National Days in October 2023

There are 251 national and international days, 13 national weeks, and 61 national months to be celebrated in October 2023!

If you are new to my national day lists, you should know that I don’t include every single holiday. Some might be too weird or simply go unspoken about. Rest assured, I triple-check the dates so you don’t have to, and I also compile a top 10 national day list for each month, based on their popularity on social media.

Some of the October social media holidays are more popular than others; some are weird, and others are simply fun. But most importantly, there is something here for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you are a social media influencer, blogger, or run a company – there is something for you in this meticulously compiled, unique list.

So, here we go! There is so much to celebrate in the month of October!

In this guide, you’ll discover:

• The Top 10 Most Popular National Days & Observances in October 2023
• A comprehensive day-by-day rundown of all October holidays
• National Weeks celebrated in October
• National Months recognized in October
• Food & Drink Holidays in October

10 Most Popular National Days in October 2023

The popularity of the holidays listed below is determined by how often their main hashtag was used on Instagram. Please note that this count is exclusive to Instagram and does not factor in other platforms. The information is current as of 2nd of August, 2023.

Rank	Holiday Name	Hashtag	# Uses
1	National Cat Day	#NationalCatDay	1,235,211
2	World Mental Health Day	#WorldMentalHealthDay	1,225,196
3	National Boyfriend Day	#NationalBoyfriendDay	1,076,198
4	National Coming Out Day	#NationalComingOutDay	355,997
5	International Coffee Day	#InternationalCoffeeDay	326,481
6	World Animal Day	#WorldAnimalDay	319,248
7	Spirit Day	#SpiritDay	264,643
8	World Smile Day	#WorldSmileDay	213,107
9	National Taco Day	#NationalTacoDay	208,927
10	World Food Day	#WorldFoodDay	205,079

➤➤➤ Check out the 2024 National Days printable calendar! Celebrate a unique national day for every day of the year. 📅✨

National Days & Observances in October 2023

October 1

• International Coffee Day #InternationalCoffeeDay #InternationalCoffeeDay2023 #internationalcoffeeday☕️
• International Raccoon Appreciation Day #InternationalRaccoonAppreciationDay
• National Black Dog Day #NationalBlackDogDay #NationalBlackDogDay2023 #nationalblackdogday🐶
• National Hair Day #NationalHairDay
• National Homemade Cookies Day #NationalHomemadeCookiesDay
• National Lace Day #NationalLaceDay
• International Music Day (a similar day, World Music Day, is observed in June) #InternationalMusicDay
• National Pumpkin Spice Day #NationalPumpkinSpiceDay
• World Sake Day #WorldSakeDay
• World Vegetarian Day #WorldVegetarianDay #VegetarianDay

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International Coffee Day is the first of three coffee holidays in October alone. If you like coffee, check out our complete list of all coffee holidays!

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October 2

• National Child Health Day #NationalChildHealthDay
• National Custodian Day a.k.a. Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day #NationalCustodianDay
• National Fried Scallops Day #NationalFriedScallopsDay
• National Name Your Car Day #NationalNameYourCarDay
• World Architecture Day #WorldArchitectureDay
• World Farm Animals Day #WorldFarmAnimalsDay
• World Habitat Day #WorldHabitatDay #WorldHabitatDay2023
• World No Alcohol Day a.k.a. World Alcohol-Free Day (if you want to participate in a no alcohol challenge, download my free no alcohol tracker)

October 3

• Buy British Day (UK) #BuyBritishDay
• Mean Girls Day #MeanGirlsDay #MeanGirlsDay2023 #meangirlsday💗
• National Boyfriend Day #NationalBoyfriendDay #nationalboyfriendday❤️ #nationalboyfriendsday #nationalboyfriendday💍
• National Caramel Custard Day #NationalCaramelCustardDay
• National Family TV Show Day #NationalFamilyTVShowDay
• National Fruit at Work Day #NationalFruitAtWorkDay
• National Techies Day #NationalTechiesDay

October 4

• Coffee with a Cop Day #CoffeeWithACopDay
• Improve Your Office Day #ImproveYourOfficeDay
• International Walk to School Day as well as National Walk and Bike to School Day #WalkToSchoolDay #WalkToSchoolDay2023 #InternationalWalkToSchoolDay
• National Cinnamon Roll Day #NationalCinnamonRollDay
• National Golf Lovers Day #NationalGolfLoversDay
• National Kale Day #NationalKaleDay
• National Pumpkin Seed Day #NationalPumpkinSeedDay
• National Taco Day #NationalTacoDay #NationalTacoDay2023 #nationaltacoday🌮
• National Vodka Day #NationalVodkaDay #nationalvodkaday🍸
• World Animal Day #WorldAnimalDay #WorldAnimalDay2023

