Ghana has declared Friday, July 3, 2026, as a public holiday following the observance of Republic Day, which falls on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
The decision follows the government’s policy of shifting public holidays that fall in the middle of the week to Friday, while holidays that occur on weekends are moved to Monday. In line with this arrangement, the President, through an Executive Instrument (E.I), has declared Friday, July 3, 2026, as a statutory public holiday to be observed across the country.
The declaration was announced by the Ministry of the Interior in a statement released on Wednesday evening, June 24.
The Ministry explained that the decision was made under Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), as amended.
“The general public is hereby informed that Wednesday, 1st July 2026, marks Republic Day, which is a Statutory Public Holiday.
“However, in view of the fact that 1st July 2026 falls on a Wednesday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, has, by Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), as amended, declared Friday, 3rd July 2026, as Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” the statement signed by the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak read.
