2026 Holiday Calendar

October Observances & Fun Facts
October 2026 is Observed as	Tamil Calendar Month of Puraṭṭāsi / Aippasi
Oct. Birthstone	Opal and Tourmaline
Oct. Astrological Sign	Libra (till 22nd) & Scorpio (23rd →)

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International Coffee Day		Thu 1
International Day of Older Persons		Thu 1
World Vegetarian Day		Thu 1
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (महात्मा गांधी जन्म दिवस)		Fri 2
International Day of Non-Violence		Fri 2
World Smile Day		Fri 2
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World Animal Day		Sun 4
World Space Week begins		Sun 4

World Habitat Day		Mon 5
World Teachers' Day		Mon 5
Indian Air Force Day		Thu 8
World Sight Day		Thu 8
World Egg Day		Fri 9
World Post Day		Fri 9
Mahalaya / Sarvapitri Amavasya		Sat 10
World Mental Health Day		Sat 10
Ghatasthapana / Kalash Sthapana (RJ, TN, TG)		Sun 11
Day Of The Girl		Sun 11
World Arthritis Day		Mon 12
International Day for Disaster Reduction		Tue 13
No Bra Day		Tue 13
World Standards Day		Wed 14
Global Handwashing Day		Thu 15
International Day of Rural Women		Thu 15
Boss's Day		Fri 16
World Food Day		Fri 16
Int'l. Day for the Eradication of Poverty		Sat 17
Mission Sunday		Sun 18
Maha Saptami Holiday (महा सप्तमी)		Mon 19
Maha Saptami (महा सप्तमी)		Mon 19
Dussehra / Vijayadashami(दशहरा)		Tue 20
Maha Navami (दशहरा/महा नवमी)		Tue 20
Police Commemoration Day		Wed 21
United Nations Day		Sat 24
World Development Information Day		Sat 24
World Polio Day		Sat 24
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती)		Mon 26
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage		Tue 27
Karaka Chaturthi / Karva Chauth (कर्क चतुर्थी)		Thu 29
World Stroke Day		Thu 29
Halloween		Sat 31
World Cities Day		Sat 31
World Thrift Day		Sat 31

National Nutrition Week Starts		Tue 1
Janmashtami (जन्माष्टमी)		Fri 4
International Day of Charity		Sat 5
Teachers' Day		Sat 5
International Literacy Day		Tue 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Thu 10
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Sat 12
Grandparents Day		Sun 13
Ganesh Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी)		Mon 14
International Day of Democracy		Tue 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Wed 16
Marathwada Liberation Day		Thu 17
Ramdev Jayanti (RJ)		Mon 21
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi (KL)		Mon 21
International Peace Day		Mon 21
Autumn Equinox (शरद विषुव)		Wed 23
International Day of Sign Languages		Wed 23
NSS Day		Thu 24
World Maritime Day		Thu 24
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Sat 26
National Daughters Day		Sun 27
World Deaf Day		Sun 27
World Tourism Day		Sun 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Mon 28
World Rabies Day		Mon 28
World Heart Day		Tue 29
International Translation Day		Wed 30

Haryana Day		Sun 1
Karnataka Rajyotsava (KA)		Sun 1
All Saints' Day		Sun 1
All Souls' Day		Mon 2
Int'l. Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists		Mon 2
Guy Fawkes Day		Thu 5
World Tsunami Awareness Day		Thu 5
Int'l. Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War & Armed Conflict		Fri 6
Diwali / Deepavali Starts (दीवाली/ दीपावली)		Sun 8
Naraka Chaturdasi (नरका चतुर्दशी)		Sun 8
Govardhan Puja (गोवर्धन पूजा)		Mon 9
World Science Day for Peace & Development		Tue 10
Bhai Dooj (भाई दूज)		Wed 11
National Education Day		Wed 11
World Quality Day		Thu 12
World Kindness Day		Fri 13
Children Day (Bal Divas)		Sat 14
World Diabetes Day		Sat 14
Chhat Puja / Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi (छठ पूजा)		Sun 15
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims		Sun 15
International Day for Tolerance		Mon 16
National Press Day		Mon 16
National Integration Day		Thu 19
International Men's Day		Thu 19
World Philosophy Day		Thu 19
World Toilet Day		Thu 19
Africa Industrialization Day		Fri 20
Universal Children's Day		Fri 20
World Hello Day		Sat 21
World Television Day		Sat 21
Guru Nanak Jayanti (गुरु नानक दिवस)		Tue 24
Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur (गुरु तेग बहादुर का शहीदी दिवस)		Tue 24
Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji		Tue 24
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women		Wed 25
National Law Day		Thu 26
Kanakadasa Jayanti (KA)		Fri 27
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People		Sun 29
Computer Security Day		Mon 30
Cyber Monday		Mon 30
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare		Mon 30

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