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October Monthly Observances
Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
AIDS Awareness Month (President Reagan)
American Cheese Month
Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
Apple Month Link
Bat Appreciation Month
Bullying Prevention Month Link
(World) Blindness Awareness Month Link
Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month
Children's Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31)
Church Library Month
Church Safety and Security Month
Class Reunion Month Link
Co-op Awareness Month
Cut Out Dissection Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month Link
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
Emotional Wellness Month
Employee Ownership Month Link
Energy Management is a Family Affair-Improve Your Home Month (10/1-3/31/13)
Fair Trade Month Link
Financial Planning Month Link
Feral Hog Month or Hog Out Month  Link
Gay & Lesbian History Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild - Eat Country Ham
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month Link
Health Literacy Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Italian-American Heritage Month Link
International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
International Walk To School Month  Link
Long Term Care Planning Month
Month of Free Thought
National AIDS Awareness Month  Link
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Audiology Awareness Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Book Month Link
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Caramel Month  Link
National Chili Month
National Chiropractic Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Link
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education & Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Month
National Ergonomics Month Link
National Family Sexuality Education Month - Let's Talk! Link
National "Gain The Inside Advantage" Month
National Go On A Field Trip Month
National Kitchen & Bath Month Link
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarian Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Popcorn Poppin' Month
National Protect Your Hearing Month Link
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Link
National Reading Group Month
National Roller Skating Month
National RSV Awareness Month Link
National Sarcastic Awareness Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Window Covering Safety Month Link
National Work and Family Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Pear and Pineapple Month Link
Photographer Appreciation Month
Pizza Month LINK
Polish American Heritage Month
Positive Attitude Month
Raptor Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Rhizomes and Persimmons Month Link
Rhubarb Month Link
Right Brainers Rule! Month
Sausage Month Link
Self-Promotion Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Squirrel Awareness Month Link (Different Than Squirrel Appreciation Day in January)
Tackling Hunger Month Link
Talk About Prescriptions Month
Vegetarian Month
Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 - 11/30)
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Menopause Month

 October Weekly Observances

Financial Planning Week: 1-7
*Universal Children's Week: 1-7 Link
National Newspaper Week: 1-5
Customer Service Week: 1-5 (1st Week) Link
Spinning & Weaving Week: 1-7  Link
Sukkot: 1-9
World Dairy Expo: 2-6
*No Salt Week: 3-10
*World Space Week: 4-10 Link
National Storytelling Weekend: 5-7 (1st Full Week)
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 6-14
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend: 6-7 Link
*National Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12
Emergency Nurses Week: 7-13
Fire Prevention Week: 7-13
Great Books Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
Mental Illness Awareness Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
Mystery Series Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
National Carry A Tune Week: 7-13
National Metric Week: 7-13 (Week always has 10th in it.)
National Work From Home Week: 7-13 (1stFull Week)
Nuclear Medicine Week: 7-13 (1st Full Week)
Kids' Goal Setting Week: 8-12
National Chestnut Week: 8-13 (2nd Full Week)
*Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-16
Great American Beer Festival: 11-13 Link
World Rainforest Week: 12-18 Link
Freedom From Bullies Week: 14-20
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 14-20
National Food Bank Week: 14-20 (Week Always Has 16th in it, World Food Day)
Teen Read Week: 14-20
Fall Astronomy Week: 15-21 Link
Freedom of Speech Week: 15-21 Link (3rd Full Week)
Medical Assistants Recognition Week: 15-19 (3rd Week) Link
National School Lunch Week: 15-20  (Starts on 2nd Monday)
Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week: 17-24
Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 21-27 (3rd Full Week)
Kids Care Week: 21-27
National Character Counts Week: 21-27
National Chemistry Week: 21-27
National Forest Products Week: 21-27
National Friends of Libraries Week: 21-27
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 21-27 Link  (always 3rd week)
National Massage Therapy Week: 21-27 (Last Full Week)
National Respiratory Care Week: 21-27 Link (last full week)
National Save For Retirement Week: 21-27 Link  (3rd Full Week)
Pastoral Care Week: 21-27
Red Ribbon Week: 21-27  Link  (Last Week)
YWCA Week without Violence: 21-27 Link
National School Bus Safety Week: 22-26 (4th Week)
*Disarmament Week: 24-30
*Peace, Friendship and Good Will Week: 24-30 Link
*Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week: 24-31
World Hearing Aid Awareness Week: 24-29 Link
*International Magic Week: 25-31
Give Wildlife a Break Week: 29-11/4

