MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES
Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal Month
American Cheese Month
American Pharmacist Month
Anti-Depressant Death Awareness Month
Apple Jack Month
Bat Appreciation Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month
Children’s Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign
Church Library Month
Church Safety & Security Month
Class Reunion Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Cookie Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Country Music Month
Crime Awareness Month
Cut Out Dissection Month
Dinosaur Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Eat Country Ham Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Emotional Intelligence Month
Emotional Wellness Month
Employee Ownership Month
Fair Trade Month
Family History Month
Feral Hog Month
Financial Planning Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global ADHD Awareness Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Month
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Intergeneration Month
International Drum Month
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
International Walk to School Month
Italian-American Month
Long-Term Care Planning Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Magazine Month
Month of the Free Thought
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Animal and Safety Protection Month
National Apple Month
National Arts & Humanities Month
National Audiology Awareness Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Caramel Month
National Car Care Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Chili Month
National Chiropractic Month
National Clock Month
National Cookbook Month
National Cosmetology Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Critical Illness Awareness Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education Awareness Month
National Dessert Month
National Diabetes Month
National Disability Employee Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Ergonomics Month
National Family Health Month
National Gain the Inside Advantage Month
National Go on a Field Trip Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Kitchen and Bath Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarian Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Pickled Pepper Month
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Popping Month
National Pork Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
National Pretzel Month
National Protect Your Hearing Month
National Reading Group Month
National Roller Skating Month
National Sarcastics Month
National Seafood Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
National Sudden Infant Death Awareness Month
National Toilet Tank Repair Month
National Vegetarian Month
National Window Covering Safety Month
National Work & Family Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Pasta Month
Pear and Pineapple Month
Photographer Appreciation Month
Polish American History Month
Positive Attitude Month
Raptor Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Rhizomes and Persimmons Month
Rhubarb Month
Right Brainers Rule Month
Sausage Month
Self-Promotion Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Squirrel Awareness Month
Sun Dried Tomatoes Month
Tackling Hunger Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month
UNICEF MONTH
Vegetarian Awareness Month
Wishbones for Pets Month
Women Walking in their Own Shoes Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
World Origami Days
Women’s Small Business Month
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES
1st Week
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Drive Safely Work Week
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
4H Week
Get Organized Week
Great American Beer Festival
Minority Enterprise Week
National Character Counts Week
National Newspapers Week
National Storytelling Weekend
National Walk Your Dog Week
No Salt Week
UN World Space Week
Universal Children’s Week
2nd Week
Build Your Business with Business Cards Week
