Embassy of the United States

2009 Holiday List

The U.S. Mission will officially observe only the holidays listed below.

 

Date	Day	Holiday	Country
Jan 1	Thu	New Year’s Day	American
Jan 7&8	Wed&Thu	*9th&10th of Muharram	Pakistani
Jan 19	Mon	Birthday of M.L. King,Jr.	American
Feb 16	Mon	President's Day	American
Mar 9	Mon	*Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi	Pakistani
Mar 23	Mon	Pakistan Day	Pakistani
May 25	Mon	Memorial Day	American
July 3	Fri	Independence Day	American
Aug 14	Fri	Independence Day	Pakistani
Sept 7	Mon	Labor Day	American
Sep 21 22&23	Mon Tue&Wed	*Eid-ul-Fitr	Pakistani
Oct 12	Mon	Columbus Day	American
Nov 11	Wed	Veterans Day	American
Nov 26	Thu	Thanksgiving Day	American
Nov 27 28&29	Fri Sat&Sun	*Eid-ul-Azha	Pakistani
Dec 25	Fri	Christmas & Birthday of Quaid-i-Azam	American & Pakistani

*Note: Religious holidays are subject to the appearance of the moon and may vary from the above estimated dates.