Columbus Day is a federal holiday, meaning a number of institutions and businesses will be closed. Anything government-operated, such as the RMV, the post office, and public libraries, will be closed on Monday.

Only 20 states and 2 territories provide a paid Columbus Day holiday for state workers, making it one of the most inconsistently observed holidays nationwide.

It's time to take a quick look at the federal holiday calendar for 2025. Columbus Day is the next federal holiday, recognized on the second Monday of October, which falls on Oct. 13 this year.

“Columbus Day we’re back, Italians," Trump said at the White House Oct. 9. "We love the Italians.” At the surface level, Columbus Day honors the explorer Christopher Columbus. But the holiday has notable connections to the Italian American experience in 19th-century America.

The White House released a statement this week celebrating Columbus Day and praising the maligned explorer. But did he "discover" America? Not really.

Columbus Day, which this year falls on Monday, Oct. 13, is a federal holiday but not an official California holiday. Since 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a yearly proclamation recognizing the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but it is not on the calendar of holidays for which state employees get paid time off.