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Public holidays in Uganda 2029

Uganda has 14 public holidays in 2029. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

14public holidays
12weekday days off
249working days in 2029
104weekend days

Holiday dates 2029

DateDayHoliday
Monday New Year's Day
Friday NRM Liberation Day
Wednesday Eid al-Fitr estimated
Friday Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
Thursday Women's Day
Friday Good Friday
Monday Easter Monday
Tuesday Eid al-Adha estimated
Tuesday Labour Day
Sunday weekend Uganda Martyrs' Day
Saturday weekend National Heroes' Day
Tuesday Independence Day
Tuesday Christmas Day
Wednesday Boxing Day

Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.

Working days per month in 2029

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.

MonthCalendar daysWeekend daysHolidays on weekdaysWorking days
January 2029318221
February 2029288218
March 2029319220
April 2029309219
May 2029318122
June 2029309021
July 2029319022
August 2029318023
September 20293010020
October 2029318122
November 2029308022
December 20293110219
Total 202936510412249
public holidayweekendbridge day

Jan21 wd

Feb18 wd

Mar20 wd

Apr19 wd

May22 wd

Jun21 wd

Jul22 wd

Aug23 wd

Sep20 wd

Oct22 wd

Nov22 wd

Dec19 wd

Long weekends and bridge days in 2029

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

Questions about 2029 in Uganda

How many working days are there in Uganda in 2029?
249 working days. 2029 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
How many public holidays does Uganda have in 2029?
14 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
Which 2029 holidays fall on a weekend?
Uganda Martyrs' Day (3 June 2029), National Heroes' Day (9 June 2029).
What counts as the weekend in Uganda?
Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
What about 2030?
See public holidays in Uganda 2030 or go back to 2028.

Cite or reuse this data

Uganda has 14 public holidays and 249 working days in 2029. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/uganda/2029/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.

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