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	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day Send a card
Wednesday 26 January 2028	NRM Liberation Day National daySend a card
Wednesday 16 February 2028	Archbishop Janani Luwum Day Send a card
Saturday 26 February 2028	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Wednesday 8 March 2028	Women's Day Send a card
Friday 14 April 2028	Good Friday ReligiousSend a card
Monday 17 April 2028	Easter Monday ReligiousSend a card
Monday 1 May 2028	Labour Day Send a card
Friday 5 May 2028	Eid al-Adha ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Saturday 3 June 2028	Uganda Martyrs' Day National daySend a card
Friday 9 June 2028	National Heroes' Day National daySend a card
Monday 9 October 2028	Independence Day National daySend a card
Monday 25 December 2028	Christmas Day ReligiousSend a card
Tuesday 26 December 2028	Boxing Day ReligiousSend a card

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 ↓