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600 October Holidays to Engage on Social Media (2022)

Updated on: October 18, 2022 by Louise Myers Leave a Comment

Angling for October holidays?

They’re essential to optimize your social media engagement!

Did you think October was only about Halloween? Halloween is huge, but  it’s just the beginning.

I’ve listed 603 more special days and observances to tickle a funny bone – or draw attention to a cause, business promotion, or historical event.

  • October 2022 fun holidays and national days.
  • Month-long, multi-day, and daily October holidays.
  • Dozens of health awareness observances.

604 hashtags too! Let’s fall into October now.

purple chrysanthemums has text October holidays.

How to Use October Hashtag Holidays

Wondering how seasonal holidays help your social media marketing?

You have to keep your followers engaged to keep your posts surfacing in their news feeds! Weird holidays help grab their attention and comments.

After you set your strategy for the month with these October marketing ideas, use the special days listed below to inspire fun and engaging posts.

You can find pre-made holiday graphics like the ones shown in this article, and schedule them in a snap with PromoRepublic.
Disclosure: If you purchase a plan I will earn a referral fee.

Copy and paste the holiday hashtag into your post to increase your reach. I’ve included one for each observance listed below!

Baffled by #hashtags? Learn more about how to use hashtags on social media.

orange pumpkin candies with text hello October be sweet.

Month of October 2022 Holidays and Observances

An incredible 133 month-long holidays in October! Pick one relevant to your business or cause and plan a campaign for your best social media platforms.

October birthstone: Opal or tourmaline. Both come in a range of colors!

Opals often look white but diffract to show a rainbow of colors. Coincidentally, October’s color is white.

Tourmaline comes in pink to green shades, and even blue to violet, sometimes within the same stone. Pink tourmaline is considered the modern birthstone for October.

October flower of the month: Marigold or cosmos. Marigolds come in rich yellows to warm reds, perfect for the autumn season.

Cosmos are often whites and pinks, echoing the gem of the month colors.

Now for the month-long October holidays!

ADHD Awareness Month            #ADHDAwarenessMonth

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month            #AdoptAShelterDogMonth

American Pharmacists Month            #American Pharmacists Month

Antidepressant Death Awareness Month            #AntidepressantDeathAwarenessMonth

Bat Appreciation Month            #BatAppreciationMonth

Black Cat Awareness Month            #BlackCatAwarenessMonth

Black Speculative Fiction Month            #BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth

Blindness Awareness Month            #BlindnessAwarenessMonth

Breast Cancer Awareness Month            #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

pink ribbon makes the o of hope in a pink toned seascape that says Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month            #CaffeineAddictionRecoveryMonth

Celebrate The Bilingual Child Month            #CelebrateTheBilingualChildMonth

Child Health Month            #ChildHealthMonth

Church Library Month            #ChurchLibraryMonth

Co-op Month            #CoOpMonth

Computer Learning Month            #ComputerLearningMonth

Contact Lens Safety Month            #ContactLensSafetyMonth

Country Music Month            #CountryMusicMonth

Cut Out Dissection Month            #CutOutDissectionMonth

Domestic Violence Awareness Month            #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

Down Syndrome Awareness Month            #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth

Dyslexia Awareness Month            #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth

drawing of pink brain surrounder by jumbled letters says october is Dyslexia Awareness Month.

Dysautonomia Awareness Month            #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth

Eat Better, Eat Together Month            #EatBetterEatTogetherMonth

Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month            #EmotionalIntelligenceAwarenessMonth

Employee Ownership Month            #EmployeeOwnershipMonth

Eye Injury Prevention Month            #EyeInjuryPreventionMonth

Fair Trade Month            #FairTradeMonth

Fall Car Care Month            #FallCarCareMonth

Family History Month            #FamilyHistoryMonth

Financial Planning Month            #FinancialPlanningMonth

Fire Prevention Month            #FirePreventionMonth

German American Heritage Month            #GermanAmericanHeritageMonth

Global Diversity Awareness Month            #GlobalDiversityAwarenessMonth

Go Sober For October            #GoSoberForOctober

Halloween Safety Month            #HalloweenSafetyMonth
Halloween quotes make engaging posts all month long!

Head Start Awareness Month            #HeadStartAwarenessMonth

Health Literacy Month            #HealthLiteracyMonth

Healthy Lung Month            #HealthyLungMonth

Home Eye Safety Month            #HomeEyeSafetyMonth

International Augmentative & Alternative Communication Awareness Month            #AACAwarenessMonth

International Strategic Planning Month            #InternationalStrategicPlanningMonth

woman sitting on floor with papers and laptop says october is Financial Planning Month.

