The government has declared Friday, July 3, 2026, a public holiday to be observed nationwide in place of this year’s Republic Day holiday.
The announcement was made by the Ministry of the Interior in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Republic Day, which is observed annually on July 1, falls on a Wednesday this year. However, under the government’s policy of moving public holidays that fall within the working week to Fridays, the holiday will instead be observed on Friday, July 3.
The declaration was made by President John Dramani Mahama through an Executive Instrument in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, 2001 (Act 601), as amended.
The decision forms part of the government’s approach to adjusting the observance of certain public holidays to create longer weekends and improve planning for both workers and institutions.
In the statement, the Ministry said:
“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 ministry has therefore urged the public, institutions and businesses across the country to take note of the change and observe Friday, July 3, 2026, as a public holiday.
