Public holidays in Ghana, 2026
Ghana has 14 public holidays in 2026. 13 fall on a working day and 1 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
14 of 14 holidays
- 01 01 New Year's Day Thursday
- 07 01 Constitution Day Wednesday
- 06 03 Independence Day Friday
- 20 03 End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) Friday
- 03 04 Good Friday Friday
- 06 04 Easter Monday Monday
- 01 05 Labour Day Friday
- 27 05 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Wednesday
- 04 08 Founders Day Tuesday
- 21 09 Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day Monday
- 04 12 Farmers Day Friday
- 25 12 Christmas Day Friday
- 26 12 Boxing Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 28 12 Boxing Day (substitute day) Monday
2026 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does Ghana have in 2026?
14, of which 13 fall on a working day and 1 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 1 of Ghana's land on one, and most countries do not move them.