1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Uganda 2026
Uganda has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 3 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 7
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26
242526
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 27–30) for 9 days off (Jan 24 – Feb 1).
3 daysSat, Feb 14 – Mon, Feb 16
141516
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 17–20) for 9 days off (Feb 14 – 22).
2 daysSat, Mar 7 – Sun, Mar 8
78
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 14 – 22).
4 daysFri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6
Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
3456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 10 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 6).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 25–26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayWed, Jun 3
Martyr's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jun 1–2) for 5 days off (May 30 – Jun 3).
1 dayTue, Jun 9
National Heroes Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
9
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 8) for 4 days off (Jun 6 – 9).
3 daysFri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11
91011
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 5–8) for 9 days off (Oct 3 – 11).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 27–30 | Jan 24 – Feb 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 17–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 3 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 5 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · May 25–26 + May 28–29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · May 28–29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 8 | 4d · May 28–29 + Jun 1–2 | May 27 – Jun 3 |
| 5 | 2d · Jun 1–2 | May 30 – Jun 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 1–2 + Jun 4–5 | May 30 – Jun 7 |
| 5 | 2d · Jun 4–5 | Jun 3 – 7 |
| 7 | 3d · Jun 4–5 + Jun 8 | Jun 3 – 9 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 8 | Jun 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 8 + Jun 10–12 | Jun 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 10–12 | Jun 9 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 5–8 | Oct 3 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Uganda's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.