The government of Ghana has announced Friday, July 3, 2026, as a public holiday, following a declaration by President John Mahama in observation of Republic Day 2026.
The announcement was contained in a statement signed by Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Ghana’s Minister for Interior, issued on Wednesday, June 24, and directed that the work-free day be observed nationwide.
The statement read:
“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.”
Republic Day is a statutory public holiday observed every July 1st in Ghana, commemorating the country’s transition to a republic in 1960, the historic day when Kwame Nkrumah was inaugurated as Ghana’s first president, marking the nation’s full sovereignty following independence from British rule.
The official notice is available on the Ministry of Interior’s website.
