Know 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚

Know 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚

Following the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Act, 2025, and the President’s assent, the Ministry of the Interior wishes to inform the general public about the 2025 Public Holidays and Commemorative Days in Ghana.

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒

1. New Year’s Day (1st January)
2. Constitution Day (7th January)
3. Independence Day (6th March)
4. Good Friday (18th April)
5. Easter Monday (21st April)
6. Labour Day (1st May)
7. Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan) (𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞)
8. Shaqq Day (𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞)

(The day immediately after Eid-ul-Fitr)

9. Eid-ul-Adha (Hajj) (𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞)
10. Republic Day (1st July)
11. Founder’s Day (21st September)
12. Farmers Day (1st Friday in December)
13. Christmas Day (25th Day)
14. Boxing Day (26th December)

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒

1. African Union Day (25th May)

𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒

According to Section 3 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, 2001 (Act 601) as amended by Section 3(2) of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1142), where a public holiday falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, the President may, by executive instrument, declare Monday or Friday as a holiday…..

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