UPCOMING HOLIDAY
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
There are 17 Public Holidays in Ghana in 2022.
Independence Day is an official state holiday and is celebrated annually on the 6th of March. It marks the declaration of Ghana’s independence from the UK by Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah in 1957.
In 2022, Easter Sunday will fall on April 17. Good Friday will be on April 15, with Easter Monday on April 18.
DECLARATION OF TUESDAY, 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2022 AS A STATUTORY PUBLIC HOLIDAY. The general public is hereby informed that Tuesday, 21st September 2022 which marks Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.
If September 21st falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday.
Public Holidays Ghana 2022
| Date | Holiday Name | Holiday Type | Holiday Comment |
| January 01 Saturday | New Year’s Day | Public Holiday | |
| January 07 Friday | Constitution Day | Public Holiday | |
| March 06 Sunday | Independence Day | Public Holiday | National Day |
| March 07 MONDAY | Independence Day (in lieu) | Public Holiday | National Day |
| April 15 Sunday | Good Friday | Public Holiday | |
| April 17 MONDAY | Easter Monday | Public Holiday | |
| May 01 Sunday | Workers’ Day | Public Holiday | International Workers’ Day |
| May 02 MONDAY | Workers’ Day (in lieu) | Public Holiday | International Workers’ Day |
| May 13 Friday | Eid ul-Fitr | Public Holiday | End of Ramadan |
| May 25 Wednesday | African Union Day | Not A Public Holiday | Commemorative Day |
| July 01 Wednesday | Republic Day | Not A Public Holiday | Commemorative Day |
| July 20 Wednesday | Eidul-Adha | Public Holiday | Feast of the Sacrifice |
| August 04 Thursday | Founders’ Day | Public Holiday | |
| September 21 Wednesday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | Public Holiday | |
| December 03 Saturday | Farmer’s Day | Public Holiday | 1st Friday in December |
| December 25 Sunday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday | |
| December 26 Monday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday | |
| December 27 Tuesday | Christmas Day (in lieu) | Public Holiday | |
| December 28 Wednesday | Boxing Day (in lieu) | Public Holiday |
