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 2023 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.
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.
Month of October 2023 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Of course, Fall is in full swing now, so it’s also a good month to share Fall quotes and sayings.
October 2023 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 2023. But before investing time and/or money in a promotion, it’s a good idea to confirm dates.
Oct. 1–7 Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Awareness Week #BFRBAwarenessWeek
Oct. 1–7 National Walk Your Dog Week #NationalWalkYourDogWeek
Oct. 1–7* National Midwifery Week #NationalMidwiferyWeek
*Dates vary annually.
Observed the first full week of October:
Oct. 1–7 National 4-H Week #National4HWeek
Oct. 1–7 Get Organized Week #GetOrganizedWeek
Here are some productivity quotes to prompt your audience.
Oct. 1–7 International Postcard Week #InternationalPostcardWeek
Oct. 1–7 Mental Illness Awareness Week #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek
Oct. 1–7 National Heimlich Heroes Week #HeimlichHeroesWeek
Oct. 1–7 National Newspaper Week #NationalNewspaperWeek
Oct. 1–7 National Yearbook Week #NationalYearbookWeek
Oct. 1–7 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week #NuclearMedicineAndMolecularImaging
Oct. 1–7 Public Power Week #PublicPowerWeek
Oct. 1–7 Skin Care Awareness Week #SkinCareAwarenessWeek
Observed the first Monday–Friday week of October:
Oct. 2–6 Customer Service Week #CustomerServiceWeek
Oct. 2–6 Drive Safely Work Week #DriveSafelyWorkWeek
Oct. 2–6 National Primary Care Week #NPCW
Oct. 2–6 Teller Appreciation Week #TellerAppreciationWeek
Oct. 2–8* Active Aging Week #ActiveAgingWeek
For 7 days starting the first Monday in October.
Oct. 4–10 World Space Week #WorldSpaceWeek
Oct. 6–12 National Physician Assistant Week #NationalPAWeek
Oct. 6–7* National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend #NationalFallenFirefightersMemorialWeekend
Oct. 8–12 International Cephalopod Awareness Days #CephalopodAwarenessDays
Observed the second full week of October:
Oct. 8–14 Drink Local Wine Week #DrinkLocalWineWeek
Oct. 8–14 Earth Science Week #EarthScienceWeek
Oct. 8–14 Healthcare Security and Safety Week #HealthcareSecurityAndSafetyWeek
Oct. 8–14 National Fire Prevention Week #NationalFirePreventionWeek
Oct. 8–14 National Metric Week #MetricWeek
Oct. 8–14 Pet Peeve Week #PetPeeveWeek
Oct. 9–13* National School Lunch Week #NSLW23
Oct. 11–17 Emergency Nurses Week #EmergencyNursesWeek
Oct. 12–20 Bone and Joint Action Week #BoneAndJointActionWeek
Observed the third full week of October:
Oct. 15–21 International Credit Union Week #InternationalCreditUnionWeek
Oct. 15–21 International Infection Prevention Week #IIPW
Oct. 15–21 National Veterinary Technician Week #NationalVeterinaryTechnicianWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Business Women’s Week #NationalBusinessWomensWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Character Counts Week #CharacterCountsWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Chemistry Week #NationalChemistryWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week #NationalCollegiateAlcoholAwarenessWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Forest Products Week #ForestProductsWeek
Observed the third full week of October (cont’d):
Oct. 15–21 National Friends of Libraries Week #NationalFriendsOfLibrariesWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Pharmacy Week #NationalPharmacyWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Retirement Security Week #NationalRetirementSecurityWeek
Oct. 15–21 National Teen Driver Safety Week #NationalTeenDriverSafetyWeek
Oct. 16–21? YMCA Week without Violence #WeekWithoutViolence
Oct. 16–22* Free Speech Week #FreeSpeechWeek
Have you seen these freedom quotes?
Observed the third Monday–Friday week of October:
Oct. 16–20 Medical Assistants Recognition Week #MARWeek
Oct. 16–20 National Health Education Week #NationalHealthEducationWeek
Oct. 16–20 National School Bus Safety Week #NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek
Oct. 16–20 Nuclear Science Week #NuclearScienceWeek
Observed the last full week of October:
Oct. 22–28 National Kraut Sandwich Week #NationalKrautSandwichWeek
Oct. 22–28 Ace Week #AceWeek
Oct. 22–28 National Celebration of Pro Bono #ProBonoWeek
Oct. 22–28 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week #NLPPW
Oct. 22–28 National Massage Therapy Awareness Week #MassageTherapyAwarenessWeek
Oct. 22–28 Spiritual Care Week #SpiritualCareWeek
Oct. 23–29 National Respiratory Care Week #RespiratoryCareWeek
Oct. 23–29 Rodent Awareness Week #RodentAwarenessWeek
Oct. 23–29 International Open Access Week #OpenAccessWeek
Oct. 23–31 Red Ribbon Week #RedRibbonWeek
Oct. 24–30 Disarmament Week #DisarmamentWeek
Oct. 25–31 International Magic Week #InternationalMagicWeek
October 1 Holidays and Observances 2023
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 2023. 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
*Observed the first Sunday in October:
Change A Light Day* #ChangeALightDay
Country Inn Bed and Breakfast Day* #CountryInnBedAndBreakfastDay
International African Diaspora Day* #AfricanDiasporaDay
International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day* #BlessingsOfTheFishingFleetDay
National GOE Day* #NationalGOEDay
World Communion Sunday #WorldCommunionSunday
October 2 Holidays and Observances 2023
Audiophile Day #AudiophileDay
Guardian Angels Day #GuardianAngelsDay
International Day of Non-violence #InternationalDayOfNonViolence
National Custodial Worker Day #CustodialWorkerDay
National Fried Scallops Day #FriedScallopsDay
National Name Your Car Day #NameYourCarDay
Post your wheels with one of these car quotes and captions.
Phileas Fogg’s Wager Day #PhileasFoggsWagerDa
World Day for Farmed Animals #WorldDayForFarmedAnimals
World No Alcohol Day #WorldNoAlcoholDay
*Observed the first Monday in October:
Blue Shirt Day* #StompOutBullying
Day of Unity* #DayOfUnity
(I’m finding various dates for this and the similarly-named Unity Day!).
National Child Health Day* #ChildHealthDay
National Consignment Day* #ConsignmentDay
World Architecture Day* #WorldArchitectureDay
World Habitat Day* #WorldHabitatDay
October 3 Holidays and Observances 2023
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 Techies Day #NationalTechiesDay
Virus Appreciation Day #VirusAppreciationDay
*Observed the first Tuesday in October:
National Fruit at Work Day* #NationalFruitAtWorkDay
October 4 Holidays and Observances 2023
Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day #BlessingOfTheAnimals
Cinnamon Roll Day #CinnamonRollDay
Improve Your Office Day #ImproveYourOfficeDay
National Golf Lover’s Day #NationalGolfLoversDay
National Taco Day #NationalTacoDay
National Vodka Day #NationalVodkaDay
Ten-Four Day #TenFourDay
World Animal Day #WorldAnimalDay
*Observed the first Wednesday in October:
Balloons Around the World Day* #BalloonsAroundTheWorldDay
International Walk to School Day* #WalkToSchoolDay
National Kale Day* #NationalKaleDay
National Pumpkin Seed Day* #NationalPumpkinSeedDay
Random Acts of Poetry Day* #RandomActsOfPoetryDay
October 5 Holidays and Observances 2023
Chic Spy Day #ChicSpyDay
Global James Bond Day #GlobalJamesBondDay
National Apple Betty Day #NationalAppleBettyDay
National Do Something Nice Day #NationalDoSomethingNiceDay
National Get Funky Day #NationalGetFunkyDay
National Kiss a Wrestler Day #NationalKissAWrestlerDay
National Storytelling Day #NationalStorytellingDay
World Teachers’ Day #WorldTeachersDay
*Observed the first Thursday in October:
Bring Your Bible to School Day* #BringYourBibleToSchoolDay
National Depression Screening Day* #NationalDepressionScreeningDay
National Poetry Day (UK)* #NationalPoetryDayUK
October 6 Holidays and Observances 2023
Come and Take It Day #ComeAndTakeItDay
Garlic Lovers Day #GarlicLoversDay
National Badger Day #NationalBadgerDay
National Coaches Day #NationalCoachesDay
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
World Cerebral Palsy Day #WorldCerebralPalsyDay
*Observed the first Friday in October:
Kids Music Day* #KidsMusicDay
Manufacturing Day* #ManufacturingDay
National Denim Day* #NationalDenimDay
National Diversity Day* #NationalDiversityDay
Plaidurday* #Plaidurday
World Smile Day* #WorldSmileDay
Put smiles on their faces with these smile quotes!
October 7 Holidays and Observances 2023
Bathtub Day #BathtubDay
National Flower Day #NationalFlowerDay
National Forgiveness & Happiness Day #NationalForgivenessAndHappinessDay
National Frappé Day #NationalFrappeDay
National Inner Beauty Day #NationalInnerBeautyDay
National LED Light Day #NationalLEDLightDay
You Matter To Me Day #YouMatterToMeDay
*Observed the first Saturday in October:
Digital Scrapbooking Day* #DigitalScrapbookingDay
Frugal Fun Day* #FrugalFunDay
Inter-American Water Day* #InterAmericanWaterDay
World Card Making Day* #WorldCardMakingDay
International Newspaper Carrier Day* #NewspaperCarrierDay
(Saturday of the first full week).
October 8 Holidays and Observances 2023
Alvin C. York Day #AlvinCYorkDay
American Touch Tag Day #AmericanTouchTagDay
International Lesbian Day #InternationalLesbianDay
International Off-Road Day #InternationalOffRoadDay
National Fluffernutter Day #NationalFluffernutterDay
National Hero Day #NationalHeroDay
National Motorcycle Ride Day* #NationalMotorcycleRideDay
National Pierogi Day #NationalPierogiDay
World Octopus Day #WorldOctopusDay
*Observed the second Sunday in October:
Pastor Appreciation Day* #PastorAppreciationDay
National GOE Day* #NationalGOEDay
(Sunday of the first full weekend in October).
October 9 Holidays and Observances 2023
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
Scrubs Day #ScrubsDay
World Post Day #WorldPostDay
*Observed the second Monday in October:
Columbus Day* #ColumbusDay
Indigenous Peoples’ Day* #IndigenousPeoplesDay
National Kick-Butt Day* #NationalKickButtDay
National Online Banking Day* #NationalOnlineBankingDay
Native American Day* #NativeAmericanDay
Thanksgiving (Canada)* #ThanksgivingCanada
October 10 Holidays and Observances 2023
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 Love Your Hair Day #NationalLoveYourHairDay
National Metric Day #NationalMetricDay
National Tuxedo Day #NationalTuxedoDay
National Walk to a Park Day #NationalWalkToAParkDay
Powers of Ten Day #PowersOfTenDay
Shift10 Day #Shift10Day
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
*Observed the second Tuesday in October:
Ada Lovelace Day* #AdaLovelaceDay
International Face Your Fears Day* #FaceYourFearsDay
Own Business Day* #OwnBusinessDay
October 11 Holidays and Observances 2023
General Pulaski Memorial Day #GeneralPulaskiMemorialDay
International Day of the Girl Child #DayOfTheGirl
Kraken Day #KrakenDay
National Coming Out Day #NationalComingOutDay
National It’s My Party Day #ItsMyPartyDay
National Kimberly Day #NationalKimberlyDay
National Sausage Pizza Day #NationalSausagePizzaDay
Southern Food Heritage Day #SouthernFoodHeritageDay
You Go Girl Day #YouGoGirlDay
*Observed the second Wednesday in October:
Emergency Nurses Day* #EmergencyNursesDay
International Top Spinning Day* #InternationalTopSpinningDay
National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day* #BringYourTeddyBearToWorkAndSchoolDay
National Fossil Day* #NationalFossilDay
National Pet Obesity Awareness Day* #NationalPetObesityAwarenessDay
National Stop Bullying Day* #NationalStopBullyingDay
Stop America’s Violence Everywhere Today* #SAVEToday
National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day* #NationalTakeYourParentsToLunchDay
(Wednesday in the second full week of October).
October 12 Holidays and Observances 2023
Cookbook Launch Day #CookbookLaunchDay
International Moment of Frustration Scream Day #InternationalMomentOfFrustrationScreamDay
National Farmer’s Day #NationalFarmersDay
National Freethought Day #FreethoughtDay
National Gumbo Day #NationalGumboDay
National Pulled Pork Day #NationalPulledPorkDay
National Savings Day #NationalSavingsDay
World Arthritis Day #WorldArthritisDay
*Observed the second Thursday in October:
Ombuds Day* #OmbudsDay
World Sight Day* #WorldSightDay
October 13 Holidays and Observances 2023
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
Silly Sayings Day #SillySayingsDay
Paraprosdokians are the ultimate in silly sayings!
