Public Holidays

Name: Ghana Public Holidays
Creator: Nager.Date public holiday API
License: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

Ghanaian public holidays by date, 2015 onwards, including whether each falls on a fixed date. 176 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 1 Jan 2015 to 26 Dec 2030 (incl. projections)listing updated Sep 18, 2026Free176 recordsPublic Services

This dataset includes projected figures up to 26 Dec 2030, beyond today.

Fields

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

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
local_name	TEXT
date	DATE NOT NULL
year	INTEGER
holiday_type	TEXT
fixed_date	BOOLEAN
nationwide	BOOLEAN
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Public Holidays
nameTEXT NOT NULL	local nameTEXT	dateDATE NOT NULL	yearINTEGER	holiday typeTEXT	fixed dateBOOLEAN	nationwideBOOLEAN	sourceTEXT
New Year's Day	New Year's Day	2015-01-01	2015	Public	false	true	Nager.Date public holiday API
Constitution Day	Constitution Day	2015-01-07	2015	Public	false	true	Nager.Date public holiday API
Independence Day	Independence Day	2015-03-06	2015	Public	false	true	Nager.Date public holiday API
Good Friday	Good Friday	2015-04-03	2015	Public	false	true	Nager.Date public holiday API
Easter Monday	Easter Monday	2015-04-06	2015	Public	false	true	Nager.Date public holiday API

nameTEXT NOT NULL	local nameTEXT	dateDATE NOT NULL	yearINTEGER	holiday typeTEXT	fixed dateBOOLEAN	nationwideBOOLEAN	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-local_name-1	2000-01-01	10	example-holiday_type-1	true	true	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-local_name-2	2000-01-01	20	example-holiday_type-2	false	false	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-local_name-3	2000-01-01	30	example-holiday_type-3	true	true	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-local_name-4	2000-01-01	40	example-holiday_type-4	false	false	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-local_name-5	2000-01-01	50	example-holiday_type-5	true	true	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-local_name-6	2000-01-01	60	example-holiday_type-6	false	false	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-local_name-7	2000-01-01	70	example-holiday_type-7	true	true	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-local_name-8	2000-01-01	80	example-holiday_type-8	false	false	example-source-8

171 more rows — see the plans

Get an API key

Endpoint

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

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 1 Jan 2015 to 26 Dec 2030includes projections
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: Nager.Date public holiday API

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (Nager.Date public holiday API). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1 Jan 2015 to 26 Dec 2030; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Public holidays (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Nager.Date public holiday API]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/public-holidays

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holidays?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_holidays",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

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

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

local_name

TEXT

date

DATE NOT NULL

year

INTEGER

holiday_type

TEXT

fixed_date

BOOLEAN

nationwide

BOOLEAN

source

TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

local nameTEXT

dateDATE NOT NULL

yearINTEGER

holiday typeTEXT

fixed dateBOOLEAN

nationwideBOOLEAN

sourceTEXT

New Year's Day

2015-01-01

2015

Public

false

true

Nager.Date public holiday API

Constitution Day

2015-01-07

2015

Public

false

true

Nager.Date public holiday API

Independence Day

2015-03-06

2015

Public

false

true

Nager.Date public holiday API

Good Friday

2015-04-03

2015

Public

false

true

Nager.Date public holiday API

Easter Monday

2015-04-06

2015

Public

false

true

Nager.Date public holiday API

nameTEXT NOT NULL

local nameTEXT

dateDATE NOT NULL

yearINTEGER

holiday typeTEXT

fixed dateBOOLEAN

nationwideBOOLEAN

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-local_name-1

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-1

true

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-local_name-2

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-2

false

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-local_name-3

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-3

true

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-local_name-4

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-4

false

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-local_name-5

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-5

true

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-local_name-6

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-6

false

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-local_name-7

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-7

true

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-local_name-8

2000-01-01

example-holiday_type-8

false

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Public holidays (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Nager.Date public holiday API]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/public-holidays

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/public_holidays?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_holidays",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

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