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Columbus Day
Next observed on Monday, 12 October 2026.
When is Columbus Day in 2026?
Monday, 12 October 2026
Counting down to Columbus Day
What Columbus Day marks
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492 [OS]. He built La Navidad on the northwestern coast of the island of Hispaniola in late December 1492, the first European fort in the Americas. After the destruction of the fort by the indigenous Taíno people, Columbus established La Isabela on the central-northern coast of the island in late December 1493, the first stable European settlement in the Americas.
Background summarised from Wikipedia — National holiday in the Americas, available under CC BY-SA.
Columbus Day dates: 2026–2031
| Year | Date | Day | Full calendar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | United States 2026 | |
| 2027 | Monday | United States 2027 | |
| 2028 | Monday | United States 2028 | |
| 2029 | Monday | United States 2029 | |
| 2030 | Monday | United States 2030 | |
| 2031 | Monday | United States 2031 |
Frequently asked
When is Columbus Day in 2026?
Columbus Day falls on Monday, 12 October 2026 in United States.
What day of the week is Columbus Day 2026?
Columbus Day 2026 falls on a Monday, 12 October 2026.
When is Columbus Day in 2027?
Columbus Day falls on Monday, 11 October 2027.
Where is Columbus Day observed?
Observed nationally in United States.
What does Columbus Day celebrate?
National holiday in the Americas. Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492 [OS]. He built La Navidad on the northwestern coast of the island of Hispaniola in late December 1492, the first European fort in the Americas. After the destruction of the fort by the indigenous Taíno people, Columbus established La Isabela on the central-northern co