Ghana Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Ghana 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th January | Saturday | Constitution Day | Public Holiday |
| 9th January | Monday | Constitution Day observed | Public Holiday |
| 6th March | Monday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 23rd March | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 8th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 22nd April | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr | Public Holiday |
| 24th April | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 25th May | Thursday | African Union Day | Observance |
| 18th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 28th June | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday |
| 1st July | Saturday | Republic Day | Observance |
| 4th August | Friday | Founders' Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st September | Thursday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st December | Friday | Farmer's Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Ghana. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Ghana this year in 2023?
There are 15 holidays in Ghana in 2023
How to retrieve the Ghana holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=GH&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Ghana holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'GH', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);