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Holiday Schedule  

The following American and Local holidays will be observed by the Embassy during calendar year 2010.

HOLIDAY

ACTUAL DAY

POST HOLIDAY

New Year's Day

JAN 1 (FRI)      

DEC 31 (THUR) AH

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

JAN 18 (MON) 

JAN 17 (SUN) AH

President's Day

FEB 15 (MON)

FEB 14 (SUN) AH

Kuwait National Day

FEB 25 (THUR)

FEB 25 (THUR) LH

Kuwait Liberation Day

FEB 26 (FRI)

FEB 26 (FRI) LH

The Prophet's B'day

FEB 28 (SUN)

FEB 28 (SUN) LH

Memorial Day

MAY 31 (SUN)

MAY 30 (SUN) AH

Independence Day

JUL 4 (SUN)

JUL 4 (SUN) AH

Ascension Day

JUL 9 (FRI)

JUL 9 (FRI) AH

Labor Day

SEP 6 (MON)

SEP 5 (SUN) AH

*Eid Al-Fitr

SEP 9-12 (THUR-SUN)

SEP 9-12 (THUR-SUN) LH

Columbus Day

OCT 11 (MON)

OCT 10 (SUN) AH

Veteran's Day

NOV 11 (THUR)

NOV 11 (THUR) AH

*Eid Al-Adha

NOV 12-20 (FRI-SAT)

NOV 16-18 (TUE-THUR) AH

Thanksgiving Day NOV 25 (THUR) NOV 25 (THUR) AH

Islamic New Year

DEC 7 (TUE)

DEC 7 (TUE) LH

Christmas Day

DEC 25 (SAT)

DEC 26 (SUN) AH


* (NOV 15 is Arafat Day)  GOK will be closed from NOV 12-20 

* Religious holidays in Kuwait are subject to change as they are governed by the lunar calendar and exact dates must be confirmed by religious authorities.