
Most banks will be closed, one exception is TD Bank. (UPS) - Both will operate as normal and most retail locations will remain open.Īny agencies or institutions operated by the government, such as libraries, federal offices, and DMVs. Here’s what will be open and closed on Monday. “Recognizing today as Indigenous Peoples’ Day is something that the President felt strongly about personally, he’s happy to be the first president to celebrate and to make it, the history of moving forward.” On Friday, White house press secretary Jen Psaki said Columbus Day will continue to be designated as a federal holiday, but noted the significance of Biden’s proclamation. Several states including Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont and Oregon have chosen to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day as well.

More than 100 US cities have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, including Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix and San Francisco. “It is a measure of our greatness as a Nation that we do not seek to bury these shameful episodes of our past - that we face them honestly, we bring them to the light and we do all we can to address them,” “Today, we also acknowledge the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities,” Biden wrote in Friday’s proclamation. President Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Friday and acknowledged the destruction of native communities that followed the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America in the 15th Century. But it remains a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed. Government offices are closed for the federal holiday.In many parts of the country, what was traditionally known as Columbus Day is now being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. National ParksĪmerica’s national parks are open on Columbus Day. Most libraries shut down for Columbus Day. FedEx also will be open on Monday, but Home Delivery will be closed and SmartPost will have modified service. However, UPS recognizes, but does not observe the holiday and will remain open. Since it is a federal holiday, there is no mail on Columbus Day and post offices are closed. Most schools are closed for Columbus Day, but some local districts-and some district offices-stay open.

Businesses and OfficesĬolumbus Day is not observed as a public holiday everywhere, so most workplaces do not close for the day, but individual companies vary.

Columbus Day is one of three federal holidays TD Bank remains open for, including Veterans Day and Presidents’ Day. BanksĬolumbus Day is a bank holiday, so most banks are closed on Columbus Day. So before you head out this holiday weekend, here’s a list of what is open and closed on Columbus Day 2018: The Stock Market And, while many businesses recognize Columbus Day, not all of them observe it, and they remain open. While credited with populating North America by some, to others Columbus is seen as a villain who spread disease and war among indigenous people.īecause of this, some states-Alaska, Hawaii, and South Dakota-do not observe the Columbus Day federal holiday. Columbus has been somewhat of a divisive figure, and the day named in his honor has been the subject of much debate.
