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Holiday Schedule
 

The following days are designated as official holidays to be observed by
Embassy Kuwait during 2013.

Holiday Actual Day Post Holiday
New Year's Day Jan 1 (Tue) Jan 1 (Tue) AH
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Jan 21 (Mon) Jan 20 (Sun) AH
Birthday of Prophet Mohammed Jan 24 (Thu) Jan 24 (Thu) LH
President's Day Feb 18 (Mon) Feb 17 (Sun) AH
Kuwait National Day Feb 25 (Mon) Feb 25 (Mon) LH
Kuwait Liberation Day Feb 26 (Tue) Feb 26 (Tue) LH
Memorial Day May 27 (Mon) May 26 (Sun) AH
Ascension Day June 6 (Thur) June 6 (Thur) LH
Independence Day July 4 (Thur) July 4 (Thur) AH
*Eid Al-Fitr Aug 8-11 (Thur - Sun) Aug 8-11 (Thur - Sun) LH
Labor Day Sep 2 (Mon) Sep 1 (Sun) AH
Columbus Day Oct 14 (Mon) Oct 13 (Sun) AH
*Eid Al-Adha Oct 14-17 (Mon-Thur) Oct 14-16 (Mon-Wed) LH
Islamic New Year Nov 5 (Tue) Nov 5 (Tue) LH
Veteran's Day Nov 11 (Mon) Nov 11 (Mon) AH
Thanksgiving Day Nov 28 (Thur) Nov 28 (Thur) AH
Christmas Day Dec 25 (Wed) Dec 25 (Wed) AH
























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.