Official holidays of the Embassy:
 
    |   Date   |    Holiday   |  
    |   Monday, January 2*   |    New Year’s Day   |  
  |   Monday, January 16   |    Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.   |  
  |   Tuesday, February 14   |    Qatar’s Sport Day   |  
  |   Monday, February 15   |    Washington’s Birthday   |  
  |   Monday, May 29   |    Memorial Day   |  
  |   Tuesday, July 4   |    Independence Day   |  
  |   Saturday, June 24   |    Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)   |  
  |   Monday, September 4   |    Labor Day   |  
  |   Thursday, August 31   |    Eid-al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)   |  
  |   Monday, October 9   |    Columbus Day   |  
  |   Friday, November 10**   |    Veterans Day   |  
  |   Thursday, November 23   |    Thanksgiving Day   |  
  |   Monday, December 18   |    Qatar National Day   |  
  |   Monday, December 25   |    Christmas Day   |  
  
  
 * January 1, 2017 (the legal Federal Holiday for “New Year’s Day”) falls on a Sunday in 2017. Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday in this case.
 
 
 
 ** Saturday, November 11 (the legal Federal Holiday for “Veteran’s Day”) falls on a Saturday in 2017. Friday, November 10, will be treated as a holiday in this case.