Columbus Day Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By Xcoloring Team •

Columbus Day coloring pages chart a course for historical adventure directly on your paper. I think of the creak of wooden decks, the snap of white sails in the wind, and the excitement of spotting a new horizon. True exploration! These Columbus Day coloring sheets grant a hands-on method for history buffs to unwind and imagine life at sea after a day of learning.

Columbus Day is the perfect excuse to color the famous trio—Niña, Pinta, and Santa María—along with old-world maps, brass compasses, and brave navigators. Use our printable Columbus Day coloring pages to bring a social studies project to life, create a background for a 3D ship diorama, or design a "Voyage of 1492" poster. Reach for your woody browns, canvas creams, and deep ocean blues to give these vintage scenes an authentic, antique look.

On this page, you’ll find 20 free printable Columbus Day coloring pages that are easy to print and fun to color. Just click the coloring page you like, and it will open immediately in a new tab as a high-quality printable PDF, so you can download or print it instantly and enjoy coloring Columbus Day.

Printable Columbus Day Coloring Pages Collection

Smiling explorer on a ship using a spyglass to see a palm tree on a distant island shore.

Historic Discovery at Sea

Happy navigator with a telescope on his voyage to new land, a Columbus Day Coloring Page.

Smiling explorer on a ship's deck holding a telescope, ready for voyage.

Explorer with Telescope Held

Happy navigator with a spyglass; a simple Columbus Day Coloring Page close-up.

Explorer on a ship's deck, shading his eyes to watch a distant palm tree on a shore.

Columbus Watching Distant Shore

Captain looking toward a tropical island. Great Columbus Day Coloring Page for an arrival theme.

Happy crew members preparing to sail; one waves while the other uses a spyglass near the dock.

Crew Preparing for Adventure

Sailors loading supplies and looking ahead; a great Columbus Day Coloring Page for an adventure theme.

Smiling explorer writing on a map with a feather pen, with a ship sailing behind him.

Columbus Maps the Journey

Columbus on deck charting his course with a quill. Great Columbus Day Coloring Page for little historians.

Navigator on a ship looking through a telescope, scanning the horizon near a shoreline.

Navigator Scanning the Horizon

Explorer with a spyglass on his vessel; a great nautical Columbus Day Coloring Page scene.

Sailboat with two masts and full sails floating near a grassy shore on gentle waves.

Ship Sails in Breeze

Wooden ship sailing on a calm sea; a simple nautical design for toddlers to color.

Columbus on his ship waving to a palm tree on new land, a Columbus Day Coloring Page.

Columbus Greeting New World

Explorer with a clock or timepiece arriving at the tropical shore, a happy discovery scene.

Happy explorer on a boat holding a compass high, ready to navigate the rough sea.

Explorer with Compass Ready

Smiling captain with a device on his small ship; a great nautical Columbus Day Coloring Page.

Sailor on a ship raising a flag up the mast while riding the ocean waves.

Sailor Raising the Flag

Explorer with a happy look setting a pennant on his small boat, an easy coloring page.

These free Columbus Day coloring sheets serve as valuable visual aids for classroom lessons or quiet homeschooling afternoons as educational printable tools. I’ve noticed that shading these detailed vessels often sparks curious questions about geography and the brave journeys of the past. It is an engaging way to connect with history while practicing your careful and detailed artistic shading.