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October 2026 Holidays:ℹ

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Sep 2026		October 2026			Nov 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
				Sukkot (Continues) Int'l. Coffee Day Int'l. Day of Older Persons Nigeria Indep. Day World Vegetarian Day	Shemini Atzeret (Begins) Sukkot (End) Int'l. Day of Non-Violence MFG Day Name Your Car Day World Smile Day	Shemini Atzeret (Continues) Mean Girls Day Nat'l. Boyfriend Day
41 4	5	6	7	8	9	10
St Francis of Assisi Shemini Atzeret (End) Simchat Torah World Communion Sunday World Animal Day	World Habitat Day World Teachers' Day	German-American Day National Coaches Day Nat'l. Taco Day	Walk to School Day	World Sight Day	Leif Erikson Day World Egg Day World Post Day	World Mental Health
42 11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Today
Int'l. Day of the Girl Nat'l. Coming Out Day	Columbus Day Canadian Thanksgiving Indigenous Peoples Day Nat'l. Farmers Day	Ada Lovelace Day Int'l. Day for Disaster Reduction No Bra Day	Nat'l. Dessert Day	Global Handwashing Day Int'l. Day of Rural Women Nat'l. Pug Day Spirit Day	Boss's Day World Food Day	Int'l. Day for the Eradication of Poverty Nat'l. Pasta Day Sweetest Day
43 18	19	20	21	22	23	24
St Luke World Mission Sunday			Pronouns Day	Nat'l. Nut Day	Mole Day	Nat'l. Food Day United Nations Day World Development Information Day
44 25	26	27	28	29	30	31
	Nat'l. Pumpkin Day	Black Cat Day World Day for Audiovisual Heritage	Nat'l Chocolate Day	Nat'l. Cat Day World Stroke Day	Nat'l. Candy Corn Day	Halloween Reformation Day National Trick or Treat Day World Cities Day

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Today's date is October 17, 2026 (in red border in above calendar).
Today is the 290th day of 2026 and the 42nd Saturday.
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October Observances & Fun Facts
October 2026 is Observed as	Breast Cancer Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness
Oct. Birthstone	Opal and Tourmaline
Fruit & Veges for the Month of October	Pears Apples Persimmons Pumpkin Ginger Galangal Tumeric
October Flower	Calendula
Oct. Astrological Sign	Libra (till 22nd) & Scorpio (23rd →)
Proclamations and Notable October Observances	Oct 1: National Poetry Day

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College Colors Day		Fri 4
Selichot		Sat 5
International Bacon Day		Sat 5
International Day of Charity		Sat 5
National Cheese Pizza Day		Sat 5
World Beard Day		Sat 5
Read A Book Day		Sun 6
Labor Day		Mon 7
National Beer Lovers Day		Mon 7
International Literacy Day		Tue 8
Star Trek Day		Tue 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Thu 10
Patriot Day		Fri 11
Rosh Hashana (Begins)		Fri 11
Ethiopian New Year		Fri 11
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Sat 12
Grandparents Day		Sun 13
International Day of Democracy		Tue 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Wed 16
Constitution Day		Thu 17
AIDS and Aging Awareness Day		Fri 18
MIA Recognition Day		Fri 18
National Cheeseburger Day		Fri 18
Batman Day		Sat 19
International Talk like a Pirate Day		Sat 19
Oktoberfest (Start)		Sat 19
National Pepperoni Pizza Day		Sun 20
Saint Matthew		Mon 21
Yom Kippur		Mon 21
International Day of Peace		Mon 21
National Voter Registration Day		Tue 22
World Rhino Day		Tue 22
Start of Fall (Autumnal Equinox)		Wed 23
Saint Padre Pio		Wed 23
Bi Visibility Day		Wed 23
International Day of Sign Languages		Wed 23
World Maritime Day		Thu 24
Sukkot (Begins)		Fri 25
National Comic Book Day		Fri 25
National Daughter's Day		Fri 25
National One Hit Wonder Day		Fri 25
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Sat 26
National Pancake Day		Sat 26
Gold Star Mothers Day		Sun 27
MTV Video Music Awards		Sun 27
National Chocolate Milk Day		Sun 27
World Tourism Day		Sun 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Mon 28
National Drink Beer Day		Mon 28
National Son's Day		Mon 28
World Rabies Day		Mon 28
National Coffee Day		Tue 29
World Heart Day		Tue 29
International Podcast Day		Wed 30
International Translation Day		Wed 30

