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Statutory Public Holidays and Commemorative days in the Republic of Ghana for the Year 2023
The Interior Ministry in a statement on January 3, 2023 has released a list of statutory public holidays and commemorative days in the Republic of Ghana for the 2023 year.
The list contains details of Holidays, dates, and days, as well as commemorative days as described below;
| 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 (Worker’s Day) | 1st May | Monday |
| Eid-Ul-Fitr | *** | *** |
| Eid-Ul-Adha | *** | *** |
| Founder’s Day | 4th August | Friday |
| Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | 21st September | Thursday |
| Farmers’ Day | 1st December | Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25th December | Monday |
| Boxing Day | 26th December | Tuesday |
Note: 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
Thursday, 25th May, and Saturday, 1st July which are African Union Day and Republic Day respectively will not be observed as public holidays.
See statement below;
