Uganda Public holidays
Uganda has 17 public holidays on the calendar held here, in force from 1 Jan 2026. Last checked against the official source on 15 Jul 2026.
Public holidays per the Public Holidays Act (Ch. 174) Schedule 2, plus one-off holidays declared by the President under s.2(2).
| Current value | 17 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Public Holidays Act, Ch. 174 (ULII consolidated text) + 2026 s.2(2) declarations |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Includes three one-off 2026 declarations (15-16 Jan elections; 12 May inauguration). UNDECLARED MOVABLE: Mawlid (Birth of the Prophet) is in the statutory schedule but has no declared 2026 date as of 2026-07-15 and is not observed as a day off in practice (~26 Aug if ever declared). NRM Liberation Day (26 Jan) is omitted from the 2023 law-revision schedule — apparently a revision artifact — but remains on official government calendars and is fully observed, so it is included. No weekend substitution applies (Women's Day fell on a Sunday, not moved). Presidential s.2(2) declarations can add days at 1-2 days' notice.
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ug/public-holidays
# Free.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ug/public-holidays/history?from=2020-01-01
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