International Walk To School Month            #WalkToSchoolMonth

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month            #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth

LGBT History Month            #LGBTHistoryMonth

Liver Cancer Awareness Month            #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth

Long-Term Care Planning Month            #LongTermCarePlanningMonth

Lupus Awareness Month (UK)            #LupusAwarenessMonthUK

Month of Freethought            #MonthOfFreethought

National “I’m Just Me Because” Month            #NationalImJustMeBecauseMonth

National Aesthetician Month            #NationalAestheticianMonth

National Animal Safety and Protection Month            #NationalAnimalSafetyAndProtectionMonth

National Apple Month            #NationalAppleMonth

National Applejack Month            #NationalApplejackMonth

National Arts & Humanities Month            #NationalArtsAndHumanitiesMonth

National Audiology Awareness Month            #NationalAudiologyAwarenessMonth

National Bake and Decorate Month            #NationalBakeAndDecorateMonth

National Book Month            #NationalBookMonth

National Bullying Prevention Month            #NationalBullyingPreventionMonth

National Caramel Month            #NationalCaramelMonth

National Chili Month            #NationalChiliMonth

National Chiropractic Health Month            #NationalChiropracticHealthMonth

half eaten cookie on pink polka dots syas october is National Cookie Month

National Church Safety and Security Month            #ChurchSafetyAndSecurityMonth

National Cookbook Month            #NationalCookbookMonth

National Cookie Month            #NationalCookieMonth

National Crime Prevention Month            #NationalCrimePreventionMonth

National Critical Illness Awareness Month            #CriticalIllnessAwarenessMonth

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month            #NationalCybersecurityAwarenessMonth

National Dental Hygiene Month            #NationalDentalHygieneMonth

National Depression & Mental Health Screening Month            #NationalDepressionAndMentalHealthScreeningMonth

National Dessert Month            #NationalDessertMonth

National Disability Employment Awareness Month            #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth

National Dropout Prevention Month            #NationalDropoutPreventionMonth

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month            #NationalDownSyndromeAwarenessMonth

National Dwarfism Awareness Month            #DwarfismAwarenessMonth

National Economic Education Month            #EconEdMonth

National Emotional Wellness Month            #EmotionalWellnessMonth

National Energy Awareness Month            #EnergyAwarenessMonth

National Ergonomics Month            #NationalErgonomicsMonth

National Farm to School Month            #NationalFarmToSchoolMonth

National Go on a Field Trip Month            #NationalGoOnAFieldTripMonth

National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15–10/15)            #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

homer simpson with plate of donuts on belly naps on text that says National Dessert Month.

National Kitchen & Bath Month            #NationalKitchenAndBathMonth

National Learning and Development Month            #NationalLearningAndDevelopmentMonth

National Liver Awareness Month            #LiverAwarenessMonth

National Medical Librarians Month            #NationalMedicalLibrariansMonth

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month            #NationalMedicineAbuseAwarenessMonth

National Orthodontic Health Month            #NationalOrthodonticHealthMonth

National Pasta Month            #NationalPastaMonth

National Pet CBD Month            #NationalPetCBDMonth

National Pet Wellness Month            #NationalPetWellnessMonth

National Physical Therapy Month            #NationalPhysicalTherapyMonth

National Pickled Peppers Month            #NationalPickledPeppersMonth

National Pizza Month            #NationalPizzaMonth

National Popcorn Poppin’ Month            #NationalPopcornPoppinMonth

National Pork Month            #NationalPorkMonth

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month            #PregnancyAndInfantLossAwarenessMonth

National Pretzel Month            #NationalPretzelMonth

National Principals Month            #NationalPrincipalsMonth

National Protect Your Hearing Month            #NationalProtectYourHearingMonth

National Reading Group Month            #NationalReadingGroupMonth

National Roller Skating Month            #NationalRollerSkatingMonth

heart shaped pepperoni pizza says October is National Pizza Month.

National RSV Awareness Month            #RSVAwarenessMonth

National Sarcastic Awareness Month            #NationalSarcasticAwarenessMonth

National Sausage Month            #NationalSausageMonth

National Seafood Month            #NationalSeafoodMonth

National Sensory Awareness Month            #NationalSensoryAwarenessMonth

National Stamp Collecting Month            #NationalStampCollectingMonth

National Substance Abuse Prevention Month            #NationalSubstanceAbusePreventionMonth

National Toilet Tank Repair Month            #ToiletTankRepairMonth

National Window Covering Safety Month            #WindowCoveringSafetyMonth

National Work and Family Month            #NationalWorkAndFamilyMonth

Non-GMO Month            #NonGMOMonth

Organize Your Medical Information Month            #OrganizeYourMedicalInformationMonth

Pastor Appreciation Month            #PastorAppreciationMonth

Photographer Appreciation Month            #PhotographerAppreciationMonth

Polish American Heritage Month            #PolishAmericanHeritageMonth

Positive Attitude Month            #PositiveAttitudeMonth
A great month to share some positivity quotes!

Raptor Month            #RaptorMonth

Raynauds Awareness Month            #RaynaudsAwarenessMonth

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month            #RettSyndromeAwarenessMonth

Self-Promotion Month            #SelfPromotionMonth

SIDS Awareness Month            #SIDSAwarenessMonth

Spina Bifida Awareness Month            #SpinaBifidaAwarenessMonth

Spinach Lovers Month            #SpinachLoversMonth

Squirrel Awareness Month            #SquirrelAwarenessMonth

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month            #SCAAwarenessMonth

Tackling Hunger Month            #TacklingHungerMonth

Talk About Your Medicines Month            #TalkAboutYourMedicinesMonth

TeenTober            #TeenTober

Vegetarian Awareness Month            #VegetarianAwarenessMonth

Wishbones for Pets Month (Oct 15–Nov 30)            #WishbonesForPetsMonth

Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month            #WomenWalkingInTheirOwnShoesFoundation

Workplace Politics Awareness Month            #WorkplacePoliticsAwarenessMonth

World Menopause Month            #WorldMenopauseMonth

astronaut in red tones with text World Space Week is October 4 to 10.

