Columbus Day 2024 Alternatives. Federal holiday commemorates the date when christopher columbus first set foot in the americas. Use hashtag #columbusday on social media to point this day.

Holiday that commemorates the landing of christopher columbus in the americas in 1492, and columbus day 2024 occurs on monday, october 14. Alaska, hawai’i and south dakota do not celebrate columbus day, and south dakota now observes native american day instead.