It’s October and Halloween is almost here. It’s the season of flickering candles, cozy blankets, and playful spookiness—the perfect backdrop for a celebration of all things mysterious, funny, and just a bit eerie.
As someone who spends countless hours digging through thousands of national days and creates national days calendars (and loves every minute of it), I couldn’t resist putting together a list of spooky holidays that captures that thrilling Halloween spirit in October. There’s a day for horror movies, a day for the notorious Chucky, a day for visiting cemeteries and much more.
Some of the national days on this list take place on October 31 just like Halloween, but a majority of them take place earlier in the month. From black cats and haunted fridges to horror movies and psychic powers, these observances will make this Halloween season unforgettable.
From Harry Potter Book Day to National Black Cat Day, October is full of magical, mischievous, and slightly eerie observances that keep the Halloween spirit alive all month long. 🎃🖤
October 11, 2025* (Second Saturday in October) – National Costume Swap Day
October 23 – National Horror Movie Day
October 25 – National Chucky Day
October 25* (Last Saturday in October) – National Trick or Treat Day
October 26 – Howl At The Moon Day
October 26, 2025* (Last Sunday of October) – Visit a Cemetery Day
October 27 – National Black Cat Day
October 30 – Create a Great Funeral Day
October 30 – Haunted Refrigerator Night
October 30 – Mischief Night also known as Devil’s Night or Hell Night
October 30 – National Wicked Day
October 31 – Magic Day
October 31 – National Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
October 31, 2025* (Last Friday of October) – National Frankenstein Friday
What did you think about the list? Have you ever heard of these Halloween-inspired days before? If you have learned something new, why not share this article with your friends and spread the word!
Before You Go:
We have many more national days lists for you to explore.
- Food-related national days: complete list of national food days, pasta & noodles days, vegan & vegetarian days, celiac & gluten-free days, mushroom days, ice-cream days, pizza days, coffee days, chocolate days, wine days, alcohol & drinking days.
- Non-food national days: National Days Calendar 2025-2026 (check out the printable calendars in my Etsy shop), National Days for Teachers, and a wide array of special lists such as cat days, dog days, animal days, cleaning & organizing days, book days, music days, family & relationships days, national days for women, stationery days and even Harry Potter days.
- Country-specific national days: Australian national days, more coming soon.
