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🇬🇭 Ghana public holidays 2026

Ghana has 18 public holidays in 2026, plus 12 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Day off for Boxing Day on December 28.

16 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Ghana in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 7WednesdayConstitution DayPublic holiday
January 9FridayDay off for Constitution DayPublic holiday
February 18WednesdayRamadan StartObservance
March 6FridayIndependence DayPublic holiday
March 20FridayEid ul-FitrPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 21SaturdayShaqq DayPublic holiday
March 23MondayDay off for Shaqq DayPublic holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayPublic holiday
April 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
April 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
April 6MondayEaster MondayPublic holiday
May 1FridayMay DayPublic holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 25MondayAfrican Union DayObservance
May 27WednesdayEid al-AdhaPublic holiday
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 1WednesdayRepublic DayPublic holiday
July 3FridayDay off for Republic DayPublic holiday
September 21MondayFounders DayPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
December 4FridayFarmers' DayPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday
December 26SaturdayBoxing DayPublic holiday
December 28MondayDay off for Boxing DayPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance