🇺🇬 Long Weekends in Uganda 2026

16

Opportunities

14

Public Holidays

10

Max Days Off

4:1

Best Efficiency

33

Total PTO for All

Pro Tip

In 2026, Uganda has 7 free long weekends and 9 bridge opportunities. Best deal: take 1 day off around New Year's Day for 4 consecutive days off (efficiency: 4:1).

Bridge Day Opportunities

#1

New Year's Day

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3
Sun 4
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-01-02
#2

Good Friday

4 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Mon 6
Holiday PTO Weekend
#3

NRM Liberation Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Sat 24
Sun 25
Mon 26
Holiday PTO Weekend
#4

Archbishop Janani Luwum Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Holiday PTO Weekend
#5

Eid al-Fitr

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Holiday PTO Weekend
#6

Labour Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 1
Sat 2
Sun 3
Holiday PTO Weekend
#7

Independence Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 9
Sat 10
Sun 11
Holiday PTO Weekend
#8

Christmas Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
#9

Good Friday

Take 4 PTO → Get 10 days off

10:4
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Mon 6
Tue 7
Wed 8
Thu 9
Fri 10
Sat 11
Sun 12
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-04-07 2026-04-08 2026-04-09 2026-04-10
#10

New Year's Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 27
Sun 28
Mon 29
Tue 30
Wed 31
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3
Sun 4
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2025-12-29 2025-12-30 2025-12-31 2026-01-02
#11

NRM Liberation Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 24
Sun 25
Mon 26
Tue 27
Wed 28
Thu 29
Fri 30
Sat 31
Sun 1
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-01-27 2026-01-28 2026-01-29 2026-01-30
#12

Archbishop Janani Luwum Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tue 17
Wed 18
Thu 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-02-17 2026-02-18 2026-02-19 2026-02-20
#13

Eid al-Fitr

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tue 17
Wed 18
Thu 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-03-16 2026-03-17 2026-03-18 2026-03-19
#14

Labour Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 25
Sun 26
Mon 27
Tue 28
Wed 29
Thu 30
Fri 1
Sat 2
Sun 3
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-04-27 2026-04-28 2026-04-29 2026-04-30
#15

Independence Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 3
Sun 4
Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 7
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 10
Sun 11
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-10-05 2026-10-06 2026-10-07 2026-10-08
#16

Christmas Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2026-12-21 2026-12-22 2026-12-23 2026-12-24

Strategic PTO Plans

Zero-PTO Long Weekends

Enjoy 7 natural long weekends — 22 days off with no PTO needed!

22 days off — no PTO needed

Best Single Day

Take 1 day off around New Year's Day (Jan 01–04) and get 4 days off.

Take 1 PTO days → Get 4 days off

Maximum Vacation

Take 4 days off around Good Friday (Apr 03–12) for a 10-day vacation.

Take 4 PTO days → Get 10 days off

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