October: List of Monthlong Observances

The month of October has 205 associated awareness designations and observances, shown below. There are also 1152 holidays scheduled on specific days during the month.

1.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

#NationalBreastCancerAwarenes… #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #NBCAM

2.

National Dessert Month

#NationalDessertMonth #DessertMonth

Food / Drink
3.

National Cookie Month

#NationalCookieMonth #CookieMonth

Food / Drink
4.

National Pizza Month

#NationalPizzaMonth #PizzaMonth

Food / Drink
5.

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

#NationalDomesticViolenceAwar… #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMon… #NDVAM

6.

National Women's Small Business Month

#NationalWomensSmallBusinessM… #WomensSmallBusinessMonth #NWSBM

7.

National Pork Month

#NationalPorkMonth #PorkMonth

Food / Drink
8.

LGBT History Month

#LGBTHistoryMonth #NationalLGBTHistoryMonth #GayLesbianHistoryMonth

Nightlife
9.

Children's Health Month

#ChildrensHealthMonth #NationalChildrensHealthMonth #ChildHealthMonth

10.

National Book Month

#NationalBookMonth #BookMonth

11.

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

#NationalBullyingPreventionMo… #BullyingPreventionMonth #NationalBullyingPreventionAw…

12.

National Physical Therapy Month

#NationalPhysicalTherapyMonth #PhysicalTherapyMonth

Health
13.

National Campus Sustainability Month

#CampusSustainabilityMonth

14.

National Seafood Month

#NationalSeafoodMonth #SeafoodMonth

Food / Drink
15.

National Pasta Month

#NationalPastaMonth #PastaMonth

Food / Drink
16.

Country Music Month

#CountryMusicMonth #NationalCountryMusicMonth

Nightlife
17.

Head Start Awareness Month

#HeadStartAwarenessMonth #NationalHeadStartAwarenessMo…

18.

National Crime Prevention Month

#NationalCrimePreventionMonth #CrimePreventionMonth

19.

Health Literacy Month

#HealthLiteracyMonth #NationalHealthLiteracyMonth

Health
20.

National Arts and Humanities Month

#NationalArtsAndHumanitiesMon… #ArtsAndHumanitiesMonth

The Arts
21.

Urban October

#UrbanOctober

22.

Farm to School Month

#NationalFarmToSchoolMonth #FarmToSchoolMonth

Food / Drink
23.

Tackling Hunger Month

#TacklingHungerMonth

Food / Drink
24.

World Hunger Awareness Month

#WorldHungerAwarenessMonth #HungerAwarenessMonth

Food / Drink
25.

Antidepressant Death Awareness Month

#AntidepressantDeathAwareness…

26.

Eye Injury Prevention Month

#EyeInjuryPreventionMonth #NationalEyeInjuryPreventionM…

27.

Fair Trade Month

#FairTradeMonth #NationalFairTradeMonth

28.

National AIDS Awareness Month

#NationalAIDSAwarenessMonth #AIDSAwarenessMonth

29.

National Animal Safety and Protection Month

#NationalAnimalSafetyAndProte… #AnimalSafetyAndProtectionMon…

30.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

#NationalCybersecurityAwarene… #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

31.

National Kitchen and Bath Month

#NationalKitchenAndBathMonth #KitchenAndBathMonth #NationalKitchenBathMonth

32.

National Cookbook Month

#NationalCookbookMonth #CookbookMonth

Food / Drink
33.

National Caramel Month

#NationalCaramelMonth #CaramelMonth

Food / Drink
34.

Drawloween

#Drawloween #Drawloween2023

The Arts
35.

International Dinosaur Month

#InternationalDinosaurMonth #DinosaurMonth

36.

National Chili Month

#NationalChiliMonth #ChiliMonth

Food / Drink
37.

Diversity Awareness Month

#DiversityAwarenessMonth #NationalDiversityAwarenessMo… #GlobalDiversityAwarenessMonth

38.

