CMT Awareness Month 2026
CMT Awareness Month is observed every October to raise awareness about Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) – a group of inherited neurological conditions that affect the peripheral nerves. It’s a time for...
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Go Sober For October 2026
Sober October 2026 runs from 1 to 31 October. What is Go Sober for October? Go Sober for October is the familiar name for an alcohol-free October fundraising challenge. The...
International School Library Month 2026
International School Library Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. International School Library Month takes place each October to celebrate the vital role that school libraries and library staff play in...
International Walk to School Month
International Walk to School Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Every October, children, families, and schools around the world put their best foot forward - literally. International Walk to School...
National Cholesterol Month 2026
National Cholesterol Month takes place throughout October 2026. Led by HEART UK -- The Cholesterol Charity, it is the UK's dedicated campaign to raise awareness of cholesterol, its role in...
National Home Security Month 2026
National Home Security Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Every October, households across the UK take part in National Home Security Month – a timely campaign designed to highlight the...
Pituitary Awareness Month 2026
Pituitary Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Every October, healthcare professionals, advocacy groups, and individuals affected by pituitary conditions unite for Pituitary Awareness Month. It’s a time to spotlight...
ADHD Awareness Month 2026
ADHD Awareness Month 2026 runs from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 31 October. Charities, schools, workplaces and community groups use October to share reliable information about ADHD and help people...
Black History Month
Black History Month 2026 runs from 1 to 31 October in the UK. Black History Month UK: the 2026 campaign The Black History Month UK campaign's theme is Honouring Our...
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 runs from 1 to 31 October. What is Cybersecurity Awareness Month? Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an October campaign helping people and organisations build safer online habits....
The Big Draw 2026
The Big Draw Festival 2026 takes place throughout October, with the theme “Make a Mark”. What is The Big Draw? The Big Draw Festival is an international celebration of drawing,...
National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2026
National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is an annual event that takes place each October to celebrate the contributions of...
Eye Injury Prevention Month 2026
Eye Injury Prevention Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Eye Injury Prevention Month is observed every October to promote awareness about eye safety and prevent injuries. This campaign emphasises the...
Menopause Awareness Month 2026
Menopause Awareness Month 2026 runs from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 31 October. UK organisations use October to share information about menopause and the support available. The Northern Cancer Alliance's...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026
When is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? YearDatesDay 20261-31 OctoberThursday to Saturday 20271-31 OctoberFriday to Sunday 20281-31 OctoberSunday to Tuesday Breast Cancer Awareness Month always runs throughout the whole of October...
National Coupon Awareness Month UK 2026
National Coupon Awareness Month UK 2026 runs throughout October 2026. What is National Coupon Awareness Month UK? National Coupon Awareness Month UK highlights how personalised coupons shared by retailers after...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) takes place every October in the United States. The month-long campaign mourns those lost to domestic violence, celebrates survivors, and connects the advocates, professionals, and...
National Book Month
National Book Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. National Book Month takes place every October and is a celebration of reading, writing, and the enduring importance of books in everyday...
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month takes place throughout October each year. It is a public health observance in the United States that raises awareness of SIDS and...
National Fire Prevention Month
National Fire Prevention Month takes place throughout October 2026 across the United States. The observance encourages households, schools, workplaces, and fire services to focus on practical steps that reduce the...
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month runs throughout October each year, raising understanding of dyslexia and championing the millions of people who experience it. The month encourages schools, employers, families, and communities to...
LGBTQ+ History Month
LGBTQ+ History Month is an annual observance held throughout October in the United States and a growing number of other countries. It celebrates the history, achievements and contributions of lesbian,...
Blindness Awareness Month
Blindness Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Blindness Awareness Month takes place every October. It is dedicated to raising understanding of blindness and low vision, celebrating the capabilities of...
National Physical Therapy Month
National Physical Therapy Month takes place throughout October 2026, running from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 31 October. Organised by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the observance raises public...
Liver Awareness Month
Liver Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Liver Awareness Month takes place every October and is dedicated to raising public understanding of liver health, the causes and symptoms of...
Eczema Awareness Month
Eczema Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout October 2026. Eczema Awareness Month takes place every October to raise understanding of eczema, reduce the stigma attached to visible skin conditions, and support...
National Protect Your Hearing Month
National Protect Your Hearing Month runs throughout October 2026. Led in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety...
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month is observed throughout October in the United States, dedicated to raising public understanding of Down syndrome, promoting inclusion, and celebrating the abilities and achievements of individuals...
Stoptober 2026
Stoptober 2026 is Thursday 1 October 2026 and runs for the whole of October. Stoptober always starts on 1 October, the date set by the Department of Health and Social...
Emotional Wellness Month 2026
Emotional Wellness Month is marked during October, including 1–31 October 2026. It offers a prompt to consider emotional wellbeing and the support people can access. Ohio State University's October 2026 wellness message recognises the month.
Global Diversity Awareness Month 2026
Global Diversity Awareness Month is marked during October, including 1–31 October 2026. Organisations use it to encourage understanding across cultures and backgrounds and to consider how people experience inclusion. It appears in the University of Gloucestershire's inclusion calendar.
Pear and Pineapple Month 2026
Pear and Pineapple Month is an informal food-calendar observance listed in October, including 1–31 October 2026. It is a prompt to try the two fruits in everyday cooking. Its origins are not established, so there is no need to attach a founding organisation or an invented historical explanation to your celebration.
Black Cat Awareness Month 2026
Black Cat Awareness Month is marked in October, including 1–31 October 2026. It provides a focus for celebrating black cats and supporting animal rescues. It is distinct from Cats Protection's UK National Black Cat Day on 27 October.
Mental Health Month 2026 (Australia)
Mental Health Month takes place in October in Australia, from 1 to 31 October 2026. Mental Health Australia's national campaign uses the 2026 theme “Together We Thrive”. In the United States, Mental Health America's Mental Health Month is held in May. Choose the campaign that matches your audience.
Family Learning Festival 2026
Family Learning Festival 2026 runs from Saturday 3 October to Sunday 1 November. It celebrates adults and children learning together through shared activities. The festival website says Campaign for Learning is pausing national coordination of activities and events in 2026, while encouraging local groups to continue taking part.
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2026
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week runs 18–24 October 2026. Explore WHO's From Detection to Prevention theme and practical awareness ideas.
National Adoption Week 2026
National Adoption Week 2026 runs from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October. Adoption England confirms the dates and lists events for adopted people, adoptive families, birth families and professionals. The...
World Polio Day
What is World Polio Day? World Polio Day brings attention to the effort to end polio everywhere, and to the health workers, volunteers and communities making that possible. It is...
International Day of Climate Action: 24 October anniversary
24 October marks the anniversary of the International Day of Climate Action organised by 350.org in 2009. In 2026, the anniversary falls on Saturday 24 October. The historical mobilisation is documented; this guide does not present it as a confirmed 350.org worldwide programme for 2026.
United Nations Day
United Nations Day is observed every year on 24 October, marking the anniversary of the day in 1945 when the Charter of the United Nations entered into force. It commemorates...
Zambia — Independence Day
Zambia — Independence Day is on Saturday 24 October 2026.Zambia's national celebration is Independence Day on 24 October.Country or nation: Zambia.DatesYearDate2026Saturday 24 October 