Closing days - Ghana

Closing days 2024

The Dutch embassy in Accra will be closed on the following days: 

Day Date Occasion
Monday 1 January New Year
Monday 8 January* Constitution Day
Wednesday 6 March Independence Day
Friday 29 March Good Friday
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Wednesday 10 April** Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 1 May Labour Day
Thursday 9 May Ascension Day
Monday 20 May Whit Monday
Monday 17 June** Eid al-Adha
Monday 5 August* Founders' Day
Monday 23 September* Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
Friday  6th December*** Farmers Day
Monday and Tuesday 25 and 26 December Christmas
Wednesday - Friday 27 - 31 December Embassy Closed
*             Obeserved day for a holiday which fell on a weekend.
**          There are no fixed dates for Eid-al- Fitr and Eid-al- adha as they're moveable feasts. Actual dates will be provided by the Chief Imam's office.
***       The date for the Farmers Day holiday may be changed as a result of Ghana's National Elections and would be declared by the President.