When Is Columbus Day 2024. Columbus day 2024 is an annual observance that commemorates christopher columbus's historic voyage to the americas on october 12, 1492. Published july 27, 2024 updated july 29, 2024 when his book, “hillbilly elegy,” was published in 2016, jd vance sent an email apologizing to a close friend from his yale law school days.
Though columbus day is one of the 10 us legal federal holidays, it is not considered a major one. In the usa it is observed on the second monday in october.