Public Holidays in Ghana — 2025
There are 11 public holidays in Ghana in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
Every one of them falls on a working day this year, because none collide with the local Saturday + Sunday weekend.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 6 before July and 5 after it — with December the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 83 days, from Tuesday, July 1, 2025 to Monday, September 22, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 4 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Ghana sits in Western Africa, is run from Accra, pays in Ghana Cedi, and has about 31.1M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 11
- Days off work
- 11
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- December (3)
- Longest gap
- 83 days
- Capital
- Accra
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Tue, Jan 7 | Tuesday | Constitution Day | |
| Thu, Mar 6 | Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | May Day | |
| Tue, Jul 1 | Tuesday | Republic Day | |
| Mon, Sep 22 | Monday | Founders Day | |
| Fri, Dec 5 | Friday | Farmers' Day | |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does Ghana have in 2025?
11 — of which 11 fall on a working day and 0 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Ghana in 2025?
New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Ghana?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Ghana in 2025?
Between Tuesday, July 1, 2025 and Monday, September 22, 2025 — 83 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 11 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.