Ghana has a total of 29 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2021
Constitution Day
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Independence Day
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Independence Day observed
Monday, March 8, 2021
March Equinox
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Good Friday
Friday, April 2, 2021
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Easter Monday
Monday, April 5, 2021
May Day
Saturday, May 1, 2021
May Day observed
Monday, May 3, 2021
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Eid ul-Fitr
Thursday, May 13, 2021
African Union Day
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Father's Day
Sunday, June 20, 2021
June Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2021
Republic Day
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Eid al-Adha
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Founders' Day
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
September Equinox
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Farmer's Day
Friday, December 3, 2021
December Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Christmas Eve
Friday, December 24, 2021
Christmas Day
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Boxing Day
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Day off for Christmas Day
Monday, December 27, 2021
Day off for Boxing Day
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
New Year's Eve
Friday, December 31, 2021