October 2022 Multi-day Holidays and Observances

Multi-day holidays usually change dates from year to year, and they’re the hardest to pin down. I’ve done my best to ensure these dates are correct for 2022. But before investing time and/or money in a promotion, it’s a good idea to double-check.

Oct. 1–7            Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Awareness Week            #BFRBAwarenessWeek

Oct. 1–7            National Walk Your Dog Week            #NationalWalkYourDogWeek

Oct. 2–8            National 4-H Week            #National4HWeek

Oct. 2–8            Get Organized Week            #GetOrganizedWeek
Here are some productivity quotes to prompt your audience.

Oct. 2–8            International Postcard Week            #InternationalPostcardWeek

Oct. 2–8            Mental Illness Awareness Week            #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek

Oct. 2–8            National Heimlich Heroes Week            #HeimlichHeroesWeek

Oct. 2–8            National Midwifery Week            #NationalMidwiferyWeek

Oct. 2–8            National Newspaper Week            #NationalNewspaperWeek

Oct. 2–8            National Yearbook Week            #NationalYearbookWeek

Oct. 2–8            Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week            #NuclearMedicineAndMolecularImaging

Oct. 2–8            Public Power Week            #PublicPowerWeek

Oct. 2–8            Skin Care Awareness Week            #SkinCareAwarenessWeek

Oct. 3–7            Customer Service Week            #CustomerServiceWeek

Oct. 3–7            Drive Safely Work Week            #DriveSafelyWorkWeek

Oct. 3–7            National Primary Care Week            #NPCW (dates not set at time of publication)

planet earth with sun peeking over horiizon says earth science week is october 9 to 15.

Oct. 3–7            Teller Appreciation Week            #TellerAppreciationWeek

Oct. 3–9            Active Aging Week            #ActiveAgingWeek

Oct. 4–10            World Space Week            #WorldSpaceWeek

Oct. 6–12            National Physician Assistant Week            #NationalPAWeek

Oct. 8–9            National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend            #NationalFallenFirefightersMemorialWeekend

Oct. 8–12            International Cephalopod Awareness Days            #CephalopodAwarenessDays

Oct. 9–15            Drink Local Wine Week            #DrinkLocalWineWeek

Oct. 9–15            Earth Science Week            #EarthScienceWeek

Oct. 9–15            Healthcare Security and Safety Week                        #HealthcareSecurityAndSafetyWeek

Oct. 9–15            National Fire Prevention Week            #NationalFirePreventionWeek

Oct. 9–15            National Metric Week            #MetricWeek

Oct. 9–15            Pet Peeve Week            #PetPeeveWeek

Oct. 10–14            National School Lunch Week            #NationalSchoolLunchWeek

Oct. 11–17            Emergency Nurses Week            #EmergencyNursesWeek

Oct. 12–20            Bone and Joint Action Week            #BoneAndJointActionWeek

Oct. 16–22            International Credit Union Week            #InternationalCreditUnionWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Veterinary Technician Week            #NationalVeterinaryTechnicianWeek

Oct. 16–22?            National Business Women’s Week            #NationalBusinessWomensWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Character Counts Week            #CharacterCountsWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Chemistry Week            #NationalChemistryWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week            #NationalCollegiateAlcoholAwarenessWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Forest Products Week            #ForestProductsWeek

fire engine in fron to blazing fire says october 9 to 15 is Fire Prevention Week.

Oct. 16–22            National Friends of Libraries Week            #NationalFriendsOfLibrariesWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Kraut Sandwich Week            #NationalKrautSandwichWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Pharmacy Week            #NationalPharmacyWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Retirement Security Week            #NationalRetirementSecurityWeek

Oct. 16–22            National Teen Driver Safety Week            #NationalTeenDriverSafetyWeek

Oct. 16–22            Nuclear Science Week            #NuclearScienceWeek

Oct. 16–22            YMCA Week without Violence            #WeekWithoutViolence

Oct. 17–23            Free Speech Week            #FreeSpeechWeek
Have you seen these freedom quotes?

Oct. 17–21            Medical Assistants Recognition Week            #MARWeek

Oct. 17–21            National Health Education Week            #NationalHealthEducationWeek

Oct. 17–21            National School Bus Safety Week            #NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek

Oct. 17–24?            World Rainforest Week            #WorldRainforestWeek

Oct. 18–22            International Infection Prevention Week            #IIPW

Oct. 23–29            Ace Week            #AceWeek

Oct. 23–29            National Celebration of Pro Bono            #ProBonoWeek

Oct. 23–29            National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week            #NLPPW

Oct. 23–29            National Massage Therapy Awareness Week            #MassageTherapyAwarenessWeek

Oct. 23–29            National Respiratory Care Week            #RespiratoryCareWeek

Oct. 23–29            Rodent Awareness Week            #RodentAwarenessWeek

Oct. 23–29            Spiritual Care Week            #SpiritualCareWeek

Oct. 23–31            Red Ribbon Week            #RedRibbonWeek

Oct. 24–30            Disarmament Week            #DisarmamentWeek

Oct. 24–30            International Open Access Week            #OpenAccessWeek

Oct. 25–31            International Magic Week            #InternationalMagicWeek

wreath of mini pumpkins, fall leaves, and red berries says october 1 is national pumpkin spice day.

