Public holidays in Uganda

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Uganda.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
15 Jan 2026	Thursday	General Elections
16 Jan 2026	Friday	General Elections
26 Jan 2026	Monday	NRM Liberation Day
16 Feb 2026	Monday	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
8 Mar 2026	Sunday	Women's Day
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Labour Day
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
3 Jun 2026	Wednesday	Uganda Martyrs' Day
9 Jun 2026	Tuesday	National Heroes' Day
9 Oct 2026	Friday	Independence Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

Public holidays 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

Public holidays 2028

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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