Public holidays in Uganda 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Uganda

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
26 January Sunday	Sunday	NRM Liberation Day National day
16 February Sunday	Sunday	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
8 March Saturday	Saturday	Women's Day
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labour Day
3 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Uganda Martyrs' Day National day
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
9 June Monday	Monday	National Heroes' Day National day
9 October Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day National day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Kampala: high 26°C (79°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 73% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), National Heroes' Day
Typically in Kampala: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 60% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Kampala: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 61% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labour Day
Typically in Kampala: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 84% of days
Mon 2 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 31 May – Tue 3 Jun)
Uganda Martyrs' Day
Typically in Kampala: high 26°C (79°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 60% of days
Fri 10 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 Oct – Sun 12 Oct)
Independence Day
Typically in Kampala: high 27°C (81°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 89% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 31 May – Mon 9 Jun — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 2 Jun, Wed 4 Jun, Thu 5 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 31 May – Tue 3 Jun · Uganda Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Eid al-Adha, National Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Oct – Sun 12 Oct · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