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.
The holiday’s split status has these implications for closures:
— Banks, under federal law, will be closed on Oct. 13. Transactions can be made online or at most automated teller machines, but they may not be posted to the account until the following day.
— The U.S. Postal Service will close post offices for the day and won’t deliver mail, except for Priority Mail Express. Lobby kiosks will remain operating.
— Federal offices and courts will be closed.
— State offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles, will be open.
— Some county and city offices will be closed where local governments observe the holiday.
— Most public schools in California will be open, but some districts — including in Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco — have declared a no-school holiday for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
— Stock markets will observe normal trading hours.
— Caltrain, BART and other transit agencies will operate on a normal weekday schedule.
— Most retailers and other businesses will operate on normal weekday hours.
These are the holidays for which California state employees have a paid day off in 2025:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Cesar Chavez Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas
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