Major Events Around the Globe
Global
Thursday, October 1, 2026
International Day of Older Persons
Friday, October 2, 2026
Gandhi Jayanti (India)
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Day of German Unity (Germany)
Sunday, October 4, 2026
World Animal Day
Monday, October 5, 2026
World Teachers' Day
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Oktoberfest ends (Germany)
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
World Habitat Day
Thursday, October 8, 2026
International Solar Energy Society Day
Friday, October 9, 2026
Leif Erikson Day (USA)
Saturday, October 10, 2026
World Mental Health Day
Sunday, October 11, 2026
International Day of the Girl
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (USA), Día de la Raza (Latin America)
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
National Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
National Dessert Day (USA)
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Global Handwashing Day
Friday, October 16, 2026
World Food Day
Saturday, October 17, 2026
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Sunday, October 18, 2026
National Chocolate Cupcake Day (USA)
Monday, October 19, 2026
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
World Statistics Day
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
United Nations Day
Thursday, October 22, 2026
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Friday, October 23, 2026
Mole Day (Chemistry)
Saturday, October 24, 2026
United Nations Day
Sunday, October 25, 2026
World Pasta Day
Monday, October 26, 2026
National Pumpkin Day (USA)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Navy Day (India)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Czech Independence Day (Czech Republic)
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Internet Day
Friday, October 30, 2026
World Savings Day
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween
Afghanistan
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Day of Martyrs and Disabled
Monday, October 12, 2026
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Albania
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher's Day
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
National Day of Albania (Anniversary of the Albanian National Assembly)
Algeria
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Revolution Day
Andorra
Thursday, October 8, 2026
National Day (La Diada)
Angola
Sunday, October 4, 2026
National Independence Day
Antigua and Barbuda
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day
Argentina
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity)
Friday, October 16, 2026
National Day of Women's Rights
Armenia
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Armenia Independence Day
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
National Army Day
Australia
Monday, October 5, 2026
Labour Day (in some states)
Monday, October 26, 2026
Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria only)
Austria
Monday, October 26, 2026
National Day
Azerbaijan
Sunday, October 18, 2026
State Independence Day
Bahamas
Monday, October 12, 2026
Discovery Day
Bahrain
Sunday, October 4, 2026
National Day
Bangladesh
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Shaheed Dibash (Martyrs’ Day)
Barbados
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
National Heroes Day
Belarus
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Day of the State Flag
Belgium
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Belgian National Day
Belize
Monday, October 12, 2026
Discovery Day
Benin
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Bhutan
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
National Day
Bolivia
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Day of the Bolivian Revolution
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Statehood Day
Botswana
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Botswana Day
Brazil
Monday, October 12, 2026
Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Our Lady of Aparecida) - Patroness of Brazil
Brunei
Monday, October 5, 2026
National Day
Bulgaria
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Day of the Bulgarian Parliament
Burkina Faso
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Revolution Day
Burundi
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
National Independence Day
Cabo Verde
Monday, October 5, 2026
National Heroes Day
Cambodia
Monday, October 5, 2026
King Norodom Sihanouk Memorial Day
Cameroon
Thursday, October 1, 2026
National Day
Canada
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Thanksgiving Day (Observed in Canada)
Central African Republic
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Chad
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Chile
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
China
Thursday, October 1, 2026
National Day (Celebrates the founding of the People's Republic of China)
Colombia
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Comoros
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Independence Day
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Congo (Republic)
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Republic Day
Costa Rica
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Croatia
