Uganda is a country of diversified cultures.

Uganda has over 52 ethnic groupings each with separate cultural beliefs and language dialects. They are mostly grouped under the Bantu, Luo and Nilotics. The Bantu mostly occupy the central and western parts of the country; the Nilot¬ics occupy the east and north east, while the Luo occupy the north and the North West.

The most common cultural dress is the gomesi for women and kanzu for men, which were originally used by only the Baganda, the most populous tribe in Uganda. The gomesi is a long wrapper dress which is tied at the waist with a wide sash in a specific fashion meant to accentuate the elegance of the women. The kanzu is a long white tunic specifically designed to define the masculinity of the men, and it is always worn with a neatly fastened jacket at functions.

Uganda has a variety of food crops that include matooke (raw bananas), cassava, sweet potatoes, irish potatoes, rice, maize, millet, bread, wheat and yams as well as various vegetables such as beans, peas, ground nuts, cabbages and egg plants. Grasshoppers (nsenene) and ants (nswa) are a delicacy in some parts of the country but these are only available seasonally.

Many Ugandan communities use music and dance to narrate and describe their history, cultural values, religious beliefs and other social attributes. Every community has its unique song or dancing style which have been preserved from generation to generation. The most common dances are Bakisimba and Amagunju by the Baganda, Nalufuka among the Basoga, Orunyege by the Banyoro, Imbalu by the Bagisu, Akago by the Iteso, Entogoro by the Batooro, Ekitaguriro by the Banyankole and Bakiga, Bwola by the Acholi, Naleyo by the Karamajong and Adungu by West Nile communities.