Customer Service Week
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week
Drive Safely to Work Week
Emergency Nurses Week
Fall Astronomy Week
Financial Planning Week
Great Books Week
Hearing Awareness Week
Home-Based Business Week
Improve Your Home Office Week
International Postcard Week
Kid’s Goal-Setting Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mystery Series Week
National Carry a Tune Week
National Fire Prevention Week
National Health Care Food Service Week
National Metric Week
National Physician’s Assistant Week
National Save for Retirement Week
National Work From Home Week
Nuclear Medicine Week
Nurse Midwifery Week
Pet Peeve Week
Spinning and Weaving Week
Take Your Medicine Americans Week
Teller Week
World Dairy Expo
World Rainforest Week
World Space Week
3rd Week
American Association of Medical Assistants Week
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
Earth Science Week
Food & Drug Interaction Education Week
Getting the World to Beat the Path to our Door Week
International Credit Union Week
National Chestnut Week
National Food Bank Week
National Pharmacy Week
National School Lunch Week
National Veterinary Technician Week
Pastoral Care Week
Teen Read Week
Wolf Awareness Week
YWCA Week Without Violence
4th Week
Ally Week
Bullying Bystanders Unite Week
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
Disarmament Week
Freedom from Bullies Week
Freedom of Speech Week
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Infection Protection Week
Lead Poisoning Awareness Week
Mediation Week
Medical Assistants Recognition Week
National Businesswomen’s Week
National Character Counts Week
National Chemistry Week
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
National Drug-Free Work Week
National Forest Products Week
National Friends of Library Week
National Health Education Week
National Hospital and Health System Pharmacy Week
National Massage Therapy Week
National Nuclear Science Week
National Respiratory Care Week
National Save for Retirement Week
National School Bus Safety Week
Pastoral Care Week
Peace, Friendship, and Good Will Week
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
Red Ribbon Week
World Hearing Aid Awareness Week
YWCA Week Without Violence
5th Week
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week
International Magic Week
Kids Care Week
National Infertility Awareness Week
World Origami Days
October 1st
Annie Leibovitz’ Birthday (1949)
Balloons Around the World Day
CD Player Day
Child Health Day
Fire Pup Day
First Ford Model T on Sale (1908)
Homemade Cookies Day
International Day of Older Persons
International Music Day
Julie Andrews’ Birthday (1935)
National Book It! Day
National Lace Day
National Walk Your Dog Day
UN National Day of Older Persons
Vladamir Horowitz’s Birthday (1904)
World Day of Bullying Prevention
World Vegetarian Day
October 2nd
California Redwood National Park Established (1968)
Change a Light Day
Donna Karan’s Birthday (1948)
Guardian Angels Day
International Day of Nonviolence
International Frugal Fun Day
Lorraine Bracco’s Birthday (1955)
Mahatma Ghandi’s Birthday (1869)
National Custodial Workers Day
Peanuts Comic Strip First Published In 1950
Sting’s Birthday (1951)
World Farm Animals Day
October 3rd
Borderline Personality Disorder Day
Captain Kangaroo Day (First aired in 1955)
Gore Vidal’s Birthday (1925)
Gwen Stefani’s Birthday (1969)
James Herriott’s Birthday (1916)
Lindsey Buckingham’s Birthday (1944)
National Denim Day
Virus Appreciation Day
Yom Kippur
October 4th
Anne Rice’s Birthday (1941)
Blessing of the Animals Day
Cinnamon Roll Day
Damon Runyon’s Birthday (1884)
Donald Sobol’s Birthday (1924)
Fall Astronomy Day
Frederic Remington’s Birthday (1861)
Gregorian Calendar Took Effect (1582)
Hunter’s Moon
Improve Your Office Day
National Golf Day
National Frappe Day
National Taco Day
St. Francis Assisi Feast Day
Ten-Four Day
Vodka Day
World Animal Day
World Card-Making Day
World Smile Day
October 5th
Blessing of the Fishing Fleet Day
Change a Light Day
Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day
Do Something Nice Day
Intergeneration Day
International Day of No Prostitution
Kate Winslet’s Birthday (1975)
National Diversity Day
Ray Kroc’s Birthday (1902)
Walk to School in the USA Day
World Communion Day
World Teachers Day
October 6th
Bald & Free Day
Child Health Day
Come & Take It Day
Ecological Debt Day
Mad Hatter Day
National Depression Screening Day
National German-American Day
Physician Assistant Day
World Day of Bullying Prevention
World Habitat Day
October 7th
Desmond Tutu’s Birthday (1931)
International Frugal Fun Day
Johnny Appleseed Day
National Storytelling Day
You Matter to Me Day
Yo-Yo Ma’s Birthday (1955)
October 8th
Alvin C. York Day
American Touch Tag Day
Emergency Nurses Day
Great Fire of Chicago (1871)
Indigenous People’s Day
International Top Spinning Day
National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day
National Face Your Fears Day
National Pierogi Day
Pet Obesity Day
R.L. Stine’s Birthday (1943)
Stop Bullying Day
Walk to School Day
World Octopus Day
October 9th
Curious Events Day
Fire Prevention Day
Jackson Browne’s Birthday (1948)
Johanna Hurwitz’s Birthday (1937)
John Entwistle’s Birthday (1944)
John Lennon’s Birthday (1940)
Leif Erikson Day
Moldy Cheese Day
National Chess Day
National Depression Screening Day
National ProLife Cupcake Day
Steve (Blue’s Clues) Burns’ Birthday (1973)
Tony Shaloub’s Birthday (1953)
World Post Day
World Sight Day
October 10th
Columbus Day
Double Tenth Day
Guiseppe Verdi’s Birthday (1813)
Helen Hayes’ Birthday (1900)
International Day for National Disaster Reduction
International Newspaper Carrier Day
James Marshall’s Birthday (1942)
National Angel Food Cake Day
National Handbag Day
Naval Academy Day
World Egg Day
World Mental Health Day
World Porridge Day
October 11th
Dawn French’s Birthday (1957)
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Birthday (1884)
General Pulaski Memorial Day
International Day of the Girl
It’s My Party Day
Joan Cusack’s Birthday (1962)
National Coming Out Day
National Costume Swap Day
National Family Bowling Day
Reptile Awareness Day
Southern Food Heritage Day
Universal Music Day
October 12th
Clergy Appreciation Day
Cookbook Launch Day
Day of the Six Billion
Farmer’s Day
Free Thought Day
Hugh Jackman’s Birthday (1968)
International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
Luciano Pavarotti’s Birthday (1935)
National Salesperson Day
Spanish Language Day
October 13th
Columbus Day
English Language Day
Intenational African Penguin Awareness Day
International Day of Failure
International Skeptics Day
L.L. Bean’s Birthday (1872)
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Molly Pitcher’s Birthday (1754)
National Chess Day
National Kick Butt Day
Native American’s Day
Navy Birthday
Paul Simon’s Birthday (1941)
October 14th
Be Bald/Be Free Day
Chuck Yeager Broke Sound Barrier (1947)
e.e. cummings’ Birthday (1894)
Isaac Mizrahi’s Birthday (1961)
Lois Lenski’s Birthday (1893)
National Dessert Day
National Face Your Fears Day
Ralph Lauren’s Birthday (1939)
Spiderman Day
Thomas Keller’s Birthday (1955)
Wear it Pink Day
William Penn’s Birthday (1644)
October 15th
Emeril Lagasse’s Birthday (1959)
Friedrich Nietzsche’s Birthday (1844)
Get Smart About Credit Day
Information Overload Day
I Love Lucy Day
International Day of Rural Women
Mario Puzo’s Birthday (1920)
National Cake Decorating Day
National Fossil Day
National Grouch Day
National Poetry Day
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
National take Your Parents Out to Lunch Day
Penny Marshall’s Birthday
Richard Carpenter’s Birthday (1946)
Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day
White Cane Safety Day
October 16th
Boss’s Day
Conflict Resolution Day
Department Store Day
Dictionary Day
Eugene O’Neill’s Birthday (1888)
Get to Know Your Customers Day
Get Smart About Credit Day
International Credit Union Day
Hagfish Day
John Mayer’s Birthday (1977)
National Feral Cat Day
Noah Webster’s Birthday (1758)
Oscar Wilde’s Birthday (1854)
ProLife Day of Silent Solidarity
Queen Marie Antoinette Beheaded (1793)
Spirit Day
World Food Day
October 17th
Alternative Fuel Day
Arthur Miller’s Birthday (1915)
Battle of Saratoga (1777)
Black Poetry Day
Evil Knievel’s Birthday (1938)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Mammography Day
Mulligan Day
National Pasta Day
Sweetest Day
Wear Something Gaudy Day
World Student Day
October 18th
Bridge Day
Dawn Wells’ Birthday (1938)
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
No Beard Day
St. Luke Feast Day
World Menopause Day
October 19th
Divine’s Birthday (1945)
Evaluate Your Life Day
John Lithgow’s Birthday (1945)
National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
Ty Pennington’s Birthday (1965)
Yorktown Victory (1781)
October 20th
Bela Lugosi’s Birthday (1882)
Brandied Fruit Day
Celebration of the Mind Day
Christopher Wren’s Birthday (1632)
Lung Health Day
Miss American Rose Day
Pro Life Day of Silent Solidarity
Tom Petty’s Birthday (1953)
World Osteoporosis Day
World Toy Camera Day
October 21st
Alfred Nobel’s Birthday (1833)
Babbling Day
Count Your Buttons Day
Dizzy Gillespie’s Birthday (1917)
Information Overload Day
National Clean Up Your Virtual Desktop Day
National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
Reptile Awareness Day
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Birthday (1772)
October 22nd
Annette Funicello’s Birthday (1942)
CAPS LOCK DAY
Christopher Lloyd’s Birthday (1938)
Deepak Chopra’s Birthday (1946)
Doris Lessing’s Birthday (1919)
Franz Liszt’s Birthday (1811)
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Medical Assistants Recognition Day
National Nut Day
Smart is Cool Day
Todd Oldham’s Birthday (1961)
October 23rd
Alternative Fuel Day
IPod Day
Johnny Carson’s Birthday (1925)
National Mole Day
National Pharmacy Technician Day
TV Talk Show Host Day
Weird Al Yankovic’s Birthday (1959)
October 24th
Food Day
National Bologna Day
National Pharmacy Buyer Day
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
Zac Posen’s Birthday (1980)
October 25th
Anne Tyler’s Birthday (1941)
Chucky Day
Georges Bizet’s Birthday (1838)
International Artists Day
International Bandana Day
Islamic New Year
Make a Difference Day
National Forgiveness Day
Pablo Picasso’s Birthday (1881)
Pit Bull Awareness Day
Punk for a Day
Saint Crispin’s Day
Sourest Day
World Pasta Day
October 26th
Erie Canal Opened (1825)
Mother-In-Law Day
Mule Day
Natalie Merchant’s Birthday (1963)
National Mincemeat Day
National Privacy Day
Shoot Out at the OK Corral (1881)
Visit a Cemetery Day
October 27th
Cranky Co-Workers Day
Dylan Thomas’ Birthday (1914)
Emily Post’s Birthday (1872)
John Cleese’s Birthday (1939)
Navy Day
New York City Subway Began Operating (1904)
Reformation Sunday
Roy Lichenstein’s Birthday (1923)
Theodore Roosevelt’s Birthday (1858)
World Day of Audio Visual Heritage
October 28th
Bill Gates’ Birthday (1955)
Donner Party Left for California (1846)
Harvard University Founded (1636)
Jonas Salk’s Birthday (1914)
National Chocolates Day
Plush Animal Lover’s Day
Prohibition Started (1919)
St. Jude’s Day
October 29th
Hermit Day
Internet Day
National Cat Day
Stock Market Crash (1929)
World Psoriasis Day
October 30th
Checklists Day
Create a Great Funeral Day
Devil’s Night
Ezra Pound’s Birthday (1885)
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Birthday (1821)
Haunted Refrigerator Night
Henry Winkler’s Birthday (1945)
John Adams’ Birthday (1735)
Mischief Night
National Candy Corn Day
War of the Worlds Broadcast (1938)
October 31st
Beggar’s Night
Books for Treats Day
Carve a Pumpkin Day
Celebration of the Mind Day
Day of the Seven Billion
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Birthday (1884)
Frankenstein Friday
Halloween
Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
International Bandana Day
Jan Vermeer’s Birthday (1632)
John Candy’s Birthday (1950)
John Keats’ Birthday (1795)
Juliette Gordon Lowe’s Birthday – Started Girl Scouts in 1912
Michael Landon’s Birthday (1936)
Mount Rushmore Completed (1941)
National Breadsticks Day
National Caramel Apple Day
National Knock-Knock Joke Day
National Magic Day
National UNICEF Day
(courtesy, as always of Jane Hignite)
