Ghanaians will observe a total of 13 statutory public holidays and commemorative days in 2025.
These holidays, mandated by the constitution, have been outlined in a schedule released by the Ministry of the Interior on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
The schedule ensures that citizens are informed well in advance about days set aside for national reflection and cultural significance.
With New Year’s Day, January 1, already observed, the next public holiday will be Constitution Day on January 7, 2025, which falls on a Tuesday.
Independence Day, celebrated on March 6, will fall on a Thursday this year. Following that, the Easter holidays will include Good Friday on April 18 and Easter Monday on April 21. Workers’ Day, popularly known as May Day, will be marked on Thursday, May 1.
Mid-year holidays include Founders’ Day on August 4, which falls on a Monday, and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, commemorating the birthday of Ghana’s first president, on Sunday, September 21.
As the year draws to a close, December will feature three public holidays: Farmers’ Day on Friday, December 5, followed by Christmas Day and Boxing Day on Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, respectively.
Two Islamic holidays, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, are yet to be announced, as they are movable feasts.
“There are no fixed dates for 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 each year,” the ministry noted.
In addition to statutory holidays, Ghana will observe two commemorative days—African Union Day on May 25 (Sunday) and Republic Day on July 1 (Tuesday). These commemorative days, while significant, are not public holidays.
See the full list below:
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
