Current Date And Time In Kampala, Uganda
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:47:43 EAT
State: Central Region
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 1,680,600
District: Kampala District
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Kampala, Central Region, Uganda? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Kampala.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Kampala align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on October 9) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Kampala.
This is Uganda's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Uganda's country-level and Central Region holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Kampala as anywhere else in Uganda.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Uganda's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Uganda's country and Central Region holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Kampala just as everywhere else in Uganda.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | October 9 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act Cap 255) | www.statehouse.go.ug |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Fri, Oct 9, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Kampala's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Uganda's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Kampala's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Uganda declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 1,680,600 and running on the Africa/Kampala time zone, Kampala follows Uganda's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.