Public holidays in Uganda 2028

14 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Uganda

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 4 days offGood Friday, Easter MondayTypically in Kampala: high 26°C (79°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 77% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabour DayTypically in Kampala: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 87% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Kampala: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 84% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 9 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · 3 days offNational Heroes' DayTypically in Kampala: high 25°C (77°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 54% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 7 Oct – Mon 9 Oct · 3 days offIndependence DayTypically in Kampala: high 27°C (81°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 83% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days offChristmas Day, Boxing DayTypically in Kampala: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 61% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Kampala: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 49% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2028.

Leave planner 2028

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 23 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 8 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · National Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Oct) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Oct – Mon 9 Oct · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