Columbus Day 2027
United States · Wednesday, October 13, 2027 · FM1, Q1 of FY2028
- Country
- United States
- Calendar date 2027
- 2027-10-13 (Wednesday)
- Fiscal year
- FY2028 (see country page)
- Fiscal month / quarter
- FM1 of 12 · Quarter Q1 · printable monthly template
- Source
- OPM federal holidays
About Columbus Day
Second Monday in October, federal holiday. Some states observe Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same date instead.
This page is the 2027-specific edition: it shows the actual weekday, the observed date if a weekend rule applies, and the placement of the holiday inside the United States fiscal year that contains it. For the canonical, year-agnostic overview see the main Columbus Day page.
2027 weekday and observance
In 2027, Columbus Day falls on Wednesday, October 13. Mid-week holidays reset the work-week rhythm cleanly: two productive days before, two after. Payroll cutoffs that fall in the same week typically slip to Thursday close-of-business.
No weekend-shift rule applies in 2027 because the holiday falls on a regular weekday. Both the calendar date and the observed date are Wednesday, October 13, 2027. Treat it as a non-working day in payroll, vendor payment scheduling, and any business-day calculation that drives accruals or settlement.
Where it lands in FY2028
For organisations on the United States fiscal calendar, Columbus Day 2027 sits in fiscal month 1 (FM1), inside quarter Q1 of FY2028. From this date, you have approximately 353 days remaining until fiscal year-end on September 30, 2028. That distance matters because year-end close planning typically begins 60 to 90 days out — meaning if FYE is within that window, this holiday already sits inside the close-planning runway and any client-facing or vendor-facing deadlines that touch it should be pre-cleared rather than rescheduled later.
For the same holiday in adjacent fiscal years see: Columbus Day 2025 · Columbus Day 2026 ·
Operational impact for finance teams
For finance and operations teams, Columbus Day 2027 reduces the working-day count for FM1 by one. If the holiday falls within two business days of a fiscal month-end, expect downstream impact on accrual timing (revenue cutoff, inventory counts, AP cutoffs) and on banking value dates. Wire transfers and ACH/Faster Payments typically settle the next business day; international wires may slip two days when both origin and destination observe the holiday. See our guide on mapping holidays to fiscal months for a worked example of folding observance dates into the close calendar.
If your business operates payroll on a biweekly cadence aligned to the OPM federal schedule, check the 2027 pay period schedule for the pay period containing this date — the payday for that period may shift to the preceding business day.
Cross-references
- Printable October template (FM1) — see this holiday highlighted in the calendar grid.
- Q1 quarterly template — context inside the three-month fiscal quarter.
- Main Columbus Day page — year-agnostic background.