Virginia Wine Month

#VirginiaWineMonth

Nightlife
39.

Texas Wine Month

#TexasWineMonth #TXWineMonth

Nightlife
40.

Vaccine-Injury Awareness Month

#VaccineInjuryAwarenessMonth #VaccineInjuryMonth #NationalVaccineInjuryAwarene…

Health
41.

National Community Planning Month

#NationalCommunityPlanningMon… #CommunityPlanningMonth #NCPM

42.

National Dental Hygiene Month

#NationalDentalHygieneMonth #DentalHygieneMonth

Food / Drink
43.

American Pharmacists Month

#AmericanPharmacistsMonth

44.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

#NationalDisabilityEmployment… #DisabilityEmploymentAwarenes… #NDEAM

45.

Workplace Politics Awareness Month

#WorkplacePoliticsAwarenessMo…

46.

Pennsylvania Wine Month

#PennsylvaniaWineMonth #PAWineMonth

Nightlife
47.

National Pretzel Month

#NationalPretzelMonth #PretzelMonth

Food / Drink
48.

National Dyslexia Awareness Month

#NationalDyslexiaAwarenessMon… #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth

Health
49.

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

#NationalDownSyndromeAwarenes… #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth

Health
50.

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

#AdoptAShelterDogMonth #NationalAdoptAShelterDogMonth

51.

Adopt-A-Dog Month

#AdoptADogMonth #NationalAdoptADogMonth

52.

Arachtober

#Arachtober

53.

Black Speculative Fiction Month

#BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth

54.

Children's Magazine Month

#ChildrensMagazineMonth

55.

Employee Ownership Month

#EmployeeOwnershipMonth #NationalEmployeeOwnershipMon…

56.

Fire Prevention Month

#FirePreventionMonth #NationalFirePreventionMonth

57.

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

#NationalCeliacDiseaseAwarene… #CeliacDiseaseAwarenessMonth

58.

American Cheese Month

#AmericanCheeseMonth #NationalAmericanCheeseMonth

Food / Drink
59.

Dysautonomia Awareness Month

#DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth #NationalDysautonomiaAwarenes…

Health
60.

Clergy Appreciation Month

#ClergyAppreciationMonth #NationalClergyAppreciationMo…

61.

Global ADHD Awareness Month

#GlobalADHDAwarenessMonth #ADHDAwarenessMonth

62.

National High School Activities Month

#NationalHighSchoolActivities… #HighSchoolActivitiesMonth

63.

Filipino American History Month

#FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #NationalFilipinoAmericanHist… #FAHM

64.

Youth Justice Action Month

#YouthJusticeActionMonth #YouthJusticeAwarenessMonth #YJAM

65.

National Audiology Awareness Month

#NationalAudiologyAwarenessMo… #AudiologyAwarenessMonth

Health
66.

National Sensory Processing Awareness Month

#SensoryProcessingAwarenessMo… #SPDAwarenessMonth

Health
67.

National Orthodontic Health Month

#NationalOrthodonticHealthMon… #OrthodonticHealthMonth #NOHM

Health
68.

World MRSA Awareness Month

#WorldMRSAAwarenessMonth #WorldMRSAMonth #MRSAAwarenessMonth

Health
69.

Agent Orange Awareness Month

#AgentOrangeAwarenessMonth #NationalAgentOrangeAwareness…

70.

Bat Appreciation Month

#BatAppreciationMonth #NationalBatAppreciationMonth

71.

Co-op Awareness Month

#CoOpAwarenessMonth #NationalCoOpAwarenessMonth

72.

Creole Heritage Month

#CreoleHeritageMonth #InternationalCreoleHeritageM… #InternationalCreoleMonth

73.

International Strategic Planning Month

#InternationalStrategicPlanni… #StrategicPlanningMonth

74.

Mental Illness Awareness Month

#MentalIllnessAwarenessMonth

75.

National Learning and Development Month

#NationalLearningAndDevelopme… #LearningAndDevelopmentMonth

76.