October 5

• National Apple Betty Day #NationalAppleBettyDay
• National Depression Screening Day #NationalDepressionScreeningDay
• National Do Something Nice Day #NationalDoSomethingNiceDay #NationalBeNiceDay
• National Get Funky Day #NationalGetFunkyDay
• National Poetry Day (UK and Ireland) #NationalPoetryDay
• Random Acts of Poetry Day #RandomActsofPoetryDay
• World Teachers’ Day #WorldTeachersDay

October 6

• Inbox Zero Day #InboxZeroDay
• Kids Music Day #KidsMusicDay
• Manufacturing Day a.k.a. MFG Day #MFGDay #ManufacturingDay
• National Badger Day #NationalBadgerDay
• National Body Language Day #NationalBodyLanguageDay
• National Coaches Day #NationalCoachesDay
• National Mad Hatter Day #NationalMadHatterDay
• National Noodle Day #NationalNoodleDay
• National Orange Wine Day #NationalOrangeWineDay
• National Plus Size Appreciation Day #NationalPlusSizeAppreciationDay
• National Transfer Money to Your Daughter Day #NationalTransferMoneyToYourDaughterDay
• Plaidurday #Plaidurday
• World Smile Day #WorldSmileDay #WorldSmileDay2023 #worldsmileday😊

October 7

• Bookshop Day #BookshopDay #BookshopDay2023
• Frugal Fun Day a.k.a. International Frugal Fun Day #FrugalFunDay
• National Frappé Day #NationalFrappeDay
• National Inner Beauty Day #NationalInnerBeautyDay
• National LED Light Day #NationalLEDLightDay
• World Card Making Day #WorldCardMakingDay
• World Cotton Day #WorldCottonDay
• You Matter To Me Day #YouMatterToMeDay

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Between October 8 and October 15 this year we have social media holidays such as the anti-bullying National Stop Bullying Day, the awareness-raising Global Handwashing Day and the National Coming Out Day, which is especially important for the LGBTQ community.

October 8

• National Fluffernutter Day #NationalFluffernutterDay
• National Pierogi Day #NationalPierogiDay
• National Salmon Day #NationalSalmonDay
• Pastor Appreciation Day #PastorAppreciationDay
• World Octopus Day #WorldOctopusDay

October 9

• International Beer and Pizza Day #InternationalBeerAndPizzaDay
• National Kick Butt Day #NationalKickButtDay
• National Moldy Cheese Day #NationalMoldyCheeseDay
• National Pro-Life Cupcake Day #NationalProLifeCupcakeDay
• World Post Day #WorldPostDay

October 10

• ADA Lovelace Day #ADALovelaceDay
• International Stage Management Day #InternationalStageManagementDay #StageManagementDay
• National Angel Food Cake Day #NationalAngelFoodCakeDay
• National Cake Decorating Day #NationalCakeDecoratingDay
• National Face Your Fears Day #NationalFaceYourFearsDay
• National Handbag Day #NationalHandbagDay
• National Hug a Drummer Day #NationalHugADrummerDay
• World Homeless Day #WorldHomelessDay
• World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHealthDay
• World Plant-based Burger Day #WorldPlantBasedBurgerDay
• World Porridge Day #WorldPorridgeDay

October 11

• Emergency Nurses Day #EmergencyNursesDay
• International Day of the Girl Child a.k.a. IDG #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild
• It’s My Party Day #ItsMyPartyDay
• National Bring Your Teddy Bear to School Day #NationalBringYourTeddyBearToSchoolDay #BringYourTeddyBearToSchoolDay
• National Coming Out Day a.k.a. NCOD #NationalComingOutDay #NationalComingOutDay2023 #nationalcomingoutday🌈
• National Curves Day #NationalCurvesDay
• National Fossil Day #NationalFossilDay
• National Pet Obesity Day #NationalPetObesityDay
• National Sausage Pizza Day #NationalSausagePizzaDay
• National Stop Bullying Day #NationalStopBullyingDay
• National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day #NationalTakeYourParentsToLunchDay
• Southern Food Heritage Day #SouthernFoodHeritageDay