 October Daily Observances

NOTE:  An * in front of the day means that the observance is on the same date every year regardless of the day it falls on.

*CD Player Day: 1
Child Health Day: 1 (First Monday)
*Fire Pup Day: 1
*International Day of Older Persons: 1
*Model T Day: 1
*National Lace Day: 1 Link
World Day of Bullying Prevention / Blue Shirt Day: 1 (First Monday)
World Habitat Day: 1 (First Monday)
*World Vegetarian Day: 1
*Guardian Angels Day: 2
*International Day of Non-violence: 2
*National Custodial Workers Day: 2
*Phileas Fogg's Wager Day: 2
*Techie's Day: 2 Link
*World Farm Animals Day: 2
Balloons Around The World Day: 3 (First Wednesday)
*Blessing of The Animals Day (aka Blessing of the Pets Day, World Pet Day): 4  Link
*Improve Your Office Day: 4 Link
*Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day): 4  Link
*Ten-Four Day: 4
*World Animal Day: 4 Link
Lee's National Denim Day: 5 (First Friday)
National Diversity Day: 5 (First Friday)
 Walk To School in The USA Day: 5 Link
World Smile Day: 5 (First Friday) Link
*World Teachers Day: 5
Cephalopod Awareness Day: 6 (First Saturday) Link
*Ecological Debt Day: 6 Link
Inter-American Water Day: 6 (First Saturday) Link
*Jackie Mayer Rehab Day: 6
*Mad Hatter Day: 6 Link
*National German-American Day: 6
Northeast Mable Days: 6-7
World Card Making Day: 6 (First Saturday)
Change A Light Day: 7 Link (First Sunday)
Intergeneration Day: 7  (First Sunday)
International African Diaspora Day: 7 (First Sunday)
World Communion Day: 7 (First Sunday)
*Alvin C. York Day: 8
Columbus Day LINK or National Day of Mourning: 8 (Native Americans Link  )
Native American Day: 8 (2nd Monday)
*National Depression Screening Day: 8 Link
National Kick Butt Day: 8 Link
*National Pierogy Day: 8
Native Americans' Day: 8 (2nd Monday)
*Leif Erikson Day: 9
*National Chess Day: 9 Link
National Face Your Fears Day: 9 (2nd Tuesday)
*National Pro-Life Cupcake Day: 9 Link
Simchat Torah: 9
* World Post Day: 9
Emergency Nurses Day: 10
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction: 10
*International Newspaper Carrier Day: 10
International Top Spinning Day: 10 (2nd Wednesday)
National Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day: 10 2nd Wednesday)
* Naval Academy Day: 10
Stop Bullying Day: 10
*World Mental Health Day: 10
*World Porridge Day: 10 Link
*General Pulaski Memorial Day: 11 (President)  Link   (Note: See also March 7)
*National Coming Out Day: 11
World Sight Day: 11 Link (2nd Thursday)
*Free Thought Day: 12
*International Moment of Frustration Scream Day: 12
World Egg Day (2nd Friday): 12  Link
*English Language Day: 13 Link
Universal Music Day: 13 (2nd Saturday)
* Navy Birthday: 13
Alternative Fuel Day: 14 Link
*Be Bald and Be Free Day: 14
Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day) : 14  (No official sponsor. Always 2nd
*International Day of Rural Women: 15
*I Love Lucy Day: 15
National Cake Decorating Day: 15
National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day: 15 Link (3rd Monday)
* National Grouch Day: 15
*National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: 15 Link
*National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day: 15  Link
* White Cane Safety Day: 15
*Boss's Day (or National Boss's Day) : 16 Link
