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What’s open and closed on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day

Monday Oct 14 marks Columbus Day a federal holiday that states and cities recognize People Day or Italian Heritage Day.

Are retail stores open on Columbus Day?

Most retail store like Walmart and Target will open on Columbus Day but hours may change than usual.

Bergen County mall the Westfield Garden State Plaza will remain open.

Are schools open on Columbus Day?

Public school across New Jersey will be closed closure may change by district.

Are federal offices closed on Columbus Day?

Federal offices including US Postal Service locations will be closed and there will be no mail delivery.

Government and State offices including Social Security offices and courts will be closed in New Jersey as well as New York

The Department of Motor vehicles will shut down for holiday.

Are banks closed on Columbus Day?

US Banks, Bank of America Citibank branches and Wells Fargo will be closed.

TD Bank and Chase bank will remain open in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.

Columbus Day has been official federal holiday since 1937 and while it has honored explorer Christopher Columbus landing in North America some state have rename the holiday Indigenous People Day as way to highlight the losses experience by Native Americans.

President Biden was first US commander in chief to commemorate Indigenous People Day at white House.

Are UPS and FedEx open on Columbus Day?

UPS and FedEx will open their brick and mortar location on monday

Will the USPS deliver mail on Columbus Day?

No post offices will be closed monday and there will be no regular mail deliveries or packages.

There will be no caller service or PO Box service either.

Few U.S Postal Service feature may be available online. Consumer can order stamps. boxes and mail supplies as well as labels or schedule package pickups for after holiday.

Customer interested in services will need a USPS. com account.

Are banks open on Columbus Day?

No most banks will not be open.

Federal reserve bank and branches will close on Monday.

Bank ATM continue to operate normally and digital banking feature like money transfer and check deposit will be available online or via your bank app.

Stock and bond markets follow the federal holiday schedule but the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will operate normal hours Monday.

Bond markets will be closed among with government and banks operate like post office

New York Stock Exchange NYSE and Nasdaq follow the calendar of federal holiday for closures it may come as surprise that both will open and operating normally on Monday 12.

Two remaining holidays on exchange calendars for 2024 are Thanksgiving and Christmas with additional shortened hours on day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.

What is open and closed in Ottawa over the Easter Weekend

City of Ottawa services 

  • The Ottawa Public Health Sexual Health Clinic and Satellite clinics will be closed.
  • The Dental clinics will be closed on Monday and Friday.
  • All municipal child are centres will closed on Friday and Monday
  • All Ottawa Public Library branches will be closed on Friday and Monday
  • The City 3 1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters
  • All services at Ottawa City Hall Ben Franklin Place 580 Terry Fox Drive 255 Centrum Boulevard in Orleans and Provincial Offences Court will be closed on Monday and Friday.
  • The Business Licensing Centre will be closed on Friday and Monday
  • All four City of Ottawa Employment and Social Services offices will be closed on Friday and Monday

Grocery stores, Beer Stores and LCBO 

All grocery stores, LCBO outlets and Beer stores in Ottawa will closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Grocery stores, the Beer Store and LCBO outlets are permitted to open on Monday and Saturday

The Wine Rack on Wellington Street will open on Good Friday and Easter Monday from 12 pm to 8 pm.

Parking

All city of Ottawa parking regulations remain in effect this weekend.

Malls

All malls in Ottawa like Rideau Centre will be closed on Easter Sunday and Good Friday

All malls will be open on Monday and Saturday

OC Transpo

OC Transpo buses and the O-Train Line 1 will run on Sunday schedule on Friday and reduced weekday schedule on April 1

OC Transpo says Para Transpo regular bookings or trips are cancelled on Friday and Monday.

On demand service in Blackburn Hamlet will available on Friday and Sunday in place of Route 28.

The Rideau Centre OC Transpo Customer Service Centre will closed on Friday and Sunday. It will be open on Saturday from 9:30 am to 9 pm.

Museums

Here is look at the schedule for museums in Gatineau and  Ottawa over the Easter weekend.

  • Canadian War Museum Open Good Friday, Saturday Sunday and Monday
  • Ottawa Art Gallery closed on Good Friday Sunday and Easter Monday
  • National Gallery of Canada open Good Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday
  • Canadian Museum of History Open Good Friday Sunday Monday and Saturday
  • Canadian Museum Nature Open Good Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday
  • Canada Agriculture and Food Museum open Good Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday
  • Canada Science and Technology Museum open Good Friday, Sunday, Saturday and Monday
  • Canada Aviation and Space Museum open Good Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Recreational and cultural services

  •  The City of Ottawa Archives will be closed all weekend
  • All city operated museums and the Shekman Arts centre will be closed on Monday and Friday
  • The City of Ottawa Archives will be closed all weekend.
  • Indoor pools, recreation, arenas, fitness centres will be open or operating on schedule.
  • Nepean Creative Arts Centre and Nepean Visual Arts Centre will be closed Friday through Monday.
  •  The City of Ottawa Archives will closed all weekend

City of Ottawa garbage and recycling

  • The Trail Waste Facility will be open on Friday and Monday from 9 am to 5 pm
  • Multi residential garbage containers will be collected on regular schedule day
  • There will be no curbside green bin, recycling and garbage collection on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Friday pickup will take place on Monday and Saturday pickup will take place on Tuesday