Columbus Day Countdown
As of October 17, 2026 there are 359 days until Columbus Day: Monday, October 11, 2027.
Monday, October 11, 2027
How many days until Columbus Day?
As of October 17, 2026, Columbus Day is 359 days away. That is 51 weeks and 2 days, or 98% of a year; the timer above has the exact figure for today in your time zone.
Columbus Day dates, 2027 to 2032
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Monday | |
| 2028 | Monday | |
| 2029 | Monday | |
| 2030 | Monday | |
| 2031 | Monday | |
| 2032 | Monday |
When is Columbus Day 2027? Dates through 2036
How the date of Columbus Day is set
Columbus Day is the second Monday of October, so it falls between October 8 and October 14.
Columbus Day is one of the eleven legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103. It is always a Monday, so the Office of Personnel Management lists the day itself as the federal day off.
Also coming up: Halloween on Saturday, October 31, 2026, Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, and Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, 2026.
Columbus Day facts and traditions
The federal holiday is named Columbus Day. Many states and cities observe the same date as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of or alongside it.
Columbus Day marks Christopher Columbus's landing in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. Berkeley, California, replaced it with Indigenous Peoples' Day in 1992, and several states have since done the same.
- Canadian Thanksgiving falls on the same Monday.
- Not every state treats the day as a public holiday.
How the Columbus Day countdown counts
The timer runs to midnight at the start of Columbus Day in your own time zone: the hours, minutes and seconds left today, plus the full days after that. "Days until" counts calendar days, so tomorrow is always 1 day away and the count at the top is one more than the timer's full days. After the day has passed, the countdown moves on to next year by itself.
For a span between any two dates, with weeks and working days, use the days between dates calculator. To count down to a date of your own, create a countdown with its own link.
Put the Columbus Day countdown on your site
Copy this code into any web page. It shows a small live countdown that links back here.
Questions about the Columbus Day countdown
How many weeks until Columbus Day?
51 weeks and 2 days as of October 17, 2026, or 359 days in all. The countdown at the top of this page updates to today's number in your own time zone.
When does the Columbus Day countdown reach zero?
At midnight at the start of Monday, October 11, 2027, in your own time zone, so it reaches zero earlier in London than in New York.
Can I add Columbus Day to my calendar?
Yes. "Add to calendar" downloads an .ics file for October 11, 2027 that calendar apps such as Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook can import.
When is Columbus Day in 2028?
Monday, October 9, 2028. The Columbus Day dates page lists every year through 2036.
Is Columbus Day a federal holiday?
Yes. Columbus Day is one of the eleven US federal holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103. It is always a Monday, so federal offices close on the day itself.
Sources
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: Holidays — the eleven legal public holidays and the weekend rule (checked October 16, 2026)
- US Office of Personnel Management: Federal Holidays — the days federal offices close each year (checked October 16, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Columbus Day — history and traditions (checked October 16, 2026)