GHANAIAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2026

This page contains a national calendar of all 2026 public holidays in Ghana. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back monthly for updates.

DATE	HOLIDAY	TYPE
Thu 1 Jan:	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Wed 7 Jan:	Constitution Day	Public Holiday
Wed 18 Feb:	The Start of Ramadan	Optional Observance
Fri 6 Mar:	Independence Day	Public Holiday
Fri 20 Mar:	Eid Ul Fitr	Public Holiday
Mon 23 Mar:	Eid Ul Fitr	Public Holiday
Fri 3 Apr:	Good Friday	Public Holiday
Sat 4 Apr:	Holy Saturday	Public Holiday
Sun 5 Apr:	Easter Sunday	Public Holiday
Mon 6 Apr:	Easter Monday	Public Holiday
Fri 1 May	May Day	Public Holiday
Sun 11 May:	Mother's Day	Optional Observance
Sun 25 May:	Africa Union Day	Optional Observance
Wed May 27	Eid al-Adha	Public Holiday
Sun 21 Jun:	Fathers Day	Optional Observance
Wed 1 Jul:	Republic Day	Optional Observance
Fri 3 Jul	Republic Day	Public Holiday
Mon 21 Sep:	Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day	Public Holiday
Fri 4 Dec:	Farmers' Day	Public Holiday
Thu 24 Dec:	Christmas Eve	Optional Observance
Fri 25 Dec:	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Sat 26 Dec:	Boxing Day	Public Holiday
Mon 28 Dec	Boxing Day Observance	Public Holiday
Thu 31 Dec:	New Year's Eve	Optional Observance

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