2023 Statutory Public Holidays & Commemorative Days In Ghana
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The Interior Minister, Mr. Ambrose Dery has published a list of statutory public holidays and commemorative holidays that will be observed in the country in 2023. According to the Ministry, the country will have 13 statutory public holidays and two commemorative holidays this year.
One of the statutory public holidays, New Year’s Day (January 1, 2022) has already been marked, leaving 12 more statutory public holidays for the remainder of the year.
The remaining holidays are Constitution Day (January 7), Independence Day (March 6), Good Friday (April 7), Easter Monday (April 10), May Day (May 1), Eid-Ul-Fitr, Eid-Ul-Adha, Founders’ Day (August 4), Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day (September 21), Farmers’ Day (December 1), Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26). December is the only month to have three public holidays in Ghana before April and January.
The Ministry further noted that the two Commemorative Days, African Union Day (May 25) and Republic Day (July 1) would not be observed as public holidays.
|Statutory Public Holidays|
Holiday Date Day
New Year’s Day 1st January Sunday
Constitution Day 7th January Saturday
Independence Day 6th March Monday
Good Friday 7th April Friday
Easter Monday 10th April Monday
May Day (Workers’ Day) 1st May Monday
Eid-Ul-Fitr *** To Be decided *** To be decided
Eid-Ul-Adha *** ***
Founders’ Day 4th August Friday
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day 21st September Thursday
Farmer’s Day 2nd December Friday
Christmas Day 25th December Monday
Boxing Day 26th December Tuesday
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|
African Union Day 25th May Thursday
Republic Day 1st July Saturday
Note: Commemorative Days would not to be observed as public holidays
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