In observance of the federal holiday, Columbus Day on Monday, October 12, some Family and MWR facilities may be closed or operating with modified hours. Please refer to the facility pages for hours of operation. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, October 13.
Did you know?
Columbus Day was first celebrated as a national holiday in the U.S. in 1892 — marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's 1492 voyage — but it didn't become a fixed federal holiday (always on a Monday) until 1971, thanks to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
