There are a lot of changes in the public holidays in Ghana. The Ministry of Interior has released a full list of holidays that would come off in 2020.
The list comprises 13 statutory public holidays and two commemorative days.
See the entire list below;
STATUTORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
- New Year’s Day – 1 January – Wednesday
- Constitution Day – 7th January – Tuesday
- Independence Day – 6 March – Friday
- Good Friday – 10 April – Friday
- Easter Monday – 13 April – Monday
- May Day (Workers’ Day) – 1st May – Friday
- Eid-Ul-Fitr*
- Eid-Ul-Adha*
- Founders’ Day – 4 August – Tuesday
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day – 21 September- Monday
- Farmer’s Day – 4 December – Friday
- Christmas Day – 25 December – Friday
- Boxing Day – 26 December – Saturday
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NB: * There are no fixed dates for the Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid-Ul-Adha because they are movable feasts. The dates for their observation are provided by the Office of the Chief Imam in the course of the year.
Commemorative Days
- 25 May – Monday – African Union Day
- Republic Day – 1 July – Wednesday
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