The Ugandan National Day is a selected date on the 9 October (1962) to commemorate the Independence Day of Uganda.

Often this public holiday in Uganda is not known as National Day. All the same, financial institutions, schools and other public buildings can be shut.

The First of January is celebrated as The New Year in Uganda to mark the start of a new calendar year.

May Day is yet another country wide holiday in Uganda that is observed to observe the triumphs of the workers movement.

Christmas Day is a public holiday in most of the countries around the world and observed on December 25 to rejoice the birth of Jesus.

The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are observed in each place's patron saint's day, using the Calendar of saints.

The most significant holidays for Muslims in Uganda are Eid ul-Fitr. This is observed soon after the conclusion of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha that is celebrated at the conclusion of the Hajj.

Diwali (Festival of Light) is probably the important holidays celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs who live in Uganda.

Jews who reside in Uganda commemorate a variety of celebrations: the Passover (Spring Feasts of Pesach) and Shavuot, the Rosh Hashanah (start of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly).