Public Holidays in Ghana 2008 🇬🇭
Ghana has 10 public holidays in 2008. The next public holiday is Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day on 21. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Ghana.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Bridge day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | May Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Farmer's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid ul-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Ghana 2008
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Independence Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- May Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Farmer's Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Eid ul-Adha (estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Boxing Day — (Friday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Ghana
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2008 to 2009.
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Monday: →
- Eid ul-Fitr (estimated): →
- Farmer's Day: →
- Eid ul-Adha (estimated): →