October 1 Holidays and Observances 2022

October has hundreds of holidays! You’ll find plenty to choose from every single day.

Daily holidays marked * change dates from year to year. Note that some of the graphics included in this article may have been made for a year other than 2022. Be sure to use the dates in the listings for accuracy.

Astronomy Day*            #AstronomyDay

CD Player Day            #CDPlayerDay

Digital Scrapbooking Day*            #DigitalScrapbookingDay

Frugal Fun Day*            #FrugalFunDay

Homemade Cookie Day            #HomemadeCookieDay

Inter-American Water Day*            #InterAmericanWaterDay

International Coffee Day            #InternationalCoffeeDay

International Day of Older Persons            #DayOfOlderPersons

International Music Day            #MusicDay

Less Than Perfect Day            #LessThanPerfectDay

Lincolnshire Day            #LincolnshireDay

Model T Day            #ModelTDay

National Black Dog Day            #NationalBlackDogDay

National Book It! Day            #BookItDay

National Fire Pup Day            #NationalFirePupDay

National Hair Day            #NationalHairDay

National Lace Day            #NationalLaceDay

National Pumpkin Spice Day            #NationalPumpkinSpiceDay

Raccoon Appreciation Day            #RaccoonAppreciationDay

World Card Making Day*            #WorldCardMakingDay

World Vegetarian Day            #WorldVegetarianDay

cartoon of woman and man kissing says october 1 is World Vegetarian Day.

October 2 Holidays and Observances 2022

Audiophile Day            #AudiophileDay

Change A Light Day*            #ChangeALightDay

Country Inn Bed and Breakfast Day*            #CountryInnBedAndBreakfastDay

Guardian Angels Day            #GuardianAngelsDay

Intergeneration Day*            #IntergenerationDay

International African Diaspora Day*            #AfricanDiasporaDay

International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day*            #BlessingsOfTheFishingFleetDay

International Day of Non-violence            #InternationalDayOfNonViolence

National Custodial Worker Day            #CustodialWorkerDay

National Fried Scallops Day            #FriedScallopsDay

National GOE Day*            #NationalGOEDay

National Name Your Car Day            #NameYourCarDay
Post your wheels with one of these car quotes and captions.

Phileas Fogg’s Wager Day            #PhileasFoggsWagerDay

World Communion Sunday            #WorldCommunionSunday

World Day for Farmed Animals            #WorldDayForFarmedAnimals

World No Alcohol Day            #WorldNoAlcoholDay

October 3 Holidays and Observances 2022

Blue Shirt Day*            #StompOutBullying

Day of Unity*            #DayOfUnity

Global Smoothie Day            #GlobalSmoothieDay

Look at the Leaves Day            #LookAtTheLeavesDay

Mean Girls Appreciation Day            #MeanGirlsAppreciationDay

National Boyfriend Day            #NationalBoyfriendDay

National Butterfly and Hummingbird Day            #NationalButterflyAndHummingbirdDay

National Caramel Custard Day            #NationalCaramelCustardDay

National Child Health Day*            #ChildHealthDay

National Consignment Day*            #ConsignmentDay

National Techies Day            #NationalTechiesDay

Virus Appreciation Day            #VirusAppreciationDay

World Architecture Day*            #WorldArchitectureDay

World Habitat Day*            #WorldHabitatDay

green grass with golf ball for letter O says october 4 is Golf Lover’s Day.

October 4 Holidays and Observances 2022

Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day            #BlessingOfTheAnimals

Cinnamon Roll Day            #CinnamonRollDay

Improve Your Office Day            #ImproveYourOfficeDay

National Fruit at Work Day*            #NationalFruitAtWorkDay

National Golf Lover’s Day            #NationalGolfLoversDay

National Taco Day            #NationalTacoDay

National Vodka Day            #NationalVodkaDay

Ten-Four Day            #TenFourDay

World Animal Day            #WorldAnimalDay

October 5 Holidays and Observances 2022

Balloons Around the World Day*            #BalloonsAroundTheWorldDay

Chic Spy Day            #ChicSpyDay

Global James Bond Day            #GlobalJamesBondDay

International Walk to School Day*            #WalkToSchoolDay

National Apple Betty Day            #NationalAppleBettyDay

National Do Something Nice Day          #NationalDoSomethingNiceDay

National Get Funky Day            #NationalGetFunkyDay

National Kale Day*            #NationalKaleDay

National Kiss a Wrestler Day            #NationalKissAWrestlerDay

National Pumpkin Seed Day*            #NationalPumpkinSeedDay

National Storytelling Day            #NationalStorytellingDay

Random Acts of Poetry Day*            #RandomActsOfPoetryDay

World Teachers’ Day            #WorldTeachersDay

Yom Kippur*            #Yom Kippur

whimsical illustration of checkerboard top hat with 10/6 label says mad hatter day.

