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Public holidays in Ghana in 2026
Ghana has 14 public holidays in 2026, 13 of them on working days, leaving 248 working days. 9 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Constitution Day |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Founders Day |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Monday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day |
| 4 Dec 2026 | Friday | Farmers Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in Ghana, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2026: book Tuesday 6 Jan 2026 (Constitution Day)
- 5 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2026: book Thursday 5 Mar 2026 (Independence Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr))
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 26 May 2026 – 27 May 2026: book Tuesday 26 May 2026 (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha))
- 1 Aug 2026 – 4 Aug 2026: book Monday 3 Aug 2026 (Founders Day)
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