Public Holiday Dates

Name: Ghana Public Holiday Dates
Creator: Ministry of the Interior

Ghana's public holidays as the government declares them each year under the Public Holidays Act, 2001 (Act 601) as amended: the dates people actually have off, including the Eid dates and any holiday moved to a Friday or Monday, with commemorative days that are not holidays marked as such. Kept by hand from the Ministry of the Interior's announcements; a year is added once it is announced. 17 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 25, 2026 · covers 1 Jan 2026 to 26 Dec 2026 (incl. projections)listing updated Sep 25, 2026Free17 recordsGovernance

This dataset includes projected figures up to 26 Dec 2026, beyond today.

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
date	DATE
name	TEXT
kind	TEXT
status	TEXT
effective_from	DATE
effective_to	DATE
checked_at	DATE
source_url	TEXT
notes	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Public Holiday Dates
dateDATE	nameTEXT	kindTEXT	statusTEXT	effective fromDATE	effective toDATE	checked atDATE	source urlTEXT	notesTEXT	sourceTEXT
2026-01-01	New Year's Day	holiday	confirmed	2026-01-01	2026-01-01	2026-09-25	https://mint.gov.gh/public-holidays	—	Ministry of the Interior
2026-01-09	Constitution Day	holiday	confirmed	2026-01-09	2026-01-09	2026-09-25	https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/friday-january-9-declared-public-holiday-to-mark-constitution-day.html	Constitution Day is 7 January; the government declared Friday 9 January the holiday for 2026.	Ministry of the Interior announcement, as reported
2026-03-06	Independence Day	holiday	confirmed	2026-03-06	2026-03-06	2026-09-25	https://mint.gov.gh/public-holidays	—	Ministry of the Interior
2026-03-20	Eid al-Fitr	holiday	confirmed	2026-03-20	2026-03-20	2026-09-25	https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-declares-march-20-21-eid-ul-fitr-holidays-monday-march-23-additional-holiday/	—	Ministry of the Interior announcement, as reported
2026-03-21	Shaqq Day	holiday	confirmed	2026-03-21	2026-03-21	2026-09-25	https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-declares-march-20-21-eid-ul-fitr-holidays-monday-march-23-additional-holiday/	The day after Eid al-Fitr, a holiday since 2025.	Ministry of the Interior announcement, as reported

dateDATE	nameTEXT	kindTEXT	statusTEXT	effective fromDATE	effective toDATE	checked atDATE	source urlTEXT	notesTEXT	sourceTEXT
2000-01-01	example-name-1	example-kind-1	example-status-1	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-1	example-notes-1	example-source-1
2000-01-01	example-name-2	example-kind-2	example-status-2	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-2	example-notes-2	example-source-2
2000-01-01	example-name-3	example-kind-3	example-status-3	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-3	example-notes-3	example-source-3
2000-01-01	example-name-4	example-kind-4	example-status-4	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-4	example-notes-4	example-source-4
2000-01-01	example-name-5	example-kind-5	example-status-5	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-5	example-notes-5	example-source-5
2000-01-01	example-name-6	example-kind-6	example-status-6	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-6	example-notes-6	example-source-6
2000-01-01	example-name-7	example-kind-7	example-status-7	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-7	example-notes-7	example-source-7
2000-01-01	example-name-8	example-kind-8	example-status-8	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-8	example-notes-8	example-source-8

12 more rows — see the plans

Get an API key

Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 25, 2026from the source
Covers: 1 Jan 2026 to 26 Dec 2026includes projections
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: Ministry of the Interior

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (Ministry of the Interior). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1 Jan 2026 to 26 Dec 2026; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 25, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Public holiday dates (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Ministry of the Interior]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/public-holiday-dates

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Public Holiday Dates

Field

Type

date

DATE

name

TEXT

kind

TEXT

status

TEXT

effective_from

DATE

effective_to

DATE

checked_at

DATE

source_url

TEXT

notes

TEXT

source

TEXT

dateDATE

nameTEXT

kindTEXT

statusTEXT

effective fromDATE

effective toDATE

checked atDATE

source urlTEXT

notesTEXT

sourceTEXT

2026-01-01

New Year's Day

holiday

confirmed

2026-01-01

2026-09-25

https://mint.gov.gh/public-holidays

—

Ministry of the Interior

2026-01-09

Constitution Day

holiday

confirmed

2026-01-09

2026-09-25

https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/friday-january-9-declared-public-holiday-to-mark-constitution-day.html

Constitution Day is 7 January; the government declared Friday 9 January the holiday for 2026.

Ministry of the Interior announcement, as reported

2026-03-06

Independence Day

holiday

confirmed

2026-03-06

2026-09-25

https://mint.gov.gh/public-holidays

—

Ministry of the Interior

2026-03-20

Eid al-Fitr

holiday

confirmed

2026-03-20

2026-09-25

https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-declares-march-20-21-eid-ul-fitr-holidays-monday-march-23-additional-holiday/

—

Ministry of the Interior announcement, as reported

2026-03-21

Shaqq Day

holiday

confirmed

2026-03-21

2026-09-25

https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-declares-march-20-21-eid-ul-fitr-holidays-monday-march-23-additional-holiday/

The day after Eid al-Fitr, a holiday since 2025.

Ministry of the Interior announcement, as reported

dateDATE

nameTEXT

kindTEXT

statusTEXT

effective fromDATE

effective toDATE

checked atDATE

source urlTEXT

notesTEXT

sourceTEXT

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How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Public holiday dates (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Ministry of the Interior]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/public-holiday-dates

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holiday_dates",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]