October 6 Holidays and Observances 2022

Bring Your Bible to School Day*            #BringYourBibleToSchoolDay

Come and Take It Day            #ComeAndTakeItDay

Garlic Lovers Day            #GarlicLoversDay

National Badger Day            #NationalBadgerDay

National Coaches Day            #NationalCoachesDay

National Depression Screening Day*            #NationalDepressionScreeningDay

National Fruit At Work Day            #NationalFruitAtWorkDay

National German-American Day            #GermanAmericanDay

National Mad Hatter Day            #NationalMadHatterDay

National Noodle Day            #NationalNoodleDay

National Physician’s Assistant Day            #NationalPADay

National Plus Size Appreciation Day            #NationalPlusSizeAppreciationDay

National Poetry Day (UK)*            #NationalPoetryDayUK

World Cerebral Palsy Day            #WorldCerebralPalsyDay

lone person walking on beach says You Matter To Me on October 7 and every day.

October 7 Holidays and Observances 2022

Bathtub Day            #BathtubDay

Kids Music Day*            #KidsMusicDay

Manufacturing Day*            #ManufacturingDay

National Denim Day*            #NationalDenimDay

National Diversity Day*            #NationalDiversityDay

National Flower Day            #NationalFlowerDay

National Forgiveness & Happiness Day            #NationalForgivenessAndHappinessDay

National Frappé Day            #NationalFrappeDay

National Inner Beauty Day            #NationalInnerBeautyDay

National LED Light Day            #NationalLEDLightDay

Plaidurday*            #Plaidurday

World Smile Day*            #WorldSmileDay
Super smile quotes coming soon!

You Matter To Me Day            #YouMatterToMeDay

phone held in front of face with text smile selfie photo contest, it's World Smile Day.

October 8 Holidays and Observances 2022

Alvin C. York Day            #AlvinCYorkDay

American Touch Tag Day            #AmericanTouchTagDay

International African Penguin Awareness Day*            #AfricanPenguinAwarenessDay

International Lesbian Day            #InternationalLesbianDay

International Newspaper Carrier Day*            #NewspaperCarrierDay

International Off-Road Day            #InternationalOffRoadDay

National Chess Day*            #NationalChessDay

National Costume Swap Day*            #NationalCostumeSwapDay

National Family Bowling Day*            #FamilyBowlingDay

National Fluffernutter Day            #NationalFluffernutterDay

National Hero Day            #NationalHeroDay

National Motorcycle Ride Day*            #NationalMotorcycleRideDay

National Pierogi Day            #NationalPierogiDay

Universal Music Day*            #UniversalMusicDay

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day*            #WHPCD

World Octopus Day            #WorldOctopusDay

one penguin on rock by blue water and sky says International African Penguin Awareness Day.

October 9 Holidays and Observances 2022

Curious Events Day            #CuriousEventsDay

Fire Prevention Day            #FirePreventionDay

International Beer and Pizza Day            #InternationalBeerAndPizzaDay

Leif Erikson Day            #LeifEriksonDay

National Moldy Cheese Day            #NationalMoldyCheeseDay

National Pro-Life Cupcake Day            #NationalProLifeCupcakeDay

National Sneakers Day            #NationalSneakersDay

Nautilus Night            #NautilusNight

Pastor Appreciation Day*            #PastorAppreciationDay

Scrubs Day            #ScrubsDay

World Post Day            #WorldPostDay

October 10 Holidays and Observances 2022

Columbus Day*            #ColumbusDay

Indigenous Peoples’ Day            #IndigenousPeoplesDay

International Stage Management Day            #InternationalStageManagementDay

National Angel Food Cake Day            #NationalAngelFoodCakeDay

National Cake Decorating Day            #NationalCakeDecoratingDay

National Handbag Day            #NationalHandbagDay

National Hug a Drummer Day            #HugADrummerDay

National Hug-a-Kevin Day            #HugAKevinDay

National Kick-Butt Day*            #NationalKickButtDay

National Love Your Hair Day            #NationalLoveYourHairDay

National Metric Day            #NationalMetricDay

National Online Banking Day*            #NationalOnlineBankingDay

National Tuxedo Day            #NationalTuxedoDay

National Walk to a Park Day            #NationalWalkToAParkDay

Native American Day*            #NativeAmericanDay

Powers of Ten Day            #PowersOfTenDay

Shift10 Day            #Shift10Day

Sukkot starts*            #Sukkot

Thanksgiving (Canada)*            #ThanksgivingCanada

U.S. Naval Academy Day            #USNavalAcademyDay

World Day Against the Death Penalty            #NoDeathPenalty

World Homeless Day            #WorldHomelessDay

World Mental Health Day            #WorldMentalHealthDay

World Porridge Day            #WorldPorridgeDay

white swirled icing on cupcakes has words october color of the month is white.

