{ "entity_type": "data_package", "dataset_id": "calcgrid-ghana-public-holidays", "dataset_version": "gh-national-public-2026.1", "jurisdiction": "GH (Ghana 2026 nationwide statutory/public-holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday weekend)", "year": 2026, "coverage": { "start": "2026-01-01", "end": "2026-12-31" }, "weekend_days": [ "Saturday", "Sunday" ], "scope": "Ghana 2026 nationwide statutory/public-holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday weekend", "holiday_policy": "Ghana_Public_Holidays_Act_Act_1142_and_2026_Ministry_of_Interior_Notices", "substitute_day_policy": "published_observed_dates_only; Act_1142_midweek_and_weekend_rules_are_not_inferred_without_a_2026_notice", "limitation": "This package covers the nationwide statutory/public-holiday layer only. It is not a universal private-employer, bank, exchange, school, local, sector or essential-service calendar. The 2026 package uses observed dates published or cross-checked for 2026; lunar dates and later Executive Instruments may change. It does not treat the pre-Act-1142 4 August Founder’s Day or 2025-era September naming as current law, and it does not infer additional closure days from the legal anchors alone.", "events": [ { "date": "2026-01-01", "name": "New Year's Day", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 / Act 601 statutory schedule" }, { "date": "2026-01-09", "name": "Constitution Day (observed)", "kind": "substituted_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Ministry of the Interior notice; statutory anchor 2026-01-07 under Act 1142" }, { "date": "2026-03-06", "name": "Independence Day", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 / Act 601 statutory schedule" }, { "date": "2026-03-20", "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr", "kind": "religious_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "National Chief Imam declaration; government/public-office notices" }, { "date": "2026-03-21", "name": "Shaqq Day", "kind": "religious_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 statutory day immediately following Eid-ul-Fitr; Saturday remains non-working under the weekend baseline" }, { "date": "2026-03-23", "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr / Shaqq Day observed", "kind": "substituted_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Government/public-office notice for the 2026 nationwide observed date" }, { "date": "2026-04-03", "name": "Good Friday", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 / Act 601 statutory schedule" }, { "date": "2026-04-06", "name": "Easter Monday", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 / Act 601 statutory schedule" }, { "date": "2026-05-01", "name": "Workers' Day (May Day)", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior statutory holiday notice" }, { "date": "2026-05-27", "name": "Eid-ul-Adha", "kind": "religious_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior notice, cross-checked by GNA national-prayer reporting" }, { "date": "2026-07-03", "name": "Republic Day (observed)", "kind": "substituted_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior Executive Instrument notice; statutory anchor 2026-07-01 under Act 1142" }, { "date": "2026-09-21", "name": "Founder's Day", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior statutory holiday notice; 4 August pre-Act-1142 Founder’s Day is not carried forward" }, { "date": "2026-12-04", "name": "Farmers' Day", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 first-Friday-in-December statutory rule" }, { "date": "2026-12-25", "name": "Christmas Day", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 / Act 601 statutory schedule" }, { "date": "2026-12-26", "name": "Boxing Day", "kind": "statutory_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Act 1142 / Act 601 statutory schedule; Saturday date retained" }, { "date": "2026-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (observed)", "kind": "substituted_public_holiday", "legal_basis": "Published 2026 observed-date cross-check from Ghana Stock Exchange and Ghana Embassy Seoul" } ], "sources": [ { "name": "Ghana Parliament – Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Amendment Act, 2025 (Act 1142)", "url": "https://repository.parliament.gh/items/a1b9ced8-bbc9-45aa-ba0a-6cf89c51754e", "type": "government_legal_primary", "scope": "Current legal amendment restoring Republic Day, replacing the pre-2025 Founder’s Day arrangement, adding Shaqq Day and defining the statutory/substitution framework." }, { "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – 9 January 2026 public-holiday declaration", "url": "https://www.mint.gov.gh/declaration-of-friday-9th-january2026-as-a-public-holiday/?sfnsn=wa", "type": "government_official_public_holiday_notice", "scope": "Constitution Day 7 January anchor and nationwide observed public holiday on Friday 9 January 2026." }, { "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – public-holiday press releases", "url": "https://mint.gov.gh/category/press-release/page/2/", "type": "government_official_public_holiday_index", "scope": "2026 Interior Ministry notices, including the 3 July Republic Day and 1 May Workers’ Day declarations; later notices supersede earlier snapshots." }, { "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – 21 September 2026 statutory holiday", "url": "https://mint.gov.gh/media/press-releases/declaration-of-monday-21st-september-2026-as-a-statutory-public-holiday", "type": "government_official_public_holiday_notice", "scope": "Nationwide Founder’s Day statutory holiday on Monday 21 September 2026." }, { "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – Public Holidays Act framework", "url": "https://ir.parliament.gh/bitstream/handle/123456789/2042/PUBLIC%20HOLIDAYS%20ACT%2C%202001%20%28ACT%20601%29.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1", "type": "government_legal_primary", "scope": "Act 601 schedule, presidential additional/substituted holiday powers and the legal boundary between public holidays and other observances." }, { "name": "Ghana News Agency – Parliament restores Republic Day", "url": "https://gna.org.gh/2025/06/parliament-retores-july-1-as-republic-day-holiday/", "type": "reputable_national_news_cross_check", "scope": "Cross-check for the 2025 legislative change: Republic Day restored, 4 August repealed as Founder’s Day, 21 September reinstated as Founder’s Day and Shaqq Day added." }, { "name": "Ghana News Agency – Eid-ul-Fitr 2026", "url": "https://gna.org.gh/2026/03/chief-imam-declares-friday-eid-ul-fitr/", "type": "reputable_national_news_cross_check", "scope": "Cross-check of the National Chief Imam’s 20 March 2026 Eid-ul-Fitr declaration; the lunar date is retained only for this pinned year." }, { "name": "Ghana Education Service – Eid and Easter 2026 notice", "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EID-AND-EASTER-HOLIDAYS-2.pdf", "type": "government_agency_notice_cross_check", "scope": "Government-school notice confirming the 20/23 March and 3/6 April national holiday arrangements; school scope is not generalized beyond the nationwide public-holiday layer." }, { "name": "Ghana News Agency – Eid al-Adha 2026 national prayers", "url": "https://gna.org.gh/2026/05/president-mahama-celebrates-eid-al-adha-with-muslims/", "type": "reputable_national_news_cross_check", "scope": "Cross-check that nationwide Eid al-Adha observance occurred on Wednesday 27 May 2026." }, { "name": "Ghana Stock Exchange – 2026 closure calendar", "url": "https://gse.com.gh/event/", "type": "official_market_calendar_cross_check", "scope": "Official exchange closure cross-check for Republic Day 1/3 July, Founder’s Day, Farmers’ Day and Boxing Day 26/28 December; exchange scope is not generalized to every employer." }, { "name": "Ghana Embassy Seoul – 2026 public holidays", "url": "https://seoul.mfa.gov.gh/mission/information-center", "type": "official_diplomatic_calendar_cross_check", "scope": "Official diplomatic-calendar cross-check for nationwide dates and the 28 December Boxing Day observed date." } ] }