| Date | Name | Description |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day[2] | |
| 26 January | NRM Liberation Day | Fireworks, military parades and sporting events to celebrate the 1986 overthrow of the then sitting government.[3] |
| 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.[4] |
| 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 |
| 1Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim End of Ramadan |
| 10Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice |
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