October Calendar with Holidays
About the October 2024 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. October 2024 holidays 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 August 2024 calendar with holidays big and small.
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
- National Popcorn Popping Month
- Sarcastic Month
- Seafood Month
October Weekly Events
- Week 1 Get Organized Week
- Week 1 Customer Service Week
- Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
- Week 2 Pet Peeve Week
- 14 – 20 Earth Sciences Week
- Week 3 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
At the very end of this month, Halloween arrives. 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 2024 Calendar with Holidays
October 1
International Day for the Elderly
October 2
National Kale Day – The first Wednesday of October.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown, date varies
October 3
October 4
World Smile Day – The first Friday of the month
October 5
International Frugal Fun Day – first Saturday of the month
World Card Making Day – first Saturday of the month
October 6
Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies.
October 7
International Walk to School Day
October 8
October 9
Emergency Nurses Day – second Wednesday of the month
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day – the second Wednesday of the month
October 10
October 2024 holidays include many International and National Holidays
October 11
International Day of the Girl Child
World Egg Day – The second Friday of the month.
Yom Kippur – begins at sunset. The date varies.
October 12
National Motorcycle Ride Day – The second Saturday in October.
Tender Loving Care Day – The second Saturday in October.
October 13
October 14
Canadian Thanksgiving Day – the second Monday in October
Columbus Day – the second Monday of the month
Indigenous People Day -The second Monday in October
National Dessert Day – Take an extra helping, or two.
October 15
October 16
Bosses Day – Weekday closest to October 16
National Fossil Day – date varies
National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day – date varies
October 17
October 18
National Meatloaf Appreciation Day
October 19
Sweetest Day -The third Saturday of the month.
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
October 25
Frankenstein Friday – The last Friday in October.
October 26
Make a Difference Day– fourth Saturday of the month, neighbors helping neighbors
October 27
Mother-In-Law Day – The fourth Sunday in October.
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.
Hindu Diwali Day – the date varies
Notes:
2025 dates will be available later in 2024.
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? There are literally thousands of holidays, special events and observances, more than one for every day of the year. Many new holidays are being created on a very frequent basis. At Holiday Insights we strive to thoroughly research and report details of each one as accurately as possible.