October 12

October 13

• Disaster Day #DisasterDay
• National M&M Day #NationalMandMDay
• National No Bra Day #NationalNoBraDay
• National Train Your Brain Day #NationalTrainYourBrainDay
• National Transfer Money to Your Son Day #NationalTransferMoneyToYourSonDay
• National Yorkshire Pudding Day #NationalYorkshirePuddingDay
• Vet Nurse Day #VetNurseDay
• World Egg Day #WorldEggDay
• World Thrombosis Day #WorldThrombosisDay

October 14

• Be Bald and Be Free Day #BeBaldAndBeFreeDay
• I Love Yarn Day #ILoveYarnDay #ILoveYarnDay2023
• National Chess Day #NationalChessDay
• National Chocolate-Covered Insect Day #NationalChocolateCoveredInsectDay
• National Costume Swap Day #NationalCostumeSwapDay
• National Dessert Day #NationalDessertDay #NationalDessertDay2023
• National I Love You Day #NationalILoveYouDay
• National Motorcycle Ride Day #NationalMotorcycleRideDay
• Universal Music Day #UniversalMusicDay
• World Standards Day #WorldStandardsDay

October 15

• National Chicken Cacciatore Day
• Global Handwashing Day #GlobalHandwashingDay #GlobalHandwashingDay2023
• National Aesthetician Day #NationalAestheticianDay
• National Cheese Curd Day #NationalCheeseCurdDay
• National Grouch Day #NationalGrouchDay
• National I Love Lucy Day #NationalILoveLucyDay
• National Lemon Bar Day #NationalLemonBarDay
• National Mushroom Day #NationalMushroomDay
• National Roast Pheasant Day #NationalRoastPheasantDay
• White Cane Safety Day #WhiteCaneSafetyDay
• World Toy Camera Day #WorldToyCameraDay

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Not sure what to post between October 16 and October 23? No worries, I’ve got you covered. Back to the Future Day on October 21 is a must among movie buffs and National Color Day on October 22 gives you the perfect opportunity to bond with your audience around something we all can relate to: our favorite colors.

October 16

• Dictionary Day #DictionaryDay
• Global Cat Day #GlobalCatDay #GlobalCatDay2023
• National Boss’s Day #NationalBossDay #NationalBosssDay
• National Feral Cat Day #NationalFeralCatDay
• National Liqueur Day #NationalLiqueurDay
• World Food Day #WorldFoodDay #WorldFoodDay2023
• World Spine Day #WorldSpineDay

October 17

• Black Poetry Day #BlackPoetryDay
• National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day #NationalCleanYourVirtualDesktopDay
• National Edge Day #NationalEdgeDay
• National Mulligan Day #NationalMulliganDay
• National Pasta Day #NationalPastaDay #NationalPastaDay2023 #nationalpastaday🍝
• National Pharmacy Technician Day #NationalPharmacyTechnicianDay
• Wear Something Gaudy Day #WearSomethingGaudyDay
• World Trauma Day #WorldTraumaDay

October 18

• Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day a.k.a. BRA Day #BreastReconstructionAwarenessDay #BRADay
• National Chocolate Cupcake Day #NationalChocolateCupcakeDay
• National Mashed Potato Day #NationalMashedPotatoDay
• National No Beard Day #NationalNoBeardDay
• World Menopause Day #WorldMenopauseDay #WorldMenopauseDay2023

October 19

• Evaluate Your Life Day #EvaluateYourLifeDay
• International Credit Union Day a.k.a. ICU Day #InternationalCreditUnionDay
• National Seafood Bisque Day #NationalSeafoodBisqueDay
• Spirit Day #SpiritDay

October 20

• Information Overload Day #InformationOverloadDay
• International Chefs Day #InternationalChefsDay
• National Brandied Fruit Day #NationalBrandiedFruitDay
• National Day on Writing #NationalDayOnWriting
• National Mammography Day #NationalMammographyDay
• National Youth Confidence Day #NationalYouthConfidenceDay
• Office Chocolate Day #OfficeChocolateDay
• World Osteoporosis Day #WorldOsteoporosisDay
• World Statistics Day #WorldStatisticsDay

October 21

• Back to the Future Day #BackToTheFutureDay
• Bridge Day #BridgeDay #BridgeDay2023
• Count Your Buttons Day #CountYourButtonsDay
• Everyone Writes Day #EveryoneWritesDay
• International Day of the Nacho #InternationalDayoftheNacho
• International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day #RawMilkCheeseAppreciationDay #RawMilkCheeseAppreciation
• International Sloth Day #InternationalSlothDay
• National Apple Day #NationalAppleDay
• National Check Your Meds Day #NationalCheckYourMedsDay
• National Fetch Day #NationalFetchDay
• National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day #NationalPumpkinCheesecakeDay
• National Reptile Awareness Day a.k.a. National Reptile Day #NationalReptileAwarenessDay #NationalReptileDay
• National Sweetest Day #SweetestDay

