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.