October Holidays

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October Funday Calendar of Observances and Holidays

October Holidays

October: Month-Long Holidays

October 1

  • Balloons Around The World Day (First Wednesday in October)
  • CD Player Day
  • Coffee With A Cop Day (First Wednesday in October)
  • Homemade Cookies Day
  • International Coffee Day (Celebrated on September 29 in the United States)
  • International Day of Older Persons
  • International Music Day
  • International Raccoon Appreciation Day
  • Less than Perfect Day
  • Lincolnshire Day
  • Model T Day
  • National Black Dog Day
  • National Book It Day
  • National Fire Pup Day
  • National Hair Day
  • National Kale Day (First Wednesday in October)
  • National Lace Day
  • National Pumpkin Seed Day (First Wednesday in October)
  • National Walk Your Dog Day
  • Pudding Season Begins
  • Random Acts of Poetry Day (First Wednesday in October)
  • Vegan Baking Day
  • Walk to School Day (First Wednesday in October)
  • Willy Wonka Day
  • World Ballet Day
  • World Vegetarian Day

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October 6

October 7

  • Bathtub Day
  • LED Light Day
  • National Flower Day
  • National Forgiveness Day
  • National Frappe Day
  • National Fruit at Work Day (First Tuesday in October)
  • National Inner Beauty Day
  • National Personal Safety Day
  • Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Registration Day
  • You Matter to Me Day

October 8

  • Alvin C. York Day
  • American Touch Tag Day
  • Bullying Prevention Day (Second Wednesday in October)
  • Emergency Nurses Day (Wednesday of Emergency Nurses Week)
  • International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (Second Wednesday of October)
  • International Lesbian Day
  • International Top Spinning Day (Second Wednesday in October)
  • Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day
  • National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work & School Day (Second Wednesday in October)
  • National Children’s Day
  • National Fluffernutter Day
  • National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
  • National Pet Obesity Awareness Day (Second Wednesday in October)
  • National Pierogi Day
  • National Salmon Day
  • Stem Cell Awareness Day (Second Wednesday in October)
  • Stop America’s Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today (Second Wednesday in October)
  • Stop Bullying Day (Second Wednesday in October)
  • World Octopus Day

October 9

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October 15

October 16

  • Conflict Resolution Day (Third Thursday in October)
  • Department Store Day
  • Dictionary Day
  • Get Smart About Credit Day (Third Thursday in October)
  • Get to Know Your Customer Day (Third Thursday of the Start of Each Quarter, Jan/April/July/Oct)
  • Global Cat Day (also known as National Feral Cat Day)
  • Great Shakeout Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Drill
  • International Credit Union Day (Third Thursday in October)
  • International Shakeout Day (Third Thursday in October)
  • National Boss Day (October 16 annually except if it falls on a weekend, then nearest weekday)
  • National Cut Up Your Credit Card Day
  • National Dictionary Day
  • National Feral Cat Day (Also known as Global Cat Day)
  • National Learn a Word Day
  • National Liqueur Day
  • Spirit Day (Third Thursday in October)
  • Steve Jobs Day
  • World Anesthesia Day
  • World Food Day
  • World Spine Day

October 17

October 18

  • Alaska Day, but observed on October 17, 2025 (Usually on October 18th)
  • Bridge Day (Third Saturday in October)
  • Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day
  • Hard Boiled Guy/Girl Day
  • International Independent Video Store Day (Third Saturday in October)
  • International Necktie Day
  • International Repair Day (Third Saturday in October)
  • Meatloaf Appreciation Day
  • National Chocolate Cupcake Day
  • National No Beard Day
  • National Fetch Day (Third Saturday in October)
  • Newspaper Comic Strip Appreciation Day
  • Sweetest Day (Third Saturday in October)
  • World Menopause Day

October 19

  • Dress Like a Dork Day
  • Evaluate Your Life Day
  • International Gin and Tonic Day
  • LGBT Center Awareness Day
  • National Seafood Bisque Day
  • National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day (Third Sunday in October)
  • New Friends Day (Also on July 19 and January 19)
  • Rainforest Day
  • World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
  • World Toy Camera Day (Third Sunday in October)

October 20

  • Community Media Day
  • International Adjust Your Chair Day (Third Monday in October)
  • International Chef’s Day
  • International Sloth Day
  • Lung Health Day (Monday of Respiratory Care Week-25, 2025)
  • Miss American Rose Day
  • Multicultural Diversity Day (Third Monday in October)
  • National Brandied Fruit Day
  • National Call-In Day for Health Reform
  • National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day (Third Monday in October)
  • National Day on Writing
  • National Suspenders Day
  • National Youth Conference Day
  • Office Chocolate Day
  • The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
  • World Osteoporosis Day
  • World Statistics Day (Celebrated Every 5 Years)

October 21

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October 28

October 29

  • International Internet Day
  • National Cat Day
  • National Hermit Day
  • National Oatmeal Day
  • Read for the Record Day
  • World Psoriasis Day
  • World Stroke Day

October 30

  • Buy a Donut Day
  • Checklist Day
  • Create a Great Funeral Day
  • Devil’s Night
  • Haunted Refrigerator Night
  • Mischief Night
  • National Candy Corn Day
  • National Publicist Day
  • National Text Your Ex Day
  • Pumpkin Bread Day
  • Speak Up For Service Day
  • Sugar Addiction Awareness Day
  • World Audio Drama Day

October 31

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