October 22

• International Caps Lock Day (celebrated twice a year: October 22 and June 28) #InternationalCapsLockDay
• International Stuttering Awareness Day a.k.a. International Stammering Awareness Day #InternationalStutteringAwarenessDay #StutteringAwarenessDay
• National Color Day #NationalColorDay
• National Make a Dog’s Day #NationalMakeADogsDay
• National Mother-in-Law Day #NationalMotherInLawDay
• National Nut Day #NationalNutDay
• National Scar Appreciation Day #ScarAppreciationDay
• Smart is Cool Day #SmartIsCoolDay

October 23

• National Boston Cream Pie Day #NationalBostonCreamPieDay
• National Croc Day a.k.a. Croc Day #NationalCrocDay #CrocDay
• National iPod Day #NationaliPodDay
• National Mole Day #NationalMoleDay
• National Paralegal Day #NationalParalegalDay

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Are there any other big social media holidays than Halloween in October? Yes, yes and yes! Towards the end of October everyone in the States might be focused on Halloween. And perhaps, rightfully so. But, when others are focusing on Halloween and competing with each other, you can offer your readers a much-needed break by bringing their attention to, say, Make A Difference Day, the World Pasta Day or National Chocolate Day. So why don’t you focus on something lighter, while not forgetting about the carved pumpkins and sexy costumes? And if socializing isn’t you thing, why not observe #NationalHermitDay on October 29?

October 24

• National Bologna Day #NationalBolognaDay
• National Food Day #NationalFoodDay
• National Jamaican Jerk Day #NationalJamaicanJerkDay
• United Nations Day #UnitedNationsDay
• World Tripe Day #WorldTripeDay

October 25

• International Artist Day #InternationalArtistDay
• National Chucky The Notorious Killer Doll Day #ChuckyTheNotoriousKillerDollDay
• National Fine Art Appreciation Day (celebrated on Pablo Picasso’s birthday) #FineArtAppreciationDay
• National Greasy Foods Day #NationalGreasyFoodsDay
• National I Care About You Day #NationalICareAboutYouDay
• Punk For A Day Day #PunkForADayDay
• Sourest Day #SourestDay
• World Pasta Day #WorldPastaDay

October 26

• National Chicken Fried Steak Day #NationalChickenFriedSteakDay
• National Mincemeat Day #NationalMincemeatDay
• National Mule Day #NationalMuleDay
• National Pumpkin Day #NationalPumpkinDay

October 27

• Bandana Day #BandanaDay
• Frankenstein Friday #FrankensteinFriday
• Global Champagne Day a.k.a. Champagne Day #ChampagneDay #GlobalChampagneDay
• National American Beer Day #NationalAmericanBeerDay
• National Black Cat Day #NationalBlackCatDay #BlackCatDay
• National Breadstick Day #NationalBreadstickDay
• National Henry C. Ramos Day #NationalHenryCRamosDay
• National Mentoring Day #NationalMentoringDay
• World Day for Audiovisual Heritage #WorldDayForAudiovisualHeritage
• World Lemur Day #WorldLemurDay

October 28

• Hug a Sheep Day #HugASheepDay
• International Animation Day #InternationalAnimationDay
• Make a Difference Day #MakeADifferenceDay
• National First Responders Day #NationalFirstRespondersDay
• National Pit Bull Awareness Day #NationalPitBullAwarenessDay
• Plush Animal Lovers Day #PlushAnimalLoversDay
• Wild Foods Day #WildFoodsDay

October 29

• National Cat Day #NationalCatDay #NationalCatDay2023 #nationalcatday🐱
• National Hermit Day #NationalHermitDay
• National Internet Day #NationalInternetDay
• National Oatmeal Day #NationalOatmealDay
• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day #NationalPrescriptionDrugTakeBackDay
• Visit A Cemetery Day #VisitACemeteryDay
• World Psoriasis Day #WorldPsoriasisDay
• World Stroke Day #WorldStrokeDay

