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A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. This page contains public holidays sorted by years. Holiday dates may be change from time to time, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national holidays and short description of each holiday.
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| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Sun | New Year's Day - First day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. |
| 26 Jan | Thurs | NRM (National Resistance Movement) Liberation Day - Commemorates the fall of Tito Okello's regime in 1986 |
| 16 Feb | Thurs | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day - Marks the day in 1977 when Archbishop Janani Luwum was killed. New holiday from 2016 |
| 8 Mar | Wed | Women's Day - Commemorates the movement for women's rights |
| 14 Apr | Fri | Good Friday - Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Friday before Easter Sunday |
| 17 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday - Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Monday after Easter Sunday |
| 1 May | Mon | Labor Day - Annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. |
| 3 Jun | Sat | Martyr's Day - Group of 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda, who were executed between 31 January 1885 and 27 January 1887. They were killed on orders of Mwanga II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda |
| 9 Jun | Fri | National Heroes Day - Honors those people, who played major role in well-being of Uganda and payed their lives for better future of the Ugandans |
| 26 Jun | Mon | Eid-Ul-Fitr - End of Ramadan. Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief |
| 1 Sept | Fri | Eid Al-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice. Commemorates Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son. Date varies on Lunar cycle |
| 9 Oct | Mon | Independence Day - Anniversary of gaining of independence from Great Britain in 1962 |
| 25 Dec | Mon | Christmas Day - Christian celebrate the birth of Christ |
| 26 Dec | Tue | Boxing Day - Boxing Day is the second day of Christmas and also St. Stephen's Day. The original concept of Boxing Day was to open wooden box or clay containers where people placed gifts and share gifts with the less fortunate |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Thurs | New Year's Day |
| 26 Jan | Mon | NRM Liberation Day |
| 8 Mar | Sun | Women's Day |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) |
| 6 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Fri | Labor Day |
| 3 Jun | Wed | Martyr's Day |
| 9 Jun | Tue | National Heroes Day |
| 18 Jul | Sat | Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
| 24 Sept | Thurs | Eid Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
| 9 Oct | Fri | Independence Day |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day |
| 26 Jan | Tue | NRM Liberation Day |
| 16 Feb | Tue | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day (New holiday from 2016) |
| 18 Feb | Thurs | Public Holiday (Voting in the presidential polls) |
| 24 Feb | Wed | Public Holiday (Voting in the local government elections) |
| 8 Mar | Tue | Women's Day |
| 25 Mar | Fri | Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) |
| 28 Mar | Mon | Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Sun | Labor Day |
| 12 May | Thurs | Public Holiday (Swearing in of Ugandan President) |
| 3 Jun | Fri | Martyr's Day |
| 9 Jun | Thurs | National Heroes Day |
| 7 Jul | Thurs | Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
| 12 Sept | Mon | Eid Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
| 9 Oct | Sun | Independence Day |
| 25 Dec | Sun | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Mon | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day |
| 26 Jan | Fri | NRM Liberation Day |
| 16 Feb | Fri | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day (New holiday from 2016) |
| 8 Mar | Thurs | Women's Day |
| 30 Mar | Fri | Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) |
| 2 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Tue | Labor Day |
| 3 Jun | Sun | Martyr's Day |
| 9 Jun | Sat | National Heroes Day |
| 15 Jun | Fri | Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
| 22 Aug | Wed | Eid Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
| 9 Oct | Tue | Independence Day |
| 25 Dec | Tue | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Wed | Boxing Day |
