{"id":461537,"date":"2026-10-09T21:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461537\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T21:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:02:11","slug":"whats-closed-in-dallas-on-columbus-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461537\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s closed in Dallas on Columbus Day 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Texas residents planning to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/arts-entertainment\/holidays\/?utm_source=paid_marketing&amp;utm_medium=google_dsa&amp;utm_campaign=content_acquisition&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23423742462&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADjVYgEfT4kU3VODgy3Uj-2dETf2M&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwoaLWBhAWEiwAnyitu4KLSCisrgiht1hMnu0NxUDuH0N3w0ZEDCm1nNcGxAPRJ-NNDDVW0RoC-5wQAvD_BwE\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> visit <\/a>government offices, banks or post offices Monday should check holiday schedules before heading out.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Day, also observed as Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, falls on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. The federal<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/arts-entertainment\/holidays\/?utm_source=paid_marketing&amp;utm_medium=google_dsa&amp;utm_campaign=content_acquisition&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23423742462&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADjVYgEfT4kU3VODgy3Uj-2dETf2M&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwoaLWBhAWEiwAnyitu4KLSCisrgiht1hMnu0NxUDuH0N3w0ZEDCm1nNcGxAPRJ-NNDDVW0RoC-5wQAvD_BwE\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> holiday<\/a> will affect several services across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascitynews.net\/indigenouspeoplesday2026\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a>, although some local operations will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/arts-entertainment\/holidays\/?utm_source=paid_marketing&amp;utm_medium=google_dsa&amp;utm_campaign=content_acquisition&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23423742462&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADjVYgEfT4kU3VODgy3Uj-2dETf2M&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwoaLWBhAWEiwAnyitu4KLSCisrgiht1hMnu0NxUDuH0N3w0ZEDCm1nNcGxAPRJ-NNDDVW0RoC-5wQAvD_BwE\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continue as usual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasisd.org\/dallas-isd-calendar\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas ISD students<\/a> will also have the day off. The district has designated Oct. 12 as a professional development day for employees and a student holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas garbage, recycling and brush and bulky item collections will continue on their regular schedules, according to the city. The McCommas Bluff Landfill and transfer stations will also remain open during regular operating hours.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Animal Services\u2019 shelter will remain open, although its administrative offices will be closed. Residents can continue reporting service issues through 311.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dart.org\/about\/news-and-events\/dart-to-the-state-fair\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Area Rapid Transit<\/a> will continue operating, with special rail service adjustments for the State Fair of Texas. DART\u2019s Orange Line will operate between DFW Airport and Buckner stations, while additional Green and Orange Line trains will serve Fair Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txnb.uscourts.gov\/news\/columbus-day-closing-1\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas County<\/a> does not list Oct. 12 as an official county holiday, so residents should not assume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txnd.uscourts.gov\/court-holidays\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">county offices<\/a> will follow the city\u2019s closure schedule.<br \/>Residents should check individual business and local government schedules, as holiday hours may vary across North Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Texas residents planning to visit government offices, banks or post offices Monday should check holiday schedules before&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,1972,89512,87998],"class_list":["post-461537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-holidays","tag-tp-texas","tag-tp-dallas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}