Listed below are the official U.S. holidays and projected Kuwaiti holidays the Embassy will observe during calendar year 2023.
Holiday |
Date Observed |
Day(s) of the week |
New Year’s Day | January 1 | Sunday |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | January 15 | Sunday |
President’s Day | February 19 | Sunday |
Kuwait Liberation Day | February 26 | Sunday |
Kuwait National Day | February 27 | Monday |
Eid Al-Fitr* | April 23-24 | Sun-Mon |
Memorial Day | May 28 | Sunday |
Juneteenth | June 18 | Sunday |
Waqfat Arafat Day | June 27 | Tuesday |
Eid Al-Adha* | June 28-29 & July 2 | Wed-Thur & Sun |
Independence Day | July 4 | Tuesday |
Islamic New Year* | July 19 | Wednesday |
Labor Day | September 3 | Sunday |
The Prophet’s Birthday* | September 28 | Thursday |
Columbus Day | October 8 | Sunday |
Veterans Day – instead of Saturday, Nov. 11 | November 12 | Sunday |
Thanksgiving Day | November 23 | Thursday |
Christmas Day | December 25 | Monday |