Treat Yo’Self Day #TreatYoSelfDay
US Navy Birthday #USNavyBirthday
*Observed the second Friday in October:
National Haunted House Day #NationalHauntedHouseDay
Vet Nurse Day* #VetNurseDay
World Egg Day* #WorldEggDay
October 14 Holidays and Observances 2023
Be Bald and Be Free Day #BeBaldAndBeFreeDay
National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day #NationalChocolateCoveredInsectsDay
National Dessert Day #NationalDessertDay
national lowercase day #nationallowercaseday
World Standards Day #WorldStandardsDay
*Observed the second Saturday in October:
I Love Yarn Day* #ILoveYarnDay
International African Penguin Awareness Day* #AfricanPenguinAwarenessDay
National Chess Day* #NationalChessDay
National Costume Swap Day* #NationalCostumeSwapDay
National Family Bowling Day* #FamilyBowlingDay
National Motorcycle Ride Day* #NationalMotorcycleRideDay
Universal Music Day* #UniversalMusicDay
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day* #WHPCD
October 15 Holidays and Observances 2023
Breast Health Day #BreastHealthDay
Global Handwashing Day #HandwashingDay
International Day of Rural Women #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen
National “I Love Lucy” Day #ILoveLucyDay
National Aesthetician Day #NationalAestheticianDay
National Cheese Curd Day #NationalCheeseCurdDay
National Chicken Cacciatore Day #NationalChickenCacciatoreDay
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
*Observed the third Sunday in October:
National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day* #NationalSundaySchoolTeacherAppreciationDay
World Toy Camera Day* #WorldToyCameraDay
October 16 Holidays and Observances 2023
Department Store Day #DepartmentStoreDay
Global Cat Day #GlobalCatDay
National Boss Day #NationalBossDay
National Dictionary Day #NationalDictionaryDay
National Liqueur Day #LiqueurDay
Steve Jobs Day #SteveJobsDay
Here’s a bunch of Steve Jobs creativity quotes.
World Food Day #WorldFoodDay
World Spine Day #WorldSpineDay
*Observed the third Monday in October:
International Adjust Your Chair Day* #InternationalAdjustYourChairDay
Multicultural Diversity Day* #MulticulturalDiversityDay
National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day* #CleanYourVirtualDesktopDay
October 17 Holidays and Observances 2023
Black Poetry Day #BlackPoetryDay
Forgive an Ex Day #ForgiveAnExDay
Four Prunes Day #FourPrunesDay
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty #InternationalDayForTheEradicationOfPoverty
National Edge Day #EdgeDay
National Mulligan Day #MulliganDay
National Pasta Day #NationalPastaDay
National Pay Back a Friend Day #PayBackAFriendDay
Spreadsheet Day #SpreadsheetDay
Wear Something Gaudy Day #WearSomethingGaudyDay
World Trauma Day #WorldTraumaDay
*Observed the third Tuesday in October:
Information Overload Day* #InformationOverloadDay
National Pharmacy Technician Day* #NationalPharmacyTechnicianDay
Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity* #ProLifeDayOfSilentSolidarity
October 18 Holidays and Observances 2023
National Chocolate Cupcake Day #NationalChocolateCupcakeDay
National No Beard Day #NationalNoBeardDay
World Menopause Day #WorldMenopauseDay
*Observed the third Wednesday in October:
Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day* #BRADay
Global Dignity Day* #GlobalDignityDay
Hagfish Day* #HagfishDay
International Pronouns Day* #InternationalPronounsDay
Love Your Body Day* #LoveYourBodyDay
Pick one of these love yourself quotes to make a graphic.
Medical Assistants Recognition Day* #MedicalAssistantsRecognitionDay
(Observed Wednesday of the third business week in October).
Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day* #SupportYourLocalChamberDay
Unity Day* #UnityDay
(Every year on the third or fourth Wednesday in October).
October 19 Holidays and Observances 2023
Evaluate Your Life Day #EvaluateYourLifeDay
International Gin and Tonic Day #InternationalGinAndTonicDay
LGBT Center Awareness Day #LGBTCenterAwarenessDay
National New Friends Day #NationalNewFriendsDay
National Seafood Bisque Day #NationalSeafoodBisqueDay
Rainforest Day #RainforestDay
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day #WorldPBJDay
*Observed the third Thursday in October:
Conflict Resolution Day* #ConflictResolutionDay
Get to Know Your Customers Day* #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
International Credit Union Day* #InternationalCreditUnionDay
International ShakeOut Day* #InternationalShakeoutDay
National Get Smart About Credit Day* #NationalGetSmartAboutCreditDay
Spirit Day* #SpiritDay
Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day* #PurpleThursday
(Observed Thursday of the third full week in October).
