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Events In October 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in October of this year.
October Events
Academic Integrity, Intl. Day of Action fo...
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Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...
October
Blind Equality Day: October 15
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Blind Equality Day has taken the place of White Cane Safety Day, an event first held in October 1964. Blind Equality day expands the scope of White Cane Safety Day by adding employment and educational opp...
October
Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA):...
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Building Out Your Curves with BRA Day Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, or BRA Day, organized by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, is an annual event held to raise awareness about breast reco...
October
Cheese Curd Day, Ntl.(US/CA): October 15
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National Cheese Curd Day is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada. Cheese curds are nuggets of cheddar cheese separated from the whey in the cheesemaking process. Restaurants and bars will o...
October
Fossil Day, Ntl.: October 15
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The film series Jurassic Park popularized paleontology, which is the science devoted to fossils. Fossils are the remains (bones) or impressions (molded into rock) of prehistoric animals, plants, and organ...
October
Grouch Day, Ntl.: October 15
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Sesame Street Magazine dubbed October 15 National Grouch Day in honor of Jim Henson’s lovable curmudgeon, Oscar the Grouch. Oscar first appeared on Sesame Street on November 10, 1969. This event origina...
October
Hagfish Day, Ntl.: October 15
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Hagfish aren't exactly pretty, and they're downright ugly and look like something out of an Alien movie. But what they do is critical to the ocean ecosystem. Like snails, they ooze slime everywhere as the...
October
Handwashing Day, Global: October 15
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Global Handwashing Day is an awareness campaign dedicated to increasing understanding of the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Glo...
October
Katik (S): October 15–November 13
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Katik is the 8th month of the Sikh calendar. It always starts on October 15.
October
Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Ntl.: October 1...
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The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA), the Hispanic Federation, and others support National Latino AIDS Awareness Day to promote HIV testing and provide HIV prevention information and healthcare access to...
October
Love Your Body Day, Intl.: October 15
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NOW, the National Organization of Women hosts International Love Your Body Day on the third Wednesday in October. Created in 1997, Love Your Body Day is a day when women of all sizes, colors, ages, and...
October
Mushroom Day, Ntl.: October 15
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National Mushroom Day in the United States celebrates that versatile fungus known as the mushroom. No matter how you cook them or what spices and sauces you add, mushrooms are almost always delicious.
October
Newspaper Week (JP): October 15-20
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As of 1948, The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association celebrates National Newspaper Week in Japan. Its purpose is to increase awareness of the services newspapers provide to communities and the...
October
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, I...
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International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day is marked annually in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK. As the name suggests, it draws attention to infant mortality and premature death in inf...
October
Pronouns Day, Intl.: October 15
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International Pronoun Day is an initiative of the LGBTQ+ advocacy community, and its stated purpose is to make languages more inclusive for people who do not identify as male or female and the transgender...
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