Public Holidays in Uganda 2026

12 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Uganda

12 public holidays in 2026 · 12 across the whole country
Next day off: Christmas Day · Friday, 25 December 2026 · 57 days away

Total days off 2026

12 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

December

2 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Friday

4 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Uganda 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	New Year's Day	Whole country	Public
2026-01-26	Monday	Liberation Day	Whole country	Public
2026-02-16	Monday	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day	Whole country	Public
2026-03-08	Sunday	International Women's Day	Whole country	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Good Friday	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Easter Monday	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Labour Day	Whole country	Public
2026-06-03	Wednesday	Martyrs' Day	Whole country	Public
2026-06-09	Tuesday	National Heroes' Day	Whole country	Public
2026-10-09	Friday	Independence Day	Whole country	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Christmas Day	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Uganda 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
25 Jan – 26 Jan	Sunday	2 days	Automatic
15 Feb – 16 Feb	Sunday	2 days	Automatic
3 Apr – 6 Apr	Friday	4 days	2026-04-04
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	2026-05-02
7 Jun – 9 Jun	Sunday	3 days	2026-06-08
9 Oct – 11 Oct	Friday	3 days	2026-10-10
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Uganda

Uganda gives 12 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (3 Apr – 6 Apr). The busiest month is December, and holidays land most often on a Friday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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