When is Independence Day in Uganda?

Independence Day falls on Thursday, October 9th, 2025 (118 days from now) in Uganda.

Is Independence Day a public holiday?

Yes, Independence Day is a public holiday in Uganda.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2021 October 9th Saturday Independence Day Long weekend.
2022 October 9th Sunday Independence Day
2023 October 9th Monday Independence Day Long weekend.
2024 October 9th Wednesday Independence Day
2025 October 9th Thursday Independence Day
2026 October 9th Friday Independence Day
2027 October 9th Saturday Independence Day Long weekend.
2028 October 9th Monday Independence Day Long weekend.
2029 October 9th Tuesday Independence Day
2030 October 9th Wednesday Independence Day
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="UG" -d year="2024" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "UG",
  "year": "2024",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'UG',
  year: '2024',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'UG',
  'year' => '2024',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "UG"
$Body.year = "2024"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'UG',
  'year': '2024',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'UG',
  'year': '2024',
})