(Annually Oct. 16. Unless if falls on a weekend. Then it's the closest workday.
*Department Store Day: 16
*Dictionary Day: 16
*National Feral Cat Day: 16 Link
*World Food Day: 16
*Black Poetry Day: 17 Link
Hagfish Day: 17 (3rd Wednesday)  Link
*International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: 17
Medical Assistants Recognition Day: 17 (3rd Wednesday) Link
*Mulligan Day: 17
Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce: 17 (3rd Wednesday) Link
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 18 ( also January 19, April 19, July 19)
Get Smart About Credit Day: 18 (3rd Thursday)
International Credit Union Day: 18 (3rd Thursday)
*National Chocolate Cupcake Day: 18 Link
Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity: 18 Link
*World Menopause Day: 18
*Evaluate Your Life Day: 19
Mammography Day: 19 (3rd Friday)
Bridge Day: 20 Link (3rd Saturday)
Fall Astronomy Day: 20  Link (Observed on a Saturday near the First Qtr. Moon between
mid-September and mid-October. It varies every year.)
*Information Overload Day: 20 Link
*Miss American Rose Day: 20
Sweetest Day: 20 (3rd Saturday)
*Birth of the Bab: 20
*Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) Prevention Day: 21 Link
National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day: 21 (3rd Sunday)
*Reptile Awareness Day: 21  Link
World Toy Camera Day: 21 Link
*Caps Locks Day: 22  Verification Link removed due to profanity
*International Stuttering Awareness Day: 22
*IPod Day: 23
*National Mole Day: 23 Link
*Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day: 23
*Food Day: 24 Link
* United Nations Day: 24
*World Development Information Day: 24
*Sourest Day: 25
*World Pasta Day: 25 Link
Eid-Al-Adha: 26
Frankenstein Friday: 26
International Bandanna Day: 26  Link
National Breadstix (Bread Sticks) Day: 26 Link (Last Friday)
National Pharmacy Buyer Day: 26 (3rd Friday)
*Mule Day: 26   (Historical, not celebration.)
 Honors the importation of the first Spanish Jacks to the US which were a gift from King Charles III of Spain delivered October 26, 1785 in Boston.
George Washington then began breeding them in the US. For the celebration, go to March 31 or Columbia, TN )
*Cranky Co-workers Day: 27
Make A Difference Day: 27
National Forgiveness Day: 27 (Last Saturday)
*Navy Day: 27
Mother-in-Law Day: 28 (Always 4th Sunday)
*National Chocolates Day: 28  Link
Reformation Sunday: 28
*St. Jude's Day: 28
*Internet Day: 29
Lung Health Day: 29 Link  (Last Monday)
*National Cat Day: 29
*Visit A Cemetery Day: 29 Link
*World Psoriasis Day: 29  Link
*Checklist Day: 30
*Create A Great Funeral Day: 30 Link
*Devil's Night or Mischief Night: 30
*Haunted Refrigerator Night: 30
*National Candy Corn Day: 30 Link
*Beggars' Night: 31
*Books For Treats Day: 31
*Girl Scout Founder's Day: 31 Link
* Halloween or All Hallows Eve: 31
*National Caramel Apple Day: 31  Link
*National Knock-Knock Jokes Day: 31
*National Magic Day: 31
*National UNICEF Day: 31
*Samhain: 31 Link

Full Moon on  the 29th  is called "Hunter's Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of the year the deer are fattened and it's time to hunt (as well as many other animals.)  Since all the crops are harvested, it's now time to gather food by hunting animals.

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