October 11 Holidays and Observances 2022

Ada Lovelace Day*            #AdaLovelaceDay

General Pulaski Memorial Day            #GeneralPulaskiMemorialDay

International Day of the Girl Child            #DayOfTheGirl

International Face Your Fears Day*            #FaceYourFearsDay

Kraken Day            #KrakenDay

National Coming Out Day            #NationalComingOutDay

National It’s My Party Day            #ItsMyPartyDay

National Kimberly Day            #NationalKimberlyDay

National Sausage Pizza Day            #NationalSausagePizzaDay

Own Business Day*            #OwnBusinessDay

Southern Food Heritage Day            #SouthernFoodHeritageDay

You Go Girl Day            #YouGoGirlDay

October 12 Holidays and Observances 2022

Cookbook Launch Day            #CookbookLaunchDay

Emergency Nurses Day            #EmergencyNursesDay

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day            #InternationalMomentOfFrustrationScreamDay

International Top Spinning Day*            #InternationalTopSpinningDay

National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day*            #BringYourTeddyBearToWorkAndSchoolDay

National Farmer’s Day            #NationalFarmersDay

​National Fossil Day*            #NationalFossilDay

National Freethought Day            #FreethoughtDay

National Gumbo Day            #NationalGumboDay

National Pet Obesity Awareness Day*            #NationalPetObesityAwarenessDay

National Pulled Pork Day            #NationalPulledPorkDay

National Savings Day            #NationalSavingsDay

National Stop Bullying Day*            #NationalStopBullyingDay

National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day            #NationalTakeYourParentsToLunchDay

Stop America’s Violence Everywhere Today*            #SAVEToday

World Arthritis Day            #WorldArthritisDay

deep pink ribbon on pink background says october is breast cancer awareness month.

October 13 Holidays and Observances 2022

English Language* Day            #EnglishLanguageDay

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction            #InternationalDayForDisasterReduction

International Day for Failure            #DayForFailure

International Plain Language Day            #PlainLanguageDay

International Suit Up Day            #InternationalSuitUpDay

Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day            #MetastaticBreastCancerAwarenessDay

National M&M Day            #MMDay

National No Bra Day            #NationalNoBraDay

National Train Your Brain Day            #TrainYourBrainDay

National Yorkshire Pudding Day            #NationalYorkshirePuddingDay

Ombuds Day*            #OmbudsDay

Silly Sayings Day            #SillySayingsDay
Paraprosdokians are the ultimate in silly sayings!

Treat Yo’Self Day            #TreatYoSelfDay

US Navy Birthday            #USNavyBirthday

World Sight Day*            #WorldSightDay

October 14 Holidays and Observances 2022

Be Bald and Be Free Day            #BeBaldAndBeFreeDay

National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day            #NationalChocolateCoveredInsectsDay

National Dessert Day            #NationalDessertDay

national lowercase day            #nationallowercaseday

Vet Nurse Day*            #VetNurseDay

World Egg Day*            #WorldEggDay

World Standards Day            #WorldStandardsDay

hearts hanging on pink background says national sweetest day and lists romantic moments.

October 15 Holidays and Observances 2022

Breast Health Day            #BreastHealthDay

Bridge Day*            #BridgeDay

Global Handwashing Day            #HandwashingDay

I Love Yarn Day*            #ILoveYarnDay

International Day of Rural Women            #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen

International Independent Video Store Day*            #IndependentVideoStoreDay

International Repair Day*            #InternationalRepairDay

Sloth International Day*            #SlothDay (some say it’s always 10/20 but it appears that the third Saturday is correct)

​National “I Love Lucy” Day            #ILoveLucyDay

National Aesthetician Day            #NationalAestheticianDay

National Cheese Curd Day            #NationalCheeseCurdDay

National Chicken Cacciatore Day            #NationalChickenCacciatoreDay

National Fetch Day*            #NationalFetchDay

National Grouch Day            #NationalGrouchDay

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day            #NationalLatinoAidsAwarenessDay

National Mushroom Day            #NationalMushroomDay

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day            #PregnancyAndInfantLossAwarenessDay

National Pug Day            #NationalPugDay

National Roast Pheasant Day            #NationalRoastPheasantDay

National Shawarma Day (Canada)            #NationalShawarmaDay

National White Cane Safety Day            #WhiteCaneSafetyDay

Sewing Lovers Day            #SewingLoversDay

Sweetest Day*            #SweetestDay

orange flowers lying on wood table says october flower of the month is marigold.

October 16 Holidays and Observances 2022

Department Store Day            #DepartmentStoreDay

Global Cat Day            #GlobalCatDay

National Dictionary Day            #NationalDictionaryDay

​National Liqueur Day            #LiqueurDay

National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day*            #NationalSundaySchoolTeacherAppreciationDay

Steve Jobs Day            #SteveJobsDay
Here’s a bunch of Steve Jobs creativity quotes.

World Food Day            #WorldFoodDay

World Spine Day            #WorldSpineDay

World Toy Camera Day*            #WorldToyCameraDay

October 17 Holidays and Observances 2022

Black Poetry Day            #BlackPoetryDay

Forgive an Ex Day            #ForgiveAnExDay

Four Prunes Day            #FourPrunesDay

International Adjust Your Chair Day*            #InternationalAdjustYourChairDay

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty            #InternationalDayForTheEradicationOfPoverty

Multicultural Diversity Day*            #MulticulturalDiversityDay

National Boss Day            #NationalBossDay

National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day*            #CleanYourVirtualDesktopDay

National Edge Day            #EdgeDay

National Mulligan Day            #MulliganDay

National Pasta Day            #NationalPastaDay

National Pay Back a Friend Day            #PayBackAFriendDay

Shemini Atzeret*            #SheminiAtzeret

Spreadsheet Day            #SpreadsheetDay

Wear Something Gaudy Day            #WearSomethingGaudyDay

World Trauma Day            #WorldTraumaDay

October 18 Holidays and Observances 2022

Information Overload Day*            #InformationOverloadDay

National Chocolate Cupcake Day            #NationalChocolateCupcakeDay

National No Beard Day            #NationalNoBeardDay

National Pharmacy Technician Day*            #NationalPharmacyTechnicianDay

Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity*            #ProLifeDayOfSilentSolidarity

Simchat Torah*            #SimchatTorah

World Menopause Day            #WorldMenopauseDay

woman shopping in garden center says Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day is the third wednesday in october.