TeenTober

#TeenTober

77.

Zombie Preparedness Month (Illinois)

#ZombiePreparednessMonth

78.

Zombie Preparedness Month (Kansas)

#ZombiePreparednessMonth

79.

National Bake and Decorate Month

#NationalBakeAndDecorateMonth #BakeAndDecorateMonth

Food / Drink
80.

Vegetarian Awareness Month

#VegetarianAwarenessMonth #NationalVegetarianAwarenessM…

Food / Drink
81.

National Sausage Month

#NationalSausageMonth #SausageMonth

Food / Drink
82.

Eat Better, Eat Together Month

#EatBetterEatTogetherMonth

Food / Drink
83.

Spinach Lovers Month

#SpinachLoversMonth #NationalSpinachLoversMonth

Food / Drink
84.

National Pickled Peppers Month

#PickledPeppersMonth #NationalPickledPeppersMonth

Food / Drink
85.

National Applejack Month

#NationalApplejackMonth #ApplejackMonth

Food / Drink
86.

Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month

#CaffeineAddictionRecoveryMon…

Food / Drink
87.

HCU Awareness Month

#HCUAwarenessMonth

Health
88.

Dwarfism Awareness Month

#DwarfismAwarenessMonth #NationalDwarfismAwarenessMon…

Health
89.

Eczema Awareness Month

#EczemaAwarenessMonth #NationalEczemaAwarenessMonth

Health
90.

Global Niemann-Pick Disease Awareness Month

#GlobalNiemannPickDiseaseAwar… #GlobalNiemannPickDiseaseMonth #NiemannPickMonth

Health
91.

Indoor Air Quality Month

#IndoorAirQualityMonth #NationalIndoorAirQualityMonth

Health
92.

International Longevity Month

#LongevityMonth

Health
93.

International Walk to School Month

#InternationalWalkToSchoolMon… #WalkToSchoolMonth

Health
94.

Progtober

#Progtober

The Arts
95.

4-H STEM Challenge

#4HSTEMChallenge

96.

American Archives Month

#AmericanArchivesMonth

97.

American Magazine Month

98.

Church Safety and Security Month

#ChurchSafetyAndSecurityMonth

99.

Class Reunion Month

#ClassReunionMonth

100.

Computer Learning Month

#ComputerLearningMonth #NationalComputerLearningMonth

101.

Cut Out Dissection Month

#CutOutDissectionMonth

102.

Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month

#EmotionalIntelligenceAwarene…

103.

Energy Awareness Month

#EnergyAwarenessMonth #NationalEnergyAwarenessMonth

104.

Energy Management is a Family Affair - Improve your Home Month

#EnergyManagementIsAFamilyAff…

105.

Fall Car Care Month

#FallCarCareMonth #CarCareMonth

106.

Financial Planning Month

#FinancialPlanningMonth

107.

Halloween Safety Month

#HalloweenSafetyMonth

108.

Healthy Lung Month

#HealthyLungMonth #NationalHealthyLungMonth

109.

Home Eye Safety Month

#HomeEyeSafetyMonth #NationalHomeEyeSafetyMonth

110.

National Critical Illness Awareness Month

#CriticalIllnessAwarenessMonth

111.

National Depression Education and Awareness Month

#NationalDepressionEducationA…

112.

National Ergonomics Month

#NationalErgonomicsMonth #ErgonomicsMonth

113.

National Family Health Month

#NationalFamilyHealthMonth #FamilyHealthMonth

114.

National Field Trip Month

#NationalFieldTripMonth #FieldTripMonth #NationalGoOnAFieldTripMonth

115.

National Learn to Bowl Month

#LearnToBowlMonth

116.

National Liver Awareness Month

#NationalLiverAwarenessMonth #LiverAwarenessMonth

117.

National Pet Wellness Month

#NationalPetWellnessMonth #PetWellnessMonth

118.

National Quality Month

#NationalQualityMonth #QualityMonth

119.

National RSV Awareness Month

#NationalRSVAwarenessMonth #RSVAwarenessMonth

120.

National Roller Skating Month

#NationalRollerSkatingMonth #RollerSkatingMonth

121.

National Spinal Health Month

#NationalSpinalHealthMonth #SpinalHealthMonth

122.

National Stranger Violence Awareness Month

#StrangerViolenceAwarenessMon… #SVAM

123.

Photographer Appreciation Month

#PhotographerAppreciationMonth #NationalPhotographerApprecia…

124.

Raptor Month

#RaptorMonth #NationalRaptorMonth

125.

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month

#RettSyndromeAwarenessMonth

126.

Right Brainers Rule! Month

#RightBrainersRuleMonth

127.

National Popcorn Poppin' Month

#NationalPopcornPoppinMonth #PopcornPoppinMonth

Food / Drink
128.

National Cranberry Month

#NationalCranberryMonth #CranberryMonth

Food / Drink
129.

Eat Country Ham Month

#EatCountryHamMonth #NationalEatCountryHamMonth

Food / Drink
130.

Celebrate Sun Dried Tomatoes Month

Food / Drink
131.

Go Nuts Over Texas Peanuts Month

Food / Drink
132.

Texas Restaurant Month

Food / Drink
133.

National Kink Month

#NationalKinkMonth #KinkMonth #InternationalKinkMonth

Nightlife
134.

Locktober

#Locktober

Nightlife
135.

National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

#NationalSubstanceAbusePreven… #SubstanceAbusePreventionMonth

Nightlife
136.

Raynaud's Awareness Month

#RaynaudsAwarenessMonth #NationalRaynaudsAwarenessMon…

Health
137.

Florida Greenways and Trails Month

Travel / Lodging
138.

Abuse By a Politician Awareness Month

#ABPAM #NABPAM

139.

Campaign For Healthier Babies Month

#CampaignForHealthierBabiesMo…

140.

Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month

#CelebratingTheBilingualChild…

141.

Church Library Month

#ChurchLibraryMonth

142.

Consumer Information Month

143.

Freethought Month

#MonthOfFreeThought

144.

German American Heritage Month

#GermanAmericanHeritageMonth

145.

Hicatee Awareness Month (Belize)

#HicateeAwarenessMonth

146.

Hog Out Month / Feral Hog Month

#HogOutMonth #FeralHogMonth

147.

I'm Just Me Because Month

148.

International Augmentative and Alternative Communication Awareness Month

#AACAwarenessMonth

149.

International Starman Month

#InternationalStarmanMonth

150.

Italian American Heritage and Culture Month

#ItalianAmericanHeritageAndCu… #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth #NationalItalianAmericanHerit…

151.

Jocktober

#Jocktober

152.

Long Term Care Planning Month

#LongTermCarePlanningMonth

153.

Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month

#MedicalUltrasoundAwarenessMo…

154.

Month Of Luigi

#MonthOfLuigi #SuperLuigiMonth

155.

National "Gain the Inside Advantage" Month

#NationalGainTheInsideAdvanta…

156.

National Aesthetician Month

#NationalAestheticianMonth

157.

National Chiropractic Health Month

#NationalChiropracticHealthMo… #ChiropracticHealthMonth

158.

National Communicate with Your Kids Month

159.

National Dollhouse and Miniatures Month

160.

National Dropout Prevention Month

#NationalDropoutPreventionMon… #DropoutPreventionMonth

161.

National Family Sexuality Education Month

#NationalFamilySexualityEduca… #FamilySexualityEducationMonth

162.

National Medical Librarians Month

#NationalMedicalLibrariansMon… #MedicalLibrariansMonth #NationalMedicalLibrarianMonth

163.

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

#NationalMedicineAbuseAwarene… #MedicineAbuseAwarenessMonth #NMAAM

164.

National PTA Membership Month

#PTAMembershipMonth

165.

National Pet CBD Month

#NationalPetCBDMonth #PetCBDMonth

166.

National Pit Bull Awareness Month

#NationalPitBullAwarenessMonth #PitBullAwarenessMonth

167.

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

#NationalPregnancyAndInfantLo… #PregnancyAndInfantLossAwaren…

168.

National Protect Your Hearing Month

#NationalProtectYourHearingMo… #ProtectYourHearingMonth

169.

National Reading Group Month

#NationalReadingGroupMonth #ReadingGroupMonth

170.

National Sarcastic Awareness Month

#NationalSarcasticAwarenessMo… #SarcasticAwarenessMonth #NationalSarcasmAwarenessMonth

171.

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month

#NationalSpinaBifidaAwareness… #SpinaBifidaAwarenessMonth

172.

National Squirrel Awareness Month

#NationalSquirrelAwarenessMon… #SquirrelAwarenessMonth #SquirrelAppreciationMonth

173.

National Stamp Collecting Month

#NationalStampCollectingMonth #StampCollectingMonth

174.

National Toilet Tank Repair Month

#NationalToiletTankRepairMonth #ToiletTankRepairMonth

175.

National Work and Family Month

#NationalWorkAndFamilyMonth #WorkAndFamilyMonth

176.

Open Hardware Month

#OHM2023

177.

Organize Your Medical Information Month

#OrganizeYourMedicalInformati…

178.

Ostomy Awareness Month

#OstomyAwarenessMonth

179.

Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month

#PatientCenteredCareAwareness… #PCCAM

180.

Polish American Heritage Month

#PolishAmericanHeritageMonth

181.

Positive Attitude Month

#PositiveAttitudeMonth #NationalPositiveAttitudeMonth

182.

Preptober

#Preptober #Preptober2023

183.

Scary Movie Month

#ScaryMovieMonth #NationalScaryMovieMonth

184.

Self-Promotion Month

#SelfPromotionMonth

185.

Subaru Loves Pets Month

#SubaruLovesPetsMonth

186.

Talk About Prescriptions Month

#TalkAboutPrescriptionsMonth #TAPmonth #NationalTalkAboutPrescriptio…

187.

Window Covering Safety Month

#WindowCoveringSafetyMonth #NationalWindowCoveringSafety…

188.

Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month

189.

World Animal Month

#WorldAnimalMonth #AnimalMonth

190.

World Blindness Awareness Month

#WorldBlindnessAwarenessMonth #BlindnessAwarenessMonth

191.

World Menopause Month

#WorldMenopauseMonth #MenopauseMonth #MenopauseAwarenessMonth

192.

Youth Against Tobacco Month

193.

Rhizomes and Persimmons Month

#RhizomesAndPersimmonsMonth

Food / Drink
194.

Ride His Face Month

Nightlife
195.

National Cholesterol Month (UK)

#NationalCholesterolMonth #CholesterolMonth

Health
196.

Black History Month (UK)

#BlackHistoryMonthUK #UKBlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth

197.

Boiler Switch On Awareness Month (UK)

#BoilerSwitchOnMonth #BoilerSwitchOnAwarenessMonth

198.

Disability History Month (Massachusetts)

#DisabilityHistoryMonth

199.

French-Canadian Heritage Month (Michigan)

#FrenchCanadianHeritageMonth

200.

National Foot Health Month (Australia)

#FootHealthMonth #NationalFootHealthMonth

201.

National Home Security Month

#NationalHomeSecurityMonth #HomeSecurityMonth #NHSM

202.

National Occupational Therapy Month (Canada)

#NationalOccupationalTherapyM… #OccupationalTherapyMonth

203.

National Tyre Safety Month (UK)

#NationalTyreSafetyMonth #TyreSafetyMonth

204.

Pro-Touch Awareness Month (UK)

#ProTouchAwarenessMonth

205.

Canadian Library Month (Canada)

#CanadianLibraryMonth #CDNLibraryMonth

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