This is our day guide for Monday October 12th 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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 lentPublic 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 OctoberRegional
USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day
This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus DayOctober 11th 2026 | Go to Today | October 13th 2026
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| General Information for October 12th 2026 | |
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| There are 17 public holidays today. | |
| Day 285 of 2026 | |
| 80 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 42 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - Michael Schumacher wins his 6th Formula One Drivers' championship at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix to beat the 48 year old record held by Juan Manuel Fangio | |
| 1901 - President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. | |
| 1792 – First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York City. | |
| 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. |
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