Holiday Schedule
2012 Holiday Schedule
Embassy and the Consulates will be closed to the public on the following official holidays:
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January 1, Sunday* | New Year's Day (A&I) |
| January 6, Friday | Epiphany (I) |
| January 16, Third Monday | Martin Luther King's Birthday (A) |
| February 20, Third Monday | President's Day (A) |
| April 9, Monday | Easter Monday (I) |
| April 25, Wednesday | Anniversary of Liberation (I) |
| May 1, Tuesday | Labor Day (I) |
| May 28, Last Monday | Memorial Day (A) |
| June 2, Saturday** | Foundation of the Italian Republic (I) |
| June 24, Sunday** | St. John's Day (I) (Florence only) |
| June 29, Friday | St. Peter and St. Paul's Day (I) (Rome only) |
| July 4, Wednesday | Independence Day (A) |
| August 15, Wednesday | Assumption Day (I) |
| September 3, First Monday | Labor Day (A) |
| September 19, Wednesday | St. Gennaro's Day (I) (Naples only) |
| October 8, Second Monday | Columbus Day (A) |
| November 1, Thursday | All Saints' Day (I) |
| November 11, Sunday* | Veterans' Day (A) |
| November 22, Fourth Thursday | Thanksgiving Day (A) |
| December 7, Friday | St. Ambrogio's Day (I) (Milan only) |
| December 8, Saturday** | Feast of the Immaculate Conception (I) |
| December 25, Tuesday | Christmas Day (A&I) |
| December 26, Wednesday | St. Stephen's Day (I) |
Note: When an authorized American holiday falls on a Sunday, offices are closed the following Monday. When an American holiday falls on a Saturday, offices are closed the preceding Friday. This practice is not followed in the case of the Italian holidays.
* Holiday Monday
** no other day off