October 20 Holidays and Observances 2023
Community Media Day #CommunityMediaDay
International Chefs Day #InternationalChefsDay
International Day of the Air Traffic Controller #InternationalDayOfTheAirTrafficController
Miss American Rose Day #MissAmericanRoseDay
National Brandied Fruit Day #NationalBrandiedFruitDay
National Day on Writing #NationalDayOnWriting
National Suspenders Day #NationalSuspendersDay
National Youth Confidence Day #NationalYouthConfidenceDay
Office Chocolate Day #OfficeChocolateDay
World Osteoporosis Day #OsteoporosisDay
*Observed the third Friday in October:
Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day* #ThinkDLD
National Mammography Day* #NationalMammographyDay
National Pharmacy Buyer Day* #NationalPharmacyBuyerDay
World Student Day* #WorldStudentDay
October 21 Holidays and Observances 2023
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
Garbanzo Bean Day #GarbanzoBeanDay
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day #IDDPreventionDay
International Day of the Nacho #InternationalDayOfTheNacho
National Pets for Veterans Day #NationalPetsForVeteransDay
National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day #NationalPumpkinCheesecakeDay
National Witch Hazel Day #NationalWitchHazelDay
Reptile Awareness Day #ReptileAwarenessDay
*Observed the third Saturday in October:
Bridge Day* #BridgeDay
International Independent Video Store Day* #IndependentVideoStoreDay
International Repair Day* #InternationalRepairDay
National Fetch Day* #NationalFetchDay
Sloth International Day* #SlothDay (some say it’s always 10/20 but it appears that the third Saturday is correct)
Sweetest Day* #SweetestDay
October 22 Holidays and Observances 2023
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
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
Smart is Cool Day #SmartIsCoolDay
Wombat Day #WombatDay
*Observed the fourth Sunday in October:
Mother-in-Law Day* #MotherInLawDay
National Tight Ends Day* #NationalTightEndsDay
October 23 Holidays and Observances 2023
Event Organizers Day #EventOrganizersDay
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
Slap Your Irritating Co-Worker Day #NationalSlapYourIrritatingCoWorkerDay
Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day #SwallowsDepartFromSanJuanCapistranoDay
TV Talk Show Host Day #TVTalkShowHostDay
October 24 Holidays and Observances 2023
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 2023
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
*Observed the fourth Wednesday in October:
Lung Health Day* #LungHealthDay
October 26 Holidays and Observances 2023
Chicken Fried Steak Day #ChickenFriedSteakDay
Intersex Awareness Day #IntersexAwarenessDay
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
Vote Early Day* #VoteEarlyDay
Date varies yearly.
October 27 Holidays and Observances 2023
American Beer Day #AmericanBeerDay
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
*Observed the last Friday in October:
Frankenstein Friday* #FrankensteinFriday
National Bandanna Day* #BandannaDay
National Breadstick Day* #NationalBreadstickDay
World Lemur Day* #WorldLemurDay
October 28 Holidays and Observances 2023
International Animation Day #InternationalAnimationDay
National Chocolate Day #NationalChocolateDay
National First Responders Day #NationalFirstRespondersDay
Plush Animal Lover’s Day #PlushAnimalLoversDay
Statue of Liberty Dedication Day #StatueOfLibertyDedicationDay
Wild Foods Day #WildFoodsDay
*Observed the fourth Saturday in October:
Make A Difference Day* #MakeADifferenceDay
National Pit Bull Awareness Day* #NationalPitBullAwarenessDay
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day* #TakeBackDay
Hug a Sheep Day* #HugASheepDay
(Last Saturday, if there are 5 in October).
October 29 Holidays and Observances 2023
International Internet Day #InternetDay
National Cat Day #NationalCatDay
National Hermit Day #NationalHermitDay
National Oatmeal Day #NationalOatmealDay
World Psoriasis Day #WorldPsoriasisDay
World Stroke Day #WorldStrokeDay
*Observed the last Sunday in October:
Visit a Cemetery Day* #VisitACemeteryDay
October 30 Holidays and Observances 2023
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
Pumpkin Bread Day #PumpkinBreadDay
Sugar Addiction Awareness Day #SugarAddictionAwarenessDay
October 31 Holidays and Observances 2023
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!
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