1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Ghana 2025
Ghana has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 18 – 21). 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 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 7
Constitution Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 6) for 4 days off (Jan 4 – 7).
1 dayThu, Mar 6
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 7) for 4 days off (Mar 6 – 9).
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) (substitute day)
293031
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 1–4) for 9 days off (Mar 29 – Apr 6).
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21
18192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 10 days off (Apr 12 – 21).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysSat, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 4
234
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 5–8) for 9 days off (Aug 2 – 10).
3 daysSat, Sep 20 – Mon, Sep 22
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day · Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day (substitute day)
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 23–26) for 9 days off (Sep 20 – 28).
3 daysFri, Dec 5 – Sun, Dec 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 1–4) for 9 days off (Nov 29 – Dec 7).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
25262728
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 7 | 3d · Jan 2–3 + Jan 6 | Jan 1 – 7 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 6 | Jan 4 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 6 + Jan 8–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 8–10 | Jan 7 – 12 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 3–5 | Mar 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 3–5 + Mar 7 | Mar 1 – 9 |
| 4 | 1d · Mar 7 | Mar 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 1–4 | Mar 29 – Apr 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 18 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 5–8 | Aug 2 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 23–26 | Sep 20 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 1–4 | Nov 29 – Dec 7 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
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.