Public holidays in Ghana 2023

16 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Ghana

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
2 January Monday	Monday	Public Holiday
7 January Saturday	Saturday	Constitution Day National day
9 January Monday	Monday	Public Holiday
6 March Monday	Monday	Independence Day National day
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid-ul-Fitr Religious
24 April Monday	Monday	Public Holiday
1 May Monday	Monday	Workers' Day
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid-ul-Adha Religious
4 August Friday	Friday	Founders' Day National day
21 September Thursday	Thursday	Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
1 December Friday	Friday	Farmers' Day
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, Public Holiday
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 16% of days
Sat 7 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · 3 days off
Constitution Day, Public Holiday
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 33% of days
Sat 4 Mar – Mon 6 Mar · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 97% of days
Sat 22 Apr – Mon 24 Apr · 3 days off
Eid-ul-Fitr, Public Holiday
Typically in Accra: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 97% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Workers' Day
Typically in Accra: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 4 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · 3 days off
Founders' Day
Typically in Accra: high 26°C (79°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 1 Dec – Sun 3 Dec · 3 days off
Farmers' Day
Typically in Accra: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 49% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Accra: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 13% of days

Bridge days

Fri 22 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 21 Sep – Sun 24 Sep)
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
Typically in Accra: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 79% of days

Leave planner 2023

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 23 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · Constitution Day, Public HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Mar – Mon 6 Mar · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 21 Apr – Mon 24 Apr · Eid-ul-Fitr, Public HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