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International Coffee Day		Thu 1
International Day of Older Persons		Thu 1
World Vegetarian Day		Thu 1
Shemini Atzeret (Begins)		Fri 2
International Day of Non-Violence		Fri 2
Manufacturing (MFG) Day		Fri 2
Name Your Car Day		Fri 2
World Smile Day		Fri 2
Mean Girls Day		Sat 3
National Boyfriend Day		Sat 3
Saint Francis of Assisi		Sun 4
Simchat Torah		Sun 4
World Communion Sunday		Sun 4
World Animal Day		Sun 4
World Habitat Day		Mon 5
World Teachers' Day		Mon 5
German-American Day		Tue 6
National Coaches Day		Tue 6
National Taco Day		Tue 6
Walk to School Day		Wed 7
World Sight Day		Thu 8
Leif Erikson Day		Fri 9
World Egg Day		Fri 9
World Post Day		Fri 9
World Mental Health Day		Sat 10
International Day of the Girl		Sun 11
National Coming Out Day		Sun 11
Columbus Day		Mon 12
Canadian Thanksgiving		Mon 12
Indigenous Peoples Day		Mon 12
National Farmers Day		Mon 12
Ada Lovelace Day		Tue 13
International Day for Disaster Reduction		Tue 13
No Bra Day		Tue 13
National Dessert Day		Wed 14
Global Handwashing Day		Thu 15
International Day of Rural Women		Thu 15
National Pug Day		Thu 15
Spirit Day		Thu 15
Boss's Day		Fri 16
World Food Day		Fri 16
Today
Int'l. Day for the Eradication of Poverty		Sat 17
National Pasta Day		Sat 17
Sweetest Day		Sat 17

Saint Luke		Sun 18
World Mission Sunday		Sun 18
Pronouns Day		Wed 21
National Nut Day		Thu 22
Mole Day		Fri 23
National Food Day		Sat 24
United Nations Day		Sat 24
World Development Information Day		Sat 24
National Pumpkin Day		Mon 26
National Black Cat Day		Tue 27
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage		Tue 27
National Chocolate Day		Wed 28
National Cat Day		Thu 29
World Stroke Day		Thu 29
National Candy Corn Day		Fri 30
Halloween		Sat 31
Reformation Day		Sat 31
National Trick or Treat Day		Sat 31
World Cities Day		Sat 31

All Saints Day		Sun 1
Daylight Saving Time Ends		Sun 1
National Authors Day		Sun 1
World Vegan Day		Sun 1
All Souls' Day		Mon 2
CFDA Fashion Awards		Mon 2
Int'l. Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists		Mon 2
Election Day		Tue 3
National Sandwich Day		Tue 3
National Redhead 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
Love Your Lawyer Day		Fri 6
Diwali (Hindu Festival)		Sun 8
National STEM Day		Sun 8
Science Day for Peace & Development		Tue 10
Veterans Day		Wed 11
Singles Day		Wed 11
World Kindness Day		Fri 13
National Pickle Day		Sat 14
World Diabetes Day		Sat 14
America Recycles Day		Sun 15
National Philanthropy Day		Sun 15
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims		Sun 15
International Day for Tolerance		Mon 16
National Fast Food Day		Mon 16
National Take A Hike Day		Tue 17
National UnFriend Day		Tue 17
World Prematurity Day		Tue 17
GIS Day		Wed 18
Great American Smokeout		Thu 19
International Men's Day		Thu 19
World Philosophy Day		Thu 19
World Toilet Day		Thu 19
Africa Industrialization Day		Fri 20
Trans Day Of Remembrance		Fri 20
Universal Children's Day		Fri 20
National Stuffing Day		Sat 21
World Hello Day		Sat 21
World Television Day		Sat 21
Lebanon Independence Day		Sun 22
National Espresso Day		Mon 23
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women		Wed 25
National Jukebox Day		Wed 25
Thanksgiving Day		Thu 26
National Cake Day		Thu 26
National Day Of Mourning		Thu 26
Black Friday		Fri 27
Buy Nothing Day		Fri 27
National French Toast Day		Sat 28
Small Business Saturday		Sat 28
Advent Begins		Sun 29
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People		Sun 29
Saint Andrew		Mon 30
Cyber Monday		Mon 30
Remembrance Victims of Chem. Warfare		Mon 30

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