Important Days in October 2021
Days in October 2021
1 October
International Day of Older Persons
International Coffee Day
National Homemade Cookies Day
World Smile Day (First Friday of October)
World Vegetarian Day
2 October
International Frugal Fun Day (First Saturday of October)
National Custodial Worker Day
Name Your Car Day
World Card Making Day – first Saturday of the month
World Farm Animals Day
3 October
National Boyfriends Day
Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies
Techies Day
Virus Appreciation Day
4 October
National Golf Day
National Frappe Day
5 October
Do Something Nice Day
6 October
Come and Take it Day
Mad Hatter Day
National Kale Day – first Wednesday of October
Physician Assistant Day
7 October
Bald and Free Day
International Walk to School Day
8 October
American Touch Tag Day
World Egg Day (Second Friday of October)
9 October
Curious Events Day
Fire Prevention Day
Leif Erikson Day
Moldy Cheese Day
National Motorcycle Ride Day (Second Saturday in October)
10 October
Columbus Day (Second Monday of October)
Indigenous People Day (Second Monday of October)
International Newspaper Carrier Day
National Angel Food Cake Day
11 October
It’s My Party Day
12 October
Cookbook Launch Day
Old Farmer’s Day
Moment of Frustration Day
National Gumbo Day
13 October
Emergency Nurses Day (Second Wednesday of October)
International Skeptics Day
National Fossil Day – date varies
National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day – date varies
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day – Second Wednesday of October
14 October
Be Bald and Free Day
National Dessert Day – take an extra helping, or two
15 October
Bosses Day – Weekday closest to October 16
White Cane Safety Day
16 October
Dictionary Day
Sweetest Day (Third Saturday of October)
17 October
National Pasta Day
Wear Something Gaudy Day
18 October
National Meatloaf Appreciation Day
No Beard Day
19 October
Evaluate Your Life Day
20 October
Brandied Fruit Day
International Chefs Day
Sukkot, at sundown – date varies
U.K. National Waiters Day
21 October
Babbling Day
Count Your Buttons Day
International Nacho Day
National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day – find a recipe, too.
22 October
National Nut Day
23 October
Make a Difference Day(Fourth Saturday of October), Neighbors helping Neighbors
National Mole Day
TV Talk Show Host Day
24 October
Mother-In-Law Day – (Fourth Sunday in October)
National Bologna Day
United Nations Day
25 October
International Artist Day
Punk for a Day Day
World Opera Day
World Pasta Day
26 October
National Mincemeat Day
27 October
Black Cat Day
National Tell a Story Day – in Scotland and the U.K.
Navy Day
28 October
Plush Animal Lover’s Day
29 October
Frankenstein Friday – last Friday in October
Hermit Day
National Frankenstein Day
30 October
National Candy Corn Day
Mischief Night
31 October
Carve a Pumpkin Day – no surprise here
Halloween
Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
