1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Ghana 2026
Ghana has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 3 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 7
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Jan 7
Constitution Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 5–6) for 5 days off (Jan 3 – 7).
3 daysFri, Mar 6 – Sun, Mar 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 2–5) for 9 days off (Feb 28 – Mar 8).
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 14 – 22).
4 daysFri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6
3456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 10 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 6).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 25–26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayTue, Aug 4
Founders Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 3) for 4 days off (Aug 1 – 4).
3 daysSat, Sep 19 – Mon, Sep 21
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 22–25) for 9 days off (Sep 19 – 27).
3 daysFri, Dec 4 – Sun, Dec 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 30 – Dec 3) for 9 days off (Nov 28 – Dec 6).
4 daysFri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28
Christmas Day · Boxing Day · Boxing Day (substitute day)
25262728
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 29–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 7 | 3d · Jan 2 + Jan 5–6 | Jan 1 – 7 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 5–6 | Jan 3 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5–6 + Jan 8–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 8–9 | Jan 7 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 2–5 | Feb 28 – Mar 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 3 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 5 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · May 25–26 + May 28–29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · May 28–29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 3 | Aug 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 3 + Aug 5–7 | Aug 1 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 5–7 | Aug 4 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 22–25 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 30 – Dec 3 | Nov 28 – Dec 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 28 |
| 10 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Ghana's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.