3 daysSat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3
New Year's Day · New Year's Day (substitute day)
123
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 29–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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Long Weekends in Ghana 2028
Ghana has 10 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 14 – 17). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 10
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 9
789
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Jan 4–6) for 9 days off (Jan 1 – 9).
3 daysSat, Feb 26 – Mon, Feb 28
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) (substitute day)
262728
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 29 – Mar 3) for 10 days off (Feb 26 – Mar 6).
3 daysSat, Mar 4 – Mon, Mar 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 29 – Mar 3) for 10 days off (Feb 26 – Mar 6).
4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17
14151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 10–13) for 10 days off (Apr 8 – 17).
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1
29301
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (May 2–4) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
3 daysFri, May 5 – Sun, May 7
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
567
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (May 2–4) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
3 daysFri, Aug 4 – Sun, Aug 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 31 – Aug 3) for 9 days off (Jul 29 – Aug 6).
1 dayThu, Sep 21
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
21
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 22) for 4 days off (Sep 21 – 24).
3 daysFri, Dec 1 – Sun, Dec 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 27–30) for 9 days off (Nov 25 – Dec 3).
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26
23242526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
| 9 | 3d · Jan 4–6 | Jan 1 – 9 |
| 10 | 4d · Feb 29 – Mar 3 | Feb 26 – Mar 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 7–10 | Mar 4 – 12 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 10–13 | Apr 8 – 17 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 18–21 | Apr 14 – 23 |
| 9 | 3d · May 2–4 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 31 – Aug 3 | Jul 29 – Aug 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 18–20 | Sep 16 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 18–20 + Sep 22 | Sep 16 – 24 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Sep 22 | Sep 21 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 27–30 | Nov 25 – Dec 3 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 27–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
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.