October 2026 Holidays & Observances
48 holidays and observances fall in October 2026. Floating holidays show their actual weekday.
October 2026
All October observances
- Oct 1 Thursday China National Day International Coffee Day International Day of Older Persons Nigeria Independence Day World Vegetarian Day
- Oct 2 Friday International Day of Non-Violence
- Oct 3 Saturday German Unity Day National Boyfriends Day National Techies Day
- Oct 4 Sunday National Taco Day World Animal Day
- Oct 5 Monday World Habitat Day World Teachers' Day
- Oct 6 Tuesday World Smile Day
- Oct 9 Friday World Post Day
- Oct 10 Saturday World Homeless Day World Mental Health Day
- Oct 11 Sunday International Day of the Girl National Coming Out Day
- Oct 12 Monday Columbus Day Spain National Day
- Oct 13 Tuesday International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction World Thrombosis Day
- Oct 15 Thursday Global Handwashing Day International Day of Rural Women
- Oct 16 Friday National Boss's Day World Food Day
- Oct 17 Saturday Sweetest Day
- Oct 18 Sunday World Menopause Day
- Oct 20 Tuesday International Chefs Day World Sloth Day
- Oct 21 Wednesday Back to the Future Day
- Oct 22 Thursday International Stuttering Awareness Day
- Oct 24 Saturday Make A Difference Day United Nations Day World Polio Day
- Oct 25 Sunday National Art Day World Pasta Day
- Oct 26 Monday National Pumpkin Day
- Oct 28 Wednesday National Chocolate Day National First Responders Day
- Oct 29 Thursday International Internet Day National Cat Day Turkey Republic Day
- Oct 30 Friday National Candy Corn Day World Lemur Day
- Oct 31 Saturday Halloween World Cities Day