Official Holidays


The embassy close its doors on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays:

  • New Year's Day - January 1st
  • National Sports Day, Every second Tuesday of February
  • Easter ( ** )
  • Labor Day - May 1st
  • Victory Day - May 8th
  • Ascension  ( ** )
  • White Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) ( ** )
  • Eid al-Fitr ( * )
  • Eid al-Adha ( * )
  • French National Day - July 14th  
  • Virgin Mary - 15th of August
  • All Saints - 1st of November
  • Armistice day - 11th of November
  • Qatari National Day - 18th of December
  • Christmas - 25th of December

 

( * ) Islamic holidays are calculated based on the lunar calendar which might have a slight change in the schedule.

(**) these Christian feasts change dates from one year to another