Public holidays in Ghana 2025

17 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Ghana

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
7 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Constitution Day National day
6 March Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day National day
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid-ul-Fitr Religious
31 March Monday	Monday	Public Holiday
1 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Public Holiday
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Workers' Day
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid-ul-Adha Religious
1 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Republic Day National day
4 July Friday	Friday	Public Holiday
21 September Sunday	Sunday	Founder's Day National day
22 September Monday	Monday	Public Holiday
5 December Friday	Friday	Farmers' Day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Ghana (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 29 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · 4 days off
Eid-ul-Fitr, Public Holiday
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 89% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 93% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · 3 days off
Eid-ul-Adha
Typically in Accra: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 99% of days
Fri 4 Jul – Sun 6 Jul · 3 days off
Public Holiday
Typically in Accra: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 20 Sep – Mon 22 Sep · 3 days off
Founder's Day, Public Holiday
Typically in Accra: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 5 Dec – Sun 7 Dec · 3 days off
Farmers' Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 40% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 6% of days

Bridge days

Mon 6 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 4 Jan – Tue 7 Jan)
Constitution Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 31% of days
Fri 7 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 Mar – Sun 9 Mar)
Independence Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Workers' Day
Typically in Accra: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 87% of days
Mon 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Jun – Tue 1 Jul)
Republic Day
Typically in Accra: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 87% of days

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 29 Mar – Sun 6 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 2 Apr, Thu 3 Apr, Fri 4 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 4 Jan – Tue 7 Jan · Constitution DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Mar – Sun 9 Mar · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · Eid-ul-Fitr, Public HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