Public holidays in Ghana 2027

There are 14 public holidays in 2027. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 14 public holidays in Ghana 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
7 Jan 2027	Thursday	Constitution Day
6 Mar 2027	Saturday	Independence Day
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
10 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Shaqq Day (estimated)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labour Day
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid-ul-Adha (estimated)
1 Jul 2027	Thursday	Republic Day
21 Sep 2027	Tuesday	Founder's Day
3 Dec 2027	Friday	Farmers' Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing 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 2027

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

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan	1 Jan – 7 Jan 2027	3	7	2.3	New Year's Day, Constitution Day
Fri 8 Jan	7 Jan – 10 Jan 2027	1	4	4	Constitution Day
Mon 8 Mar	6 Mar – 10 Mar 2027	1	5	5	Independence Day, Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated), Shaqq Day (estimated)
Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar	9 Mar – 14 Mar 2027	2	6	3	Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated), Shaqq Day (estimated)
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar	20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr	26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 28 Jun, Tue 29 Jun, Wed 30 Jun	26 Jun – 1 Jul 2027	3	6	2	Republic Day
Fri 2 Jul	1 Jul – 4 Jul 2027	1	4	4	Republic Day
Mon 20 Sep	18 Sep – 21 Sep 2027	1	4	4	Founder's Day
Wed 22 Sep, Thu 23 Sep, Fri 24 Sep	21 Sep – 26 Sep 2027	3	6	2	Founder's Day
Mon 29 Nov, Tue 30 Nov, Wed 1 Dec, Thu 2 Dec	27 Nov – 5 Dec 2027	4	9	2.3	Farmers' 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Ghana have in 2027?

14 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Independence Day, Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated), Shaqq Day (estimated): take 1 day of leave (8 Mar) and you get 5 days off in a row, 6 Mar – 10 Mar 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code GH (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.gh) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026