1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Uganda 2025
Uganda has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 18 – 21). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Jan 25 – Sun, Jan 26
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2 daysSat, Feb 15 – Sun, Feb 16
1516
2 daysSat, Mar 8 – Sun, Mar 9
89
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21
Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
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Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 10 days off (Apr 12 – 21).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
1 dayTue, Jun 3
Martyr's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 2) for 4 days off (May 31 – Jun 3).
4 daysFri, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 9
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) · National Heroes Day
6789
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jun 4–5) for 7 days off (Jun 3 – 9).
1 dayThu, Oct 9
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
9
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 10) for 4 days off (Oct 9 – 12).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 18 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 2 | May 31 – Jun 3 |
| 10 | 3d · Jun 2 + Jun 4–5 | May 31 – Jun 9 |
| 7 | 2d · Jun 4–5 | Jun 3 – 9 |
| 10 | 4d · Jun 10–13 | Jun 6 – 15 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 6–8 | Oct 4 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 6–8 + Oct 10 | Oct 4 – 12 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 10 | Oct 9 – 12 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
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.