🇬🇭 Long Weekends in Ghana 2026

21

Opportunities

13

Public Holidays

11

Max Days Off

Free!

Best Efficiency

49

Total PTO for All

Pro Tip

In 2026, Ghana has 7 free long weekends and 14 bridge opportunities. Best deal: 4 days off around Good Friday — completely free!

Bridge Day Opportunities

#1

Good Friday

4 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Mon 6
Holiday PTO Weekend
#2

Founders' Day

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1
Sat 1
Sun 2
Mon 3
Tue 4
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-08-03
#3

Independence Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 6
Sat 7
Sun 8
Holiday PTO Weekend
#4

Eid ul-Fitr (estimated)

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Holiday PTO Weekend
#5

Labour Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 1
Sat 2
Sun 3
Holiday PTO Weekend
#6

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Holiday PTO Weekend
#7

Farmer's Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
Holiday PTO Weekend
#8

Christmas Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
#9

Good Friday

Take 4 PTO → Get 10 days off

10:4
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Mon 6
Tue 7
Wed 8
Thu 9
Fri 10
Sat 11
Sun 12
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-04-07 2026-04-08 2026-04-09 2026-04-10
#10

Eid ul-Adha (estimated)

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-05-25 2026-05-26
#11

Eid ul-Adha (estimated)

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 31
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-05-28 2026-05-29
#12

New Year's Day

Take 3 PTO → Get 7 days off

7:3
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3
Sun 4
Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 7
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-01-02 2026-01-05 2026-01-06
#13

New Year's Day

Take 5 PTO → Get 11 days off

11:5
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3
Sun 4
Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 7
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 10
Sun 11
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-01-02 2026-01-05 2026-01-06 2026-01-08 2026-01-09
#14

Independence Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 28
Sun 1
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Fri 6
Sat 7
Sun 8
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-03-02 2026-03-03 2026-03-04 2026-03-05
#15

Eid ul-Fitr (estimated)

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tue 17
Wed 18
Thu 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-03-16 2026-03-17 2026-03-18 2026-03-19
#16

Labour Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 25
Sun 26
Mon 27
Tue 28
Wed 29
Thu 30
Fri 1
Sat 2
Sun 3
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-04-27 2026-04-28 2026-04-29 2026-04-30
#17

Eid ul-Adha (estimated)

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 31
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-05-25 2026-05-26 2026-05-28 2026-05-29
#18

Founders' Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 1
Sun 2
Mon 3
Tue 4
Wed 5
Thu 6
Fri 7
Sat 8
Sun 9
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-08-03 2026-08-05 2026-08-06 2026-08-07
#19

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-09-22 2026-09-23 2026-09-24 2026-09-25
#20

Farmer's Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 28
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-11-30 2026-12-01 2026-12-02 2026-12-03
#21

Christmas Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-12-21 2026-12-22 2026-12-23 2026-12-24

Strategic PTO Plans

Zero-PTO Long Weekends

Enjoy 7 natural long weekends — 22 days off with no PTO needed!

22 days off — no PTO needed

Best Single Day

Take 1 day off around Founders' Day (Aug 01–04) and get 4 days off.

Take 1 PTO days → Get 4 days off

Best Short Break

Take 2 days off around Eid ul-Adha (estimated) (May 23–27) and enjoy 5 consecutive days off.

Take 2 PTO days → Get 5 days off

Maximum Vacation

Take 5 days off around New Year's Day (Jan 01–11) for a 11-day vacation.

Take 5 PTO days → Get 11 days off

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