After reading the unique and bizarre September holidays, I couldn’t help but do a little research for October as well! We all know the most obvious celebration for this month, Halloween, but how many other daily/monthly observances did you know about?
October is…
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- American Pharmacist Month
- Apple Jack Month
- Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Clergy Appreciation Month
- Computer Learning Month
- Cookie Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eat Country Ham Month
- International Drum Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- National Diabetes Month
- National Pizza Month
- National Vegetarian Month
- National Popcorn Popping Month
- Sarcastic Month
- Seafood Month
List of October Holidays
1 World Vegetarian Day
2 National Custodial Worker Day
2 Name Your Car Day (Any good name ideas for my Honda Civic??)
3 Techies Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day
4 National Golf Day
4 National Frappe Day
5 Do Something Nice Day
5 World Teacher’s Day
6 Come and Take it Day
6 International Frugal Fun Day (1st Saturday of the month)
6 Mad Hatter Day
6 Physician Assistant Day
7 Bald and Free Day
7 Oktoberfest in Germany Ends (Date varies each year)
7 World Smile Day
8 American Touch Tag Day
8 Columbus Day (Second Monday of month)
9 Curious Events Day
9 Fire Prevention Day
9 Leif Erikson Day
9 Moldy Cheese Day
10 Emergency Nurses Day (Date Varies)
10 National Angel Food Cake Day
11 It’s My Party Day
11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day (Aww, how cute! Wonder if I can talk the hubby into it! 
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12 Cookbook Launch Day
12 Old Farmer’s Day
12 Moment of Frustration Day
12 World Egg Day (Second Friday of month)
13 International Skeptics Day
14 Be Bald and Free Day
14 National Dessert Day (Great day to celebrate!)
15 White Cane Safety Day
16 Bosses Day
16 Dictionary Day
17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
18 No Beard Day
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
20 Brandied Fruit Day
20 International Newspaper Carrier Day (Date Varies)
20 Sweetest Day Third Saturday of month
21 Babbling Day
21 Count Your Buttons Day
21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day (YUM!)
22 National Nut Day
23 National Mole Day
23 Tv Talk Show Host Day
24 National Bologna Day
24 United Nations Day
25 Punk for a Day Day
25 World Pasta Day
26 Frankenstein Friday (Last Friday in October)
26 National Mincemeat Day
27 Make a Difference Day- (4th Saturday of the month, an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors)
27 National Tell a Story Day (In Scotland and the U.K.)
27 Navy Day
28 Mother-In-Law Day (4th Sunday in October)
28 Plush Animal Lover’s Day
29 Hermit Day
29 National Frankenstein Day
30 National Candy Corn Day
30 Mischief Night
31 Carve a Pumpkin Day
31 Halloween
31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
Do you plan to celebrate any of these October holidays? Which are your favorite?
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Ooh how fun, I just love reading about this stuff too! I don’t normally follow through and celebrate them, but I could see myself having a fun time munching on some candy corn on the 30th, lol!
Thanks for a fun post!
This is such a cool list…I had NO IDEA there were so many! I wonder if there is a card for every one too?!
Only Halloween! LOL! I swear you’d celebrate every single day for the rest of your life if you followed it all!
Pizza, cookies, popcorn, and seafood month? No wonder I love October so much!
We generally only celebrate my hubs birthday and Halloween this month, but some of these holidays are certainly fun to consider.
I really enjoyed getting to read all of the October Holidays and other observances, but I am glad to know that there is a day for American Pharmacist Month! What do you do for that day though? LOL! I liked some of the days and observances, like Breast Cancer Awareness Month is very important!
The month ones are okay, the day ones are just weird!!
These are some interesting holidays.
What fun… thank you for sharing… i never knew about any of these, LOL