Public holidays in Uganda 2026

16 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Uganda

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day
15 January Thursday	Thursday	General Elections
16 January Friday	Friday	General Elections
26 January Monday	Monday	NRM Liberation Day
16 February Monday	Monday	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
8 March Sunday	Sunday	Women's Day
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-FitrEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May Friday	Friday	Labour Day
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-AdhaEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
3 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Uganda Martyrs' Day
9 June Tuesday	Tuesday	National Heroes' Day
9 October Friday	Friday	Independence Day
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Boxing Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Uganda (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 15 Jan – Sun 18 Jan · 4 days off
General Elections
Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · 3 days off
NRM Liberation Day
Sat 14 Feb – Mon 16 Feb · 3 days off
Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labour Day
Fri 9 Oct – Sun 11 Oct · 3 days off
Independence Day
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Mon 8 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Jun – Tue 9 Jun)
National Heroes' Day

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 10 Jan – Sun 18 Jan — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 12 Jan, Tue 13 Jan, Wed 14 Jan).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Wed 14 Jan) get 5 days in a row
Wed 14 Jan – Sun 18 Jan · General Elections
Take 1 day off (Fri 23 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Fri 23 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · NRM Liberation Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Feb) get 4 days in a row
Fri 13 Feb – Mon 16 Feb · Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Thu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Monday