Public holidays in Ghana in 2026

14 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Constitution Day
Independence Day
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Founders Day
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
Farmers Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day (substitute day)
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Ghana in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 20
May 19
June 22
July 23
August 20
September 21
October 22
November 21
December 20
Total 248

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).