Friday, July 3, 2026, has been declared a public holiday in Ghana. This is because Wednesday, July 1, 2026, marks Republic Day, which is a Statutory Public Holiday.
Following the government's decision that all public holidays that fall on midweek is going to move to Friday and those that fall on weekends is going to move to Monday, the President by Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), as amended, has therefore declared Friday, July 3, 2026, as a Public Holiday that should be observed as such throughout the country.
The Ministry of the Interior made the announcement in a press release issued Wednesday evening [June 24].
The release stated:
"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."
Signed
MUNTAKA MOHAMMED-MUBARAK (MP)
MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR
Issued this day the 24th of June, 2026
