What's Open/Closed In Tucson On Columbus Day 2019

TUCSON – The Washington Post reported Thursday that Washington, D.C. Council member David Grosso this week initiated “emergency legislation” to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The bill is still pending, needing two more legislative signatures. Likewise, ABC News reported that more than 100 cities have already renamed the holiday as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

But in Arizona, the holiday we still call Columbus Day hits this Monday, Oct. 14, and with it, questions about what we can do and where we can go for entertainment, banking, pet adoptions and more in Tucson that day. Though most of the museums and places of business we contacted will be open on Columbus Day, a few won’t. Here’s what we found out about what’s opened and closed that day.

Museums/family entertainment:

• Pima Air and Space Museum – OPEN
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – OPEN
• Old Tucson – OPEN
• Reid Park Zoo – OPEN
• Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium – OPEN
• Arizona History Museum – CLOSED

Banks:

• Chase Bank – OPEN
• Bank of America – CLOSED
• BMO Harris Bank – CLOSED
• Wells Fargo – CLOSED
• Hughes Federal Credit Union – CLOSED

Government offices/services/facilities:

• City of Tucson government administrative offices – OPEN
• City of Tucson parks, recreation centers, pools, splash pads – OPEN
• Pima County libraries – OPEN

Home stores:

• Home Depot – OPEN
• Lowe’s Home Improvement – OPEN

Grocery, etc. stores:

• Safeway – OPEN
• Costco – OPEN
• Walmart – OPEN
• Fry’s – OPEN

Malls:

• Park Place Mall – OPEN
• Foothills Mall – OPEN
• La Encantada – OPEN
• Tucson Mall – OPEN

Pet adoptions:

• Pima Animal Care Center – OPEN
• Humane Society of Southern Arizona "PAWSH at Park Place" adoption center – OPEN
• Humane Society of Southern Arizona main campus and thrift store – CLOSED