Eid al-Adha 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Uganda
About 15 percent of people in Uganda are Muslim, and Eid al-Adha, the “feast of sacrifice”, is an official public holiday across the country.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 Jun | Sun | Eid al-Adha |
| 2025 | 6 Jun | Fri | Eid al-Adha |
| 2026 | 27 May | Wed | Eid al-Adha |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
Early on Eid morning, mostly the men will go to mosque or a prayer centre to pray and listen to a sermon. After morning prayers, they will return home to feast with family and friends and celebrate the day.
Eid al-Adha commemorates the Koranic account of the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael at Allah’s command – though ultimately Ibrahim did not need to go through with the sacrifice. Thus, on this day, many sheep, goats, and other animals are sacrificed. As many cannot afford a sacrificial animal, however, another Muslim family that can afford a sacrifice will share some meat with the poor.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 Jun | Wed | Eid al-Adha |
| 2022 | 9 Jul | Sat | Eid al-Adha |
| 2021 | 20 Jul | Tue | Eid al-Adha |
| 2020 | 31 Jul | Fri | Eid al-Adha |
| 2019 | 12 Aug | Mon | Eid al-Adha |
| 2018 | 21 Aug | Tue | Eid al-Adha |
| 2017 | 1 Sep | Fri | Eid al-Adha |