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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Uganda 2026

Uganda has 16 days of national public holidays in 2026, 14 on working days.

Next: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December 2026in 68 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Uganda in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNew Year's Day290 days ago
15 JanThuGeneral Elections276 days ago
16 JanFriGeneral Elections275 days ago
26 JanMonNRM Liberation Day265 days ago
16 FebMonArchbishop Janani Luwum Day244 days ago
8 MarSunWeekendWomen's Day224 days ago
20 MarFriEid al-Fitr (estimated)212 days ago
3 AprFriGood Friday198 days ago
6 AprMonEaster Monday195 days ago
1 MayFriLabour Day170 days ago
27 MayWedEid al-Adha (estimated)144 days ago
3 JunWedUganda Martyrs' Day137 days ago
9 JunTueNational Heroes' Day131 days ago
9 OctFriIndependence Day9 days ago
25 DecFriChristmas Dayin 68 days
26 DecSatWeekendBoxing Dayin 69 days

At a glance

Uganda in 2026

01Public holidays

16 days

14 on working days, 2 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

8 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Christmas Day

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 68 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu 15 Jan – Sun 18 Jan

    4 days offGeneral Elections

  • Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan

    3 days offNRM Liberation Day

  • Sat 14 Feb – Mon 16 Feb

    3 days offArchbishop Janani Luwum Day

  • Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar

    3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)

  • Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offLabour Day

  • Fri 9 Oct – Sun 11 Oct

    3 days offIndependence Day

  • Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Kampala.

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Uganda have in 2026?

Uganda has 16 days of national public holidays in 2026, 14 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Uganda?

Christmas Day, on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Uganda have in 2026?

8: Thu 15 Jan – Sun 18 Jan (General Elections); Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan (NRM Liberation Day); Sat 14 Feb – Mon 16 Feb (Archbishop Janani Luwum Day); Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)); Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labour Day); Fri 9 Oct – Sun 11 Oct (Independence Day); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

Which public holidays in Uganda fall on a weekend in 2026?

Women's Day, Sunday, 8 March 2026; Boxing Day, Saturday, 26 December 2026.