Public holidays 2026 in Ghana

There are 16 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
WednesdayConstitution Day
FridayPublic Holiday
FridayIndependence Day
FridayEid-ul-Fitr
SaturdayShaqq Day
FridayGood Friday
MondayEaster Monday
FridayLabour Day
WednesdayEid-ul-Adha
WednesdayRepublic Day
FridayPublic Holiday
MondayFounder's Day
FridayFarmers' Day
FridayChristmas Day
SaturdayBoxing Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan3 Jan – 7 Jan 2026252.5Constitution Day
Thu 8 Jan7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026155Constitution Day, Public Holiday
Mon 2 Mar, Tue 3 Mar, Wed 4 Mar, Thu 5 Mar28 Feb – 8 Mar 2026492.3Independence Day
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid-ul-Fitr, Shaqq Day
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 6 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr3 Apr – 12 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labour Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid-ul-Adha
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid-ul-Adha
Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun27 Jun – 1 Jul 2026252.5Republic Day
Thu 2 Jul1 Jul – 5 Jul 2026155Republic Day, Public Holiday
Tue 22 Sep, Wed 23 Sep, Thu 24 Sep, Fri 25 Sep19 Sep – 27 Sep 2026492.3Founder's Day
Mon 30 Nov, Tue 1 Dec, Wed 2 Dec, Thu 3 Dec28 Nov – 6 Dec 2026492.3Farmers' Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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