October 19 Holidays and Observances 2022

Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day*            #BRADay

Evaluate Your Life Day            #EvaluateYourLifeDay

Global Dignity Day*            #GlobalDignityDay

Hagfish Day*            #HagfishDay

International Gin and Tonic Day            #InternationalGinAndTonicDay

International Pronouns Day*            #InternationalPronounsDay

LGBT Center Awareness Day            #LGBTCenterAwarenessDay

Love Your Body Day*            #LoveYourBodyDay
Pick one of these love yourself quotes to make a graphic.

Medical Assistants Recognition Day*            #MedicalAssistantsRecognitionDay

National New Friends Day            #NationalNewFriendsDay

National Seafood Bisque Day            #NationalSeafoodBisqueDay

Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day*            #SupportYourLocalChamberDay

Rainforest Day            #RainforestDay

Unity Day*            #UnityDay

World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day            #WorldPBJDay

man holding calculator and pig in tuxedo say National Get Smart About Credit Day is the third thursday in october.

October 20 Holidays and Observances 2022

Community Media Day            #CommunityMediaDay

Conflict Resolution Day*            #ConflictResolutionDay

Get to Know Your Customers Day*            #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay

International Chefs Day            #InternationalChefsDay

International Credit Union Day*            #InternationalCreditUnionDay

International Day of the Air Traffic Controller            #InternationalDayOfTheAirTrafficController

International ShakeOut Day*            #InternationalShakeoutDay

Miss American Rose Day            #MissAmericanRoseDay

National Brandied Fruit Day            #NationalBrandiedFruitDay

National Day on Writing            #NationalDayOnWriting

National Get Smart About Credit Day*            #NationalGetSmartAboutCreditDay

National Suspenders Day            #NationalSuspendersDay

National Youth Confidence Day            #NationalYouthConfidenceDay

Office Chocolate Day            #OfficeChocolateDay

Spirit Day*            #SpiritDay

Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day*            #PurpleThursday

World Osteoporosis Day            #OsteoporosisDay

woman doing backbend and man making hush sign in white brick yoga studio offers an october challenge.

October 21 Holidays and Observances 2022

Apple Day            #AppleDay

Babbling Day            #BabblingDay

Back to the Future Day            #BackToTheFutureDay

Celebration of The Mind Day            #CelebrationOfTheMindDay

Check Your Meds Day            #CheckYourMedsDay

Count your Buttons Day            #CountYourButtonsDay

Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day*            #ThinkDLD

Garbanzo Bean Day            #GarbanzoBeanDay

Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day            #IDDPreventionDay

International Day of the Nacho            #InternationalDayOfTheNacho

National Mammography Day*            #NationalMammographyDay

National Pets for Veterans Day            #NationalPetsForVeteransDay

National Pharmacy Buyer Day*            #NationalPharmacyBuyerDay

National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day            #NationalPumpkinCheesecakeDay

National Witch Hazel Day            #NationalWitchHazelDay

Reptile Awareness Day            #ReptileAwarenessDay

World Student Day*            #WorldStudentDay

world map showing photos of people in the continents says Make A Difference Day is the fourth Saturday in October

October 22 Holidays and Observances 2022

Clean Up the Earth Day            #CleanUpTheEarthDay
Check out these love for nature quotes.

Eat a Pretzel Day            #EatAPretzelDay

INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY            #CAPSLOCKDAY

International Stuttering Awareness Day            #InternationalStutteringAwarenessDay

Make A Difference Day*            #MakeADifferenceDay

National Color Day            #NationalColorDay
Your audience might be interested in learning more about color meanings today. Why not share a link?

National Knee Day            #NationalKneeDay

National Nut Day            #NationalNutDay

National Pit Bull Awareness Day*            #NationalPitBullAwarenessDay

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day*            #TakeBackDay

Smart is Cool Day            #SmartIsCoolDay

Wombat Day            #WombatDay

October 23 Holidays and Observances 2022

Event Organizers Day            #EventOrganizersDay

Mother-in-Law Day*            #MotherInLawDay

National Boston Cream Pie Day            #NationalBostonCreamPieDay

National Canning Day            #NationalCanningDay

National Croc Day            #NationalCrocDay

National iPod Day            #iPodDay

National Mole Day            #NationalMoleDay

National Paralegal Day            #NationalParalegalDay

National Tight Ends Day*            #NationalTightEndsDay

Slap Your Irritating Co-Worker Day            #NationalSlapYourIrritatingCoWorkerDay

Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day            #SwallowsDepartFromSanJuanCapistranoDay

TV Talk Show Host Day            #TVTalkShowHostDay

yellow lemon slice candies on turquoise says it's national food day on october 24.

