently has 13 national holidays that are recognised and celebrated each year. Some of the holidays that are celebrated in Ghana are based on religious beliefs. These holidays often change in date each year because their celebrations are based on the lunar cycle. Because of this, the government of Ghana announces exact dates for the national holidays at the end of the year for the following year.

National holidays are regulated by the Holiday Act of 2001. Under this law, national holidays are classified as paid, non-working days throughout the country.

Under the Labor Act of 2003, employers who require people to remain at work on a paid holiday must provide that employee with a substitute paid day off to replace the time missed for the actual holiday.

The Holiday Act of 2001 also provides the president of Ghana with the rights to change the actual celebration day of a holiday if the holiday falls on a day of rest. Ghana acknowledges Saturdays and Sundays as days of rest. If a holiday falls on one of these days, the celebration is often moved to the following Monday.