Public holidays in Ghana 2026
Ghana has 16 public holidays in 2026. 14 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 247 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
14weekday days off
247working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Constitution Day | |
| Friday | Public Holiday | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr | |
| Saturday weekend | Shaqq Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Friday | Labour Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid-ul-Adha | |
| Wednesday | Republic Day | |
| Friday | Public Holiday | |
| Monday | Founder's Day | |
| Friday | Farmers' Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 14 | 247 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 9 to Sun 11 January 2026Public Holiday
- 3 daysFri 6 to Sun 8 March 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 March 2026Eid-ul-Fitr, Shaqq Day
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labour Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 July 2026Public Holiday
- 3 daysSat 19 to Mon 21 September 2026Founder's Day
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 December 2026Farmers' Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 8 January 2026 for Wed 7 to Sun 11 January 2026Constitution Day, Public Holiday
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 2 July 2026 for Wed 1 to Sun 5 July 2026Republic Day, Public Holiday
Questions about 2026 in Ghana
- How many working days are there in Ghana in 2026?
- 247 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ghana have in 2026?
- 16 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Shaqq Day (21 March 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Ghana?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Ghana 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Ghana has 16 public holidays and 247 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ghana/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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