20242025
New Year's Day1 January1 January
Constitution Day8 January7 January
Independence Day6 March6 March
Good Friday29 March18 April
Easter Monday1 April21 April
Eid al-Fitr10 April30 March
Labour Day1 May1 May
Eid al-Adha16 June6 June
Founders' Day4 August4 August
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day21 September21 September
Farmer's Day6 December6 December
Christmas Day25 December25 December
Boxing Day26 December26 December

*Public holidays that fall over a weekend are observed the following Monday.

Further reading

►Read Working in Ghana for info on the job market and work culture.

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