Daily October Holidays 2025 - 2026 Calendar
About the October 2025 Calendar with Holidays
October arrives with a crispness in the air. The days continue to get shorter. Jack Frost will pay many of us a visit, and we just might see the first snowflakes of the season. Daily October Holidays 2025 big and small fill the calendar this month. There are October National holidays and International holidays. Every day, we get to celebrate several special, unique, or quirky fun days, too. Rather than pick a holiday each day to enjoy, why not celebrate them all? It will be loads of fun. So, load your October 2025 calendar with holidays big and small. Importantly, we have just added October 2026 Holidays towards the botto of this article.
So, as we head towards the end of the month, things start to become eerie and more than a little scary and spooky. We enjoy the lead-up to one of the biggest and spookiest holidays of the year… Halloween! Halloween has become more than just a day, it’s a whole season teeming with traditions and fun things to do.
The Halloween season leads up to the big night when kids dress up and go out Trick or Treating. But during the season, there are more seasonal holidays to enjoy like Frankenstein Friday, Mischief Night, Howl at the Moon Night, and more.
October Monthly Celebrations
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- American Cheese 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
- National Pizza Month
- National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
- National Vegetarian Month
- Sarcastic Month
- Seafood Month
October Weekly Events
Week 1
- Get Organized Week
- Customer Service Week
Week 2
- Fire Prevention Week
- Pet Peeve Week
14 – 20 Earth Sciences Week
Week 3
National Pharmacy Week
Pastoral Care Week
Special Events of Note
Early October brings the last of the outdoor festivals and events. They center around the apple harvest and of course pumpkins! Perhaps the most exciting is the Fall Pumpkins Weigh-offs. Often included in a fall festival, pumpkin weigh-offs put pumpkins on display. You can almost hear the thud as these behemoths, often weighing over a ton, are placed on the scales.
Find a pumpkin weigh-off near you
Then, at the very end of this month, Halloween arrives. Thus, join us in one of the biggest, and certainly scariest holiday celebrations of the year. Have a happy and scary Halloween at Pumpkin Nook.
Daily October Holidays 2025 Calendar
October 1
International Coffee Day – This October holiday can give you the jitters.
International Day for the Elderly
National Kale Day – The first Wednesday of October.
Yom Kippur – begins at sunset. The date varies.
October 2
October 3
World Smile Day – The first Friday of the month
October 4
International Frugal Fun Day – The first Saturday of the month.
World Card Making Day – The first Saturday of the month.
October 5
Do Something Nice Day – Do this because being nice is contagious.
Oktoberfest – In Germany ends. The date varies.
October 6
Chinese Moon Festival – The date varies.
October 7
International Walk to School Day
October 8
Emergency Nurses Day – The second Wednesday of the month.
National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day – The second Wednesday in October.
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day – The second Wednesday of the month.
October 9
October 10
International Newspaper Carrier Day
World Egg Day – The second Friday of the month.
Daily October holidays 2025 include many International and National Holidays
October 11
International Day of the Girl Child
National Motorcycle Ride Day – The second Saturday in October.
Tender Loving Care Day – The second Saturday in October.
October 12
October 13
Canadian Thanksgiving Day – The second Monday in October.
Columbus Day – The second Monday of the month.
Indigenous People Day -The second Monday in October.
October 14
National Dessert Day – Take an extra helping, or two.
October 15
Fossil Day – The date varies.
October 16
Bosses Day – The weekday closest to October 16.
October 17
October 18
National Meatloaf Appreciation Day
Sweetest Day -The third Saturday of the month.
October 19
October 20
In late October some areas see the first snowflake
October 21
Hindu Diwali Day – The date varies.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Day – find a recipe, too.
October 22
October 23
October 24
October 25
Make a Difference Day– On the fourth Saturday of the month neighbors help neighbors.
October 26
Mother-In-Law Day – The fourth Sunday in October.
October 27
National Tell a Story Day – in Scotland and the U.K.
October 28
October 29
October 30
October 31
Carve a Pumpkin Day – There’s no surprise here.
Frankenstein Friday – The last Friday in October.
*************** 2026 Holidays ***************
Daily October Holidays 2026 Calendar
October 1
International Coffee Day – This October holiday can give you the jitters.
International Day for the Elderly
October 2
World Smile Day – The first Friday of the month
October 3
International Frugal Fun Day – The first Saturday of the month.
World Card Making Day – The first Saturday of the month.
October 4
Oktoberfest – In Germany ends. The date varies.
October 5
Do Something Nice Day – Do this because being nice is contagious.
October 6
October 7
International Walk to School Day
National Kale Day – The first Wednesday of October.
October 8
October 9
World Egg Day – The second Friday of the month.
October 10
International Newspaper Carrier Day
National Motorcycle Ride Day – The second Saturday in October.
Tender Loving Care Day – The second Saturday in October.
Daily October holidays 2026 include many International and National Holiday
October 11
International Day of the Girl Child
October 12
Canadian Thanksgiving Day – The second Monday in October.
Columbus Day – The second Monday of the month.
Indigenous People Day -The second Monday in October.
October 13
October 14
Emergency Nurses Day – The second Wednesday of the month.
Fossil Day – The date varies.
National Dessert Day – Take an extra helping, or two.
National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day – The second Wednesday in October.
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day – The second Wednesday of the month.
October 15
October 16
Bosses Day – The weekday closest to October 16.
October 17
Sweetest Day -The third Saturday of the month.
October 18
National Meatloaf Appreciation Day
October 19
October 20
In late October, some areas see the first snowflake.
October 21
Pumpkin Cheesecake Day – find a recipe, too.
October 22
October 23
October 24
Make a Difference Day– On the fourth Saturday of the month neighbors help neighbors.
October 25
Mother-In-Law Day – The fourth Sunday in October.
October 26
October 27
National Tell a Story Day – in Scotland and the U.K.
October 28
October 29
October 30
Frankenstein Friday – The last Friday in October.
October 31
Carve a Pumpkin Day – There’s no surprise here.
Notes:
2027 dates will be available later in 2026.
Holiday Insights is one of the original holiday calendar websites. We are proudly one of the very few websites that actually research each holiday and special day before publishing them.
Definition of National Days – So, you can appreciate the true, official October National Holidays
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Did You Know? Moreover, in addition to Daily October Holidays, there are literally thousands of holidays, special events and observances, more than one for every day of the year. Many of these holidays are new. Despite the proliferation of new holidays, people and organizations are creating new holidays regularly. Consequently, at Holiday Insights, we take great efforts to thoroughly research and document the details of each one, as completely and accurately as possible.
Come back often to check out our October National Holidays and October International holidays. We are constantly adding more.
