Ghana Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Ghana 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th January | Sunday | Constitution Day | Public Holiday |
| 8th January | Monday | Day off for Constitution Day | Public Holiday |
| 6th March | Wednesday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 25th May | Saturday | African Union Day | Observance |
| 16th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Monday | Republic Day | Observance |
| 4th August | Sunday | Founders' Day | Public Holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Founders' Day observed | Public Holiday |
| 21st September | Saturday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 23rd September | Monday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day observed | Public Holiday |
| 6th December | Friday | Farmer's Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | 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 2024?
There are 16 holidays in Ghana in 2024
How to retrieve the Ghana holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=GH&year=2024 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: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);