Columbus, Ohio, Will Not Observe Columbus Day Columbus, Ohio, the largest city named after Christopher Columbus, City offices will close instead on Veterans Day, The city lacks the funding to give its 8,500 employees both Veterans Day and Columbus Day off. Robin Davis, spokeswoman for Mayor Andrew Ginther,
via 'USA Today' Columbus made its announcement Thursday in a statement focused on the impact on trash pickup and parking enforcement schedules. Organizers of the 39-year-old Columbus Italian Festival, traditionally held on Columbus Day weekend, Joseph Contino, via 'TIME'