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.