List Of National Holidays In Uganda

National Holiday is a holiday that is legally established by a national government rather than by a municipal or state government.

Below are the List Of National Holidays In Uganda

Date Name Description

1 January New Year’s Day

26 January NRM Liberation Day Fireworks, military parades and sporting events to celebrate the 1986 overthrow of the then sitting government.

16 February Archbishop Janani Luwum Day

8 March Women’s Day

1 May Labour Day

3 June Uganda Martyrs’ Day Honors 45 Christians who were martyred between 1885 and 1887.

9 June National Heroes Day Begun in 2001, this holiday honours people who fought on both sides of the Ugandan Bush War. The date recalls the assassination of Eddidian Babumba Mukiibi Luttamaguzi.

9 October Independence Day From the United Kingdom, 1962

25 December Christmas Day

26 December Boxing Day

Friday of Holy Week

March or April Good Friday Crucifixion of Jesus

Monday after Easter

March or April Easter Monday Christian Feast of the Resurrection

1 Shawwal Eid al-Fitr Muslim End of Ramadan

10 Dhu al-Hijjah Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice

Why do we remember 16th February?

This public holiday in Uganda is always celebrated on 16 February. It marks the day in 1977 when Archbishop Janani Luwum was killed.