How many business days are in October 2026?
October 2026 has 21 business days. The month runs 31 days from Thursday, October 1 to Saturday, October 31, and contains 9 weekend days plus one federal holiday: Columbus Day on Monday, October 12.
- Business days
- 21
- Calendar days
- 31
- Weekend days
- 9
- Holidays
- 1
Every business day in October 2026
All 21 working days, grouped by ISO week. Weekends and observed federal holidays are already removed.
Holidays removed from the count
- Columbus Day — Monday, October 12, 2026
The observed date is the one excluded, because that is the day federal offices close. Full rules are on the methodology page.
Count from a different date
To add or subtract working days from a specific date rather than count a whole month, use the calculator below — it applies the same holiday rules.
Deadlines without the date math.
Add or subtract working days, or count the working days between two dates. Weekends and observed U.S. federal holidays are excluded. Everything runs in this browser tab.
10 business days after the start date. The start date itself is not counted; weekends and observed U.S. federal holidays are skipped.
Common questions
How many business days are in October 2026?
How many weekend days are in October 2026?
Which federal holidays fall in October 2026?
Does this count include the first and last day of October 2026?
Related
See October 2026 laid out as a grid on the October 2026 calendar, which you can print or download as a PDF. For the whole year, see business days in 2026, and for the span between two arbitrary dates use the days between dates calculator.