Public holidays in Uganda 2027

There are 14 public holidays in 2027. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 14 public holidays in Uganda 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
26 Jan 2027	Tuesday	NRM Liberation Day
16 Feb 2027	Tuesday	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
8 Mar 2027	Monday	Women's Day
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labour Day
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
3 Jun 2027	Thursday	Uganda Martyrs' Day
9 Jun 2027	Wednesday	National Heroes' Day
9 Oct 2027	Saturday	Independence Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2027

11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Mon 25 Jan	23 Jan – 26 Jan 2027	1	4	4	NRM Liberation Day
Wed 27 Jan, Thu 28 Jan, Fri 29 Jan	26 Jan – 31 Jan 2027	3	6	2	NRM Liberation Day
Mon 15 Feb	13 Feb – 16 Feb 2027	1	4	4	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
Wed 17 Feb, Thu 18 Feb, Fri 19 Feb	16 Feb – 21 Feb 2027	3	6	2	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar	6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027	3	9	3	Women's Day, Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar	20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr	26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 31 May, Tue 1 Jun, Wed 2 Jun	29 May – 3 Jun 2027	3	6	2	Uganda Martyrs' Day
Fri 4 Jun	3 Jun – 6 Jun 2027	1	4	4	Uganda Martyrs' Day
Mon 7 Jun, Tue 8 Jun	5 Jun – 9 Jun 2027	2	5	2.5	National Heroes' Day
Thu 10 Jun, Fri 11 Jun	9 Jun – 13 Jun 2027	2	5	2.5	National Heroes' Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Uganda have in 2027?

14 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

NRM Liberation Day: take 1 day of leave (25 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 23 Jan – 26 Jan 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code UG (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ug) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026