Official Holidays


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

  • New Year's Day, January 1st
  • Easter April 21st ( ** )
  • Labor Day: May 1st
  • Victory Day: May 8th
  • Ascension: May 29th  ( ** )
  • White Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte): June 9th ( ** )
  • Eid al-Fitr July 28th ( * )
  • Eid al-Adha October 5th ( * )
  • French National Day: July14th
  • 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