Seasonal & Holidays
What's Open, What's Closed on Columbus Day in Framingham
Banks, government offices, libraries and post offices are closed today in Framingham. It is not a holiday for Framingham Patch.

Columbus Day, which is annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbusβ arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492.
It is a holiday in Massachusetts, but not all parts of the United States celebrate Columbus Day. It is not a public holiday in some states such as California, Oregon, Nevada and Hawaii.
The State of Colorado was the first state to declare Columbus Day as a holiday in 1906.
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Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1937.
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In Framingham:
Retail stores: Open at ownerβs discretion.
Liquor stores: Open.
Supermarkets: Open.
Convenience stores: Open.
Taverns, bars: Open.
Banks: Closed.
Stock market: Open.
Municipal, state, federal offices: Closed.
Mail: Post offices closed; express delivery only.
Framingham Library & its branch: Closed
Schools: Closed
Patch: Open
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