October 30

• Haunted Refrigerator Night #HauntedRefrigeratorNight
• Mischief Night #MischiefNight
• National Candy Corn Day #NationalCandyCornDay
• National Checklist Day #NationalChecklistDay
• National Publicist Day #NationalPublicistDay
• National Text Your Ex Day #NationalTextYourExDay
• National Treat Your Pet Day #NationalTreatYourPetDay

October 31

• Books For Treats Day #BooksForTreatsDay
• Girl Scout Founder’s Day #GirlScoutFoundersDay
• Halloween #Halloween #Halloween2023
• Magic Day #MagicDay
• National Caramel Apple Day #NationalCaramelAppleDay
• National Doorbell Day #NationalDoorbellDay
• National Knock Knock Joke Day #NationalKnockKnockJokeDay
• National Prince Day #NationalPrinceDay
• World Cities Day #WorldCitiesDay
• World Savings Day #WorldSavingsDay

National Weeks in October 2023

• October 2-8, 2023: Active Aging Week #ActiveAgingWeek
• October 2-9, 2023: National Curry Week #NationalCurryWeek
• October 3-7, 2023: Back Care Awareness Week #BackCareAwarenessWeek
• October 9-13, 2023: National School Lunch Week #NationalSchoolLunchWeek
• October 4-10, 2023: World Space Week #WorldSpaceWeek
• October 14-20, 2023: National Baking Week #NationalBakingWeek
• October 14-16, 2023: Sherlock Holmes Weekend #SherlockHolmesWeekend
• October 15-21, 2023: Pharmacy Week #PharmacyWeek
• October 16-22, 2023: National Adoption Week #NationalAdoptionWeek
• October 16-20, 2023: National Health Education Week #NationalHealthEducationWeek
• October 16-22, 2023: UK Coffee Week #UKCoffeeWeek
• October 17-23, 2023: Energy Saving Week #EnergySavingWeek
• October 27 – November 1, 2023: Grandparents Week #GrandparentsWeek
• October 29 – November 4, 2023: Polar Bear Week #PolarBearWeek

National Months in October 2023

Food & Drink

• Eat Better, Eat Together Month #EatBetterEatTogetherMonth
• National Apple Month #NationalAppleMonth
• National Caramel Month #NationalCaramelMonth
• National Chili Month #NationalChiliMonth
• National Cookbook Month #NationalCookbookMonth
• National Cookie Month #NationalCookieMonth
• National Dessert Month #NationalDessertMonth
• National Non-GMO Month #NationalNonGMOMonth
• National Pasta Month #NationalPastaMonth
• National Pescatarian Month #NationalPescatarianMonth
• National Pickled Peppers Month #NationalPickledPeppersMonth
• National Pizza Month #NationalPizzaMonth
• National Pretzel Month #NationalPretzelMonth
• National Sausage Month #NationalSausageMonth
• Squirrel Awareness Month #SquirrelAwarenessMonth
• Vegetarian Month #VegetarianMonth

Fun & Lifestyle

• Country Music Month #CountryMusicMonth
• National Arts & Humanities Month #NationalArtsAndHumanitiesMonth
• Museums and Galleries Month #MuseumsAndGalleriesMonth
• National Book Month #NationalBookMonth
• The Big Draw #TheBigDraw

Pets & Animals

• Adopt a Shelter Dog Month #AdoptAShelterDogMonth
• Bat Appreciation Month #BatAppreciationMonth
• National Pet Wellness Month #NationalPetWellnessMonth
• National Pitbull Awareness Month #NationalPitbullAwarenessMonth
• World Animal Month #WorldAnimalMonth

Nature & Environment

• Unblocktober #Unblocktober

Health & Wellbeing

• AIDS Awareness Month #AIDSAwarenessMonth
• American Pharmacists Month #AmericanPharmacistsMonth
• Blindness Awareness Month #BlindnessAwarenessMonth
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
• Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month #CaffeineAddictionRecoveryMonth
• Contact Lens Safety Month #ContactLensSafetyMonth
• Down Syndrome Awareness Month #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth
• Dyslexia Awareness Month #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
• Emotional Wellness Month #EmotionalWellnessMonth
• Go Sober For October #GoSoberForOctober
• National ADHD Awareness Month #NationalADHDAwarenessMonth
• National Chiropractic Month #NationalChiropracticMonth
• National Dental Hygiene Month #NationalDentalHygieneMonth
• National Depression Education and Awareness Month #NationalDepressionEducationAndAwarenessMonth
• National Orthodontic Health Month #NationalOrthodonticHealthMonth
• National Physical Therapy Month #NationalPhysicalTherapyMonth
• National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month #NationalPregnancyAndInfantLossAwarenessMonth
• World Autism Month #WorldAutismMonth
• World Menopause Month #WorldMenopauseMonth

