Public holidays 2027 in Uganda
There are 14 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | ||
| Tuesday | NRM Liberation Day | ||
| Tuesday | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day | ||
| Monday | Women's Day | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting) | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Saturday | Labour Day | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | ||
| Thursday | Uganda Martyrs' Day | ||
| Wednesday | National Heroes' Day | ||
| Saturday | Independence Day | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | ||
| 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code UG (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ug) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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