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Events In October 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in October of this year.
October Events
Children's Health Day, Ntl.: October 6
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National Children’s Health Day is recognized yearly and bolstered by Presidential decree. It aims to create a solid foundation and a clean environment for children, ensuring they can grow up strong, heal...
October
Coaches Day, Ntl: October 6
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Created in 1972 by President Richard M Nixon, National Coaches Day follows World Teacher Day each year. For many students, coaches function as second parents. They teach us teamwork, competition, how to...
October
Curry Week, Ntl. (UK): October 6-12 (est)
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Since 1998, National Curry Week in the United Kingdom has been a highly anticipated celebration of flavor. Its focus is on the diversity of curries in cooking and raising funds for charities focused on ma...
October
Customer Service Week, Ntl. (US/UK): Octob...
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National Customer Service Week is a week-long opportunity to raise awareness of customer service and its vital role in successful business practices and the growth of the UK and US economies. The event is...
October
Digital Inclusion Week: October 6-10
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PROMOTING ACCESS AND EQUITY DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK Digital Inclusion Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of ensuring that all individuals and communities, particu...
October
Drive Safely Work Week: October 6-10
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The first work week (Monday-Friday) of October is the Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW). DSWW is a five-day event sponsored annually by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS). Its purpose is t...
October
Egg Week, Ntl. (UK): October 6-12
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British Lion Eggs sponsor Egg Week in the United Kingdom. The week's goal is to encourage Brits to try eating eggs in new and unusual ways. Eggs are one of the least expensive and most versatile forms of...
October
Geodiversity Day, International: October 6
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UNESCO's International Geodiversity Day recognizes and promotes the importance of geodiversity—the variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, soils, and landforms and the processes that form them. This observan...
October
German-American Day (1683): October 6
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On October 6, 1683, thirteen families from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in Philadelphia and created Germantown, Pennsylvania. It was the first settlement of Germans in what would become the United States. To...
October
Habitat Day, World: October 6
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The UN General Assembly designates World Habitat Day on the first Monday of October. World Habitat Day is to remind and help us recognize the importance of people's right to a nurturing habitat, the sign...
October
Heimlich Heroes Week, Ntl.: October 6-10
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A week to honor all the people who have saved a life using Dr. Heimlich's 1974 technique, the Heimlich Maneuver. If you haven't learned how to do it correctly on yourself or another, this week is the time...
October
Ivy Day (IE)(1891): October 6
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Charles Stewart Parnell (June 27, 1846 – October 6, 1891) was a leader in the Irish Parliament who advocated for home rule. He is considered the man responsible for giving Ireland a sense of herself. Each...
October
King's Birthday (AU-QLD): October 6
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The King’s Birthday is a national holiday in Australia. Australia is one of several constitutional monarchies that consider the English King head of state. Most states celebrate this day in June, Western...
October
Labour Day (AU-ACT, NSW, SA): October 6
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Labour Day in Australia is a National Holiday. Still, it is a bit complicated as each territory has its day to celebrate, which can occur in March, May, and October. Labour Day represents the internatio...
October
Mad Hatter Day: October 6
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Mad Hatter Day occurs on October 6 (10/6) each year in the US and June 10 (10/6) in the United Kingdom. The day is a hat tip to illustrator Jogn Tenniel's interpretation of the Mad Hatter in Louis Carr...
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