Photo: Monday is a federal holiday.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October – this year Oct. 14 – is a new federal holiday observed by the Town of Belmont to celebrate Native American peoples and commemorate their histories and cultures. 

You can read an essay on the native people who live in what is today’s Belmont by resident Dr. Mark Jarzombek, PhD, a history and theory of architecture professor at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning that was first published in the Belmont Citizen’s Forum of March/April 2024.

Curb side trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day due to the holiday.

What’s Closed:

• Belmont Town offices, Belmont Public Library, and Belmont Light are closed.
• The US Postal Service will not deliver mail, and post offices are closed.
• Most banks, although branches will be open in some supermarkets.

What’s Opened:

• Retail stores
• Coffee shops
• Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts
• Supermarkets and convenience stores
• Establishments that sell beer and wine are also allowed to be open.

MBTA: Holidays such as Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, and Veterans Day do not have modified schedules; all services will operate on a regular schedule today and on those days.