October Holidays & Events

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Using the calendar above, you'll find holidays, annual events, anniversaries and more for any particular day in October. Looking below, you'll find holidays and events for the month itself, and also for each particular week.

Even the division of the calendar year into months and weeks is a reason to celebrate... if for no other reason than being able to tick off another one that we survived. Time is fleeting, so let's have some fun!

We have also broken out which of this month's events are movable throughout the month and which might or might not be in this month.

spotlight on:

holidays & events

the month

Alternate History Month
- Alternate History Month
- Today in alternate history
- This Day in Alternate History
American Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign
Computer Learning Month
Consumer Information Month
- cartoon
Co-Op Awareness Month
Country Music Month
Diversity Awareness Month
Do-It Yourself Month
Energy Awareness Month
Family History Month
International Book Fair Month
International Doll Collectors Month
International Marine Travel Month
International Starman Month
Month of the Dinosaur
Museum Month
National Arts & Humanities Month
National Book Month
- National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Presidential Proclamation, 2008
National Car Care Month
National Clock Month
National Communicate With Your Kid Month
National Cooperative Month
National Cosmetology Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Presidential Proclamation, 2008
National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Presidential Proclamation, 2008
National Kitchen and Bath Month
National Make A Will Month
National Quality Month
National Roller Skating Month
National Sarcastics Awareness Month
Polish American Heritage Month
Spectacle of the Geese Month
Vintage Month
Winter Month

animals & food

Cookbook Month
Gourmet Adventures Month
Hunger Awareness Month
Month of the Hedgehog
National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month
- Adopt-A-Shelter-Animal Month
- Adopt a Dog Month
National Apple Jack Month
National Cookie Month
National Dessert Month
National Pasta Month
National Pizza Month
- National Pizza Festival Month
National Popcorn Poppin Month
National Pretzel Month
National Pork Month
National Restaurant-Hospitality Month
National Seafood Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
World Chocolate Awareness Month

health & safety

Auto Battery Safety Month
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Child Health Month
Domestic Violence Month
Fire Prevention Month
Healthy Lung Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Medical Librarians Month
Mental Illness Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Control Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education and Awareness Month
National Family Sexuality Month
- Families are Talking
- Let's Talk Month
- National Family Sexual Education Month
National Health Care Food Service Month
National Infertility Awareness Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Orthodontic Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Spinal Health Month
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- National Spina Bifida Prevention Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
National Toilet Tank Repair Month
National UNICEF Month
National Youth Against Tobacco Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month