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Independence Day
Cuba
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Cuban Culture Day
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Cyprus
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Cyprus Independence Day
Czechia
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Czechoslovak Statehood Day (National Day)
Denmark
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Djibouti
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Independence Day
Dominica
Monday, October 12, 2026
Thanksgiving Day (Observed)
Dominican Republic
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Ecuador
Friday, October 9, 2026
National Day of Ecuador (Día de la Independencia)
Egypt
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Armed Forces Day
El Salvador
Monday, October 5, 2026
Day of the National Revolution
Equatorial Guinea
Monday, October 12, 2026
Independence Day
Eritrea
Thursday, October 1, 2026
National Day (Anniversary of the founding of Eritrea)
Estonia
Sunday, October 4, 2026
National Day (Estonian National Day)
Eswatini
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
National Day (King's Birthday or Celebration of Unity)
Ethiopia
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)
Fiji
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Fiji Day (Independence Day)
Finland
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
France
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Gabon
Friday, October 16, 2026
National Day (Independence Day)
Gambia
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Revolution Day (Celebrating the 1994 coup d'état)
Georgia
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Day of the Georgian Military
Germany
Saturday, October 3, 2026
German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
Ghana
Saturday, October 24, 2026
United Nations Day
Greece
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Ohi Day (Greek National Day, commemorating the refusal to surrender to Italy during WWII)
Grenada
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Republic Day
Guatemala
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Guinea
Friday, October 2, 2026
Independence Day
Guinea-Bissau
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Independence Day
Guyana
Saturday, October 10, 2026
National Day (Commemorating the country's independence from the UK)
Haiti
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Dessalines Day (Commemorating the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of Haiti's founding fathers)
Honduras
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Hungary
Friday, October 23, 2026
1956 Revolution Memorial Day
Iceland
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
India
Friday, October 2, 2026
Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi's birthday and national day of nonviolence)
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Global Handwashing Day (observed in India)
Indonesia
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Youth Pledge Day (Sumpah Pemuda)
Iran
Saturday, October 10, 2026
National Teachers' Day
Iraq
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Iraqi Martyrs' Day
Ireland
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Israel
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Sukkot (Jewish holiday)
Monday, October 5, 2026
Shemini Atzeret (Jewish holiday)
Italy
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (celebrated in some regions)
Jamaica
Monday, October 19, 2026
National Heroes Day
Japan
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Sports Day (Taiiku no Hi)
Jordan
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
National Day
Kazakhstan
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Republic Day (celebrates the declaration of independence)
Kenya
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Mashujaa Day (Heroes Day)
Kiribati
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
Kuwait
Friday, October 2, 2026
National Day
Kyrgyzstan
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher's Day
Laos
Monday, October 5, 2026
National Teachers' Day
Latvia
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Nature Day (celebrated in some regions)
Lebanon
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Lebanese Armed Forces Day
Lesotho
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Independence Day
Liberia
Saturday, October 10, 2026
National Day (Celebrates the first African republic's independence)
Libya
Friday, October 23, 2026
Libyan Revolution Day
Liechtenstein
Thursday, October 15, 2026
National Day
Lithuania
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Statehood Day
Luxembourg
Friday, October 23, 2026
National Day
Madagascar
Thursday, October 29, 2026
National Independence Day
Malawi
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Independence Day
Malaysia
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Hari Raya Haji (celebrated in some regions)
Maldives
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
National Day
Mali
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Revolution Day
Malta
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Marshall Islands
Friday, October 16, 2026
National Day (Celebrates independence from the U.S.)
