Day Guide for Monday October 12th 2026

This is our day guide for Monday October 12th 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 285 of 2026.

Holidays on October 12th 2026

International: Day of respect for cultural diversity. <p>Honors indigenous people on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas.</p>
International: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Bahamas: National Heroes' Day. The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013
Belize: Indigenous People’s Resistance Day (in lieu). Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492
Brazil: Lady of Aparecida. Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name
Burundi: Prince Louis Rwagasore Day. Marks the assassination in 1961 of a Burundi nationalist and prime minister
Cambodia: Ancestors' Day Holiday. Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestors' Day, is a Cambodian religious festival which culminates on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, marking the end of the Buddhist lent

Public sector only

Canada: Thanksgiving. Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Cayman Islands: National Day of Wellness. The Cayman Islands is the first country in the world to observe a public holiday for wellness.
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day. Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Japan: Health-Sports Day. Japan celebrates Sports Day to promote sports and an active lifestyle to ensure a healthy mind and body
Mexico: Day of the Pluricultural Nation. Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Samoa: Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday. Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood
Sint Maarten: Constitution Day. The constitution came into force on October 10th 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
Spain: Hispanic Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day. This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

Regional

USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day. This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day

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