October 24 Holidays and Observances 2022

Diwali*            #Diwali

National Bologna Day            #NationalBolognaDay

National Crazy Day            #NationalCrazyDay

National Food Day            #NationalFoodDay

National Good and Plenty Day            #NationalGoodAndPlentyDay

United Nations Day            #UnitedNationsDay

World Development Information Day            #WorldDevelopmentInformationDay

World Polio Day            #WorldPolioDay

World Tripe Day            #WorldTripeDay

October 25 Holidays and Observances 2022

International Artist Day            #InternationalArtistDay
Here’s a great collection of art quotes!

National Greasy Foods Day            #GreasyFoodsDay

National I Care About You Day            #NationalICareAboutYouDay

Punk for a Day Day            #PunkForADayDay

Sourest Day            #SourestDay

World Pasta Day            #WorldPastaDay

World Pizza Makers Day            #WorldPizzaMakersDay

6 ways to serve pumpkin says choose your favorite, october 26 is National Pumpkin Day.

October 26 Holidays and Observances 2022

Birth of the Bab*            #BirthOfTheBab

Chicken Fried Steak Day            #ChickenFriedSteakDay

Intersex Awareness Day            #IntersexAwarenessDay

Lung Health Day*            #LungHealthDay

National BSA/AML Day            #BSAAMLDay

National Day of the Deployed            #NationalDayOfTheDeployed

National Mincemeat Day            #NationalMincemeatDay

National Mule Day            #NationalMuleDay

National Pumpkin Day            #NationalPumpkinDay

Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night            #WorldwideHowlAtTheMoonNight

October 27 Holidays and Observances 2022

American Beer Day            #AmericanBeerDay

Birth of Baháʼu’lláh*            #BirthOfBahaullah

Boxer Shorts Day            #BoxerShortsDay

Cranky Co-Workers Day            #CrankyCoWorkersDay

National Black Cat Day (UK)            #BlackCatDay

​National Mentoring Day            #NationalMentoringDay

National Potato Day            #NationalPotatoDay

Navy Day            #NavyDay

Sylvia Plath Day            #SylviaPlathDay

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage            #WorldDayForAudiovisualHeritage

World Occupational Therapy Day            #WorldOccupationalTherapyDay

ginger cat relaxing on table with red and white floral arrangement says october 29 is national cat day.

October 28 Holidays and Observances 2022

Frankenstein Friday*            #FrankensteinFriday

International Animation Day            #InternationalAnimationDay

National Bandanna Day*            #BandannaDay

National Breadstick Day*            #NationalBreadstickDay

National Chocolate Day            #NationalChocolateDay

National First Responders Day            #NationalFirstRespondersDay

Plush Animal Lover’s Day            #PlushAnimalLoversDay

Statue of Liberty Dedication Day            #StatueOfLibertyDedicationDay

Vote Early Day            #VoteEarlyDay

Wild Foods Day            #WildFoodsDay

World Lemur Day*            #WorldLemurDay

October 29 Holidays and Observances 2022

Hug a Sheep Day*            #HugASheepDay

International Internet Day            #InternetDay

National Cat Day            #NationalCatDay

National Hermit Day            #NationalHermitDay

National Oatmeal Day            #NationalOatmealDay

World Psoriasis Day            #WorldPsoriasisDay

World Stroke Day            #WorldStrokeDay

bowl of candy corn on marble table says october 30 is national candy corn day.

October 30 Holidays and Observances 2022

Buy a Doughnut Day            #BuyADoughnutDay

Checklist Day            #ChecklistDay

Create a Great Funeral Day            #CreateAGreatFuneralDay

Haunted Refrigerator Night            #HauntedRefrigeratorNight

Mischief Night            #MischiefNight

National Candy Corn Day            #NationalCandyCornDay

National Publicist Day            #NationalPublicistDay

National Speak Up For Service Day            #SpeakUpForServiceDay

National Text Your Ex Day            #NationalTextYourExDay

Sugar Addiction Awareness Day            #SugarAddictionAwarenessDay

Visit a Cemetery Day*            #VisitACemeteryDay

small silhouette of man looking at the cosmos says october 31 is the day of 7 billion.

October 31 Holidays and Observances 2022

Books For Treats Day            #BooksForTreatsDay

Carve a Pumpkin Day            #CarveAPumpkinDay

Girl Scout Founder’s Day            #GirlScoutFoundersDay

Halloween            #HappyHalloween

National Caramel Apple Day            #NationalCaramelAppleDay

National Doorbell Day            #NationalDoorbellDay

National Knock-Knock Jokes Day            #KnockKnockJokeDay

National Magic Day            #NationalMagicDay

Reformation Day            #ReformationDay

Samhain            #Samhain

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Day            #TrickOrTreatForUnicefDay

World Savings Day            #WorldSavingsDay

Conclusion

I hope you’ve found a number of  October holidays your audience will love!

Be sure to pin the image below to Pinterest so you can come back for more.

For pre-made holiday graphics like the ones I’ve shown above, try PromoRepublic.
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Don’t miss my mega roundup of social media holidays for the entire year!

woman in brown dress sits in park with autumn leaves and basket of chrysanthemums with text, 600 october holidays to optimize your social engagement.

 

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