How many public holidays are there in Ghana in 2021?

There are 17 public holidays in Ghana in 2021. The table on this page lists every one with its exact date and the day of the week it falls on.

What is the first public holiday in Ghana in 2021?

The first public holiday in Ghana in 2021 is New Year's Day on Friday, Jan 1, 2021.

Yes — Orvella can automatically apply Ghana's public holidays to your team's leave calendar so they're excluded from PTO calculations.

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Ghana has 17 public holidays in 2021. Below is the complete calendar with exact dates and the weekday each falls on.

Public holidays in Ghana for 2021
Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1, 2021	Friday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 7, 2021	Thursday	Constitution Day	Public
Mar 6, 2021	Saturday	Independence Day	Public
Mar 8, 2021	Monday	Independence Day (substitute day)	Public
Apr 2, 2021	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 4, 2021	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 5, 2021	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 1, 2021	Saturday	Labour Day	Public
May 3, 2021	Monday	Labour Day (substitute day)	Public
May 13, 2021	Thursday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	Public
Jul 20, 2021	Tuesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	Public
Aug 4, 2021	Wednesday	Founders Day	Public
Sep 21, 2021	Tuesday	Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day	Public
Dec 3, 2021	Friday	Farmers Day	Public
Dec 25, 2021	Saturday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26, 2021	Sunday	Boxing Day	Public
Dec 27, 2021	Monday	Christmas Day (substitute day)	Public
Dec 28, 2021	Tuesday	Boxing Day (substitute day)	Public

Dates computed from Ghana's official holiday rules. Optional and observance days are included for reference and may not be paid days off.

Orvella applies public holidays automatically so they're skipped in PTO math and visible to everyone.