Other

• Black Speculative Fiction Month #BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth
• Celebrate The Bilingual Child Month #CelebrateTheBilingualChildMonth
• Fair Trade Month #FairTradeMonth
• Family History Month #FamilyHistoryMonth
• Financial Planning Month #FinancialPlanningMonth
• Halloween Safety Month #HalloweenSafetyMonth
• Head Start Awareness Month #HeadStartAwarenessMonth
• Health Literacy Month #HealthLiteracyMonth
• Healthy Lung Month #HealthyLungMonth
• LGBTQ+ History Month #LGBTQHistoryMonth
• National Bullying Prevention Month #NationalBullyingPreventionMonth
• National Cybersecurity Awareness Month #NationalCybersecurityAwarenessMonth
• National Domestic Violence Awareness Month #NationalDomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
• National Ergonomics Month #NationalErgonomicsMonth
• National LGBT History Month #NationalLGBTHistoryMonth

Food & Drink Holidays in October 2023/2024

This October there are 53 holidays to celebrate, including big ones such as International Coffee Day, World Vegetarian Day and National Dessert Day. Also pasta-lovers and taco-enthusiasts have something to look forward to in October: World Pasta Day and National Taco Day.

In October, the following drinks have their own national holiday: coffee, sake, frappé, liqueur, champagne, vodka and (American) beer. There is also a day for those who won’t drink alcohol: World No Alcohol Day.

Food holidays and drink holidays are some of the most popular ones online and it is easy to why. After all, if you love ice-cold coffee drinks, then National Frappé Day is the perfect excuse for enjoying this delicious drink. And if you have an Instagram, Twitter or Facebook account, why not share your love there?

• October 1: International Coffee Day
• October 1: National Homemade Cookies Day
• October 1: Pumpkin Spice Day
• October 1: World Sake Day
• October 1: World Vegetarian Day 
• October 2: National Fried Scallops Day
• October 2: World No Alcohol Day
• October 3: Coffee with a Cop Day 
• October 3: National Caramel Custard Day
• October 4: National Fruit at Work Day
• October 4: National Taco Day
• October 4: National Vodka Day
• October 5: National Apple Betty Day
• October 5: National Kale Day
• October 6: National Noodle Day
• October 6: National Orange Wine Day
• October 6: National Pumpkin Seed Day
• October 7: National Frappé Day
• October 8: National Fluffernutter Day
• October 8: National Pierogi Day
• October 8: World Egg Day 
• October 9: International Beer and Pizza Day
• October 9: National Moldy Cheese Day
• October 9: National Sub-Hoagie-Hero-Grinder Day

• October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day
• October 10: National Cake Decorating Day
• October 10: National Tic Tac Day
• October 10: World Porridge Day
• October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
• October 12: National Gumbo Day
• October 12: National Pulled Pork Day 
• October 12: National M&M Day
• October 13: National Yorkshire Pudding Day 
• October 14: National Dessert Day 
• October 15: National Cheese Curd Day
• October 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
• October 15: National Lemon Bar Day
• October 15: National Roast Pheasant Day
• October 15: National Mushroom Day
• October 16: National Liqueur Day 
• October 16: National Sweetest Day
• October 17: National Four Prunes Day
• October 17: National Pasta Day
• October 18: National Chocolate Cupcake Day
• October 19: National Seafood Bisque Day
• October 20: National Brandied Fruit Day 
• October 21: International Day of the Nacho
• October 21: National Apple Day
• October 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
• October 22: National Nut Day
• October 23: National Boston Cream Pie Day 
• October 24: National Bologna Day 
• October 24: World Tripe Day
• October 25: National Greasy Food Day 
• October 25: National Sourest Day
• October 25: World Pasta Day
• October 26: National Chicken Fried Steak Day
• October 26: National Mincemeat Day
• October 26: National Pumpkin Day
• October 27: American Beer Day 
• October 28: Global Champagne Day
• October 28: National Breadstick Day
• October 28: National Chocolate Day
• October 28: Wild Foods Day
• October 29: National Oatmeal Day
• October 30: Buy a Donut Day
• October 30: National Candy Corn Day
• October 31: National Caramel Apple Day

That was our list of October holidays this year. Quite a bunch of holidays to observe, don’t you think?