Mauritania
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
National Day
Mauritius
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Mexico
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Micronesia
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Federated States of Micronesia Day (National Day)
Moldova
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Republic Day (Independence Day)
Monaco
Monday, October 19, 2026
Prince’s Day (Celebrating the reigning prince's birthday)
Mongolia
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher’s Day
Montenegro
Monday, October 19, 2026
National Day (Commemoration of the 2006 referendum for independence)
Morocco
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Revolution Day (Commemorates the 1957 Revolution)
Mozambique
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Independence Day
Myanmar
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher's Day
Namibia
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Independence Day
Nauru
Monday, October 26, 2026
National Day (Commemorates independence from Australia)
Nepal
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher’s Day
Netherlands
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
New Zealand
Monday, October 26, 2026
Labour Day (celebrated in some regions)
Nicaragua
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Niger
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Independence Day
Nigeria
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Nigeria Independence Day
North Korea
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Party Foundation Day (Anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea)
North Macedonia
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Day of the Macedonian Revolution (celebrating the Ilinden Uprising)
Norway
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Oman
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Armed Forces Day
Pakistan
Saturday, October 10, 2026
World Mental Health Day (observed in Pakistan)
Palau
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Panama
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Paraguay
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Peru
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Battle of Angamos Day (Naval Day)
Philippines
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher's Day
Poland
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
National Day (celebrating Polish history and culture)
Portugal
Monday, October 5, 2026
Republic Day (celebrated in some regions)
Qatar
Sunday, October 4, 2026
National Day (Commemoration of independence from Britain)
Romania
Sunday, October 25, 2026
National Day (celebrating the founding of the Romanian nation)
Russia
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Day of Unity (celebrating the historical unity of Russian lands)
Rwanda
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Rwanda Independence Day
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Independence Day
Saint Lucia
Monday, October 5, 2026
National Day
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
National Heroes Day
Samoa
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teachers' Day
San Marino
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Feast of Saint Marinus (Patron Saint's Day)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Monday, October 12, 2026
Independence Day
Saudi Arabia
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Saudi National Day (National Day commemorating the Kingdom's unification)
Senegal
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Independence Day
Serbia
Monday, October 5, 2026
Teacher's Day
Seychelles
Thursday, October 29, 2026
National Day (Commemorating the country's independence)
Sierra Leone
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Singapore
Thursday, October 1, 2026
National Day (Commemorating Singapore's independence from Malaysia)
Slovakia
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
National Day (Commemorating the establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918)
Slovenia
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Solomon Islands
Monday, October 5, 2026
Independence Day
Somalia
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Armed Forces Day
South Africa
Saturday, October 24, 2026
National Day
South Korea
Saturday, October 3, 2026
National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol)
South Sudan
Friday, October 16, 2026
Independence Day
Spain
Monday, October 12, 2026
National Day (Día de la Hispanidad, celebrating Columbus' arrival)
Sri Lanka
Thursday, October 8, 2026
World Teachers' Day (Observed in Sri Lanka)
Sudan
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Suriname
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Day of the Revolution (Commemoration of the 1980 coup d'état)
Sweden
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Switzerland
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
Syria
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Armed Forces Day
Taiwan
Saturday, October 10, 2026
National Day (Double Ten Day, commemorates the 1911 Xinhai Revolution)
Tajikistan
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Teacher's Day
Tanzania
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Mashujaa Day (Heroes Day, honoring those who contributed to the nation's freedom)
Thailand
Friday, October 23, 2026
Chulalongkorn Day (Commemorating the King Chulalongkorn's death)
Timor-Leste
Monday, October 12, 2026
Day of the Indigenous People (celebrated as a national day)
Togo
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Independence Day
Tonga
Monday, October 5, 2026
King Tupou I Day (Commemoration of the king’s birthday)
Trinidad and Tobago
Monday, October 5, 2026
Republic Day (celebrating the country's shift to a republic in 1976)
Tunisia
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Evacuation Day (Commemoration of the departure of the last French troops in 1963)
Turkey
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Republic Day (Celebrating the founding of the Republic of Turkey)
Turkmenistan
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Independence Day
Tuvalu
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Uganda
Friday, October 9, 2026
Independence Day
Ukraine
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Defender of Ukraine Day (Honoring the military and defense forces)
United Arab Emirates
Thursday, October 1, 2026
National Day
United Kingdom
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated in some regions)
United States
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Halloween (celebrated nationwide)
Uruguay
Monday, October 12, 2026
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Uzbekistan
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Independence Day
Vanuatu
Monday, October 5, 2026
National Day (Commemorating independence from France and the UK in 1980)
Vatican City
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Venezuela
Monday, October 12, 2026
Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Vietnam
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Vietnam Women's Day
Yemen
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
National Day (Commemoration of unification in 1990)
Zambia
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Independence Day
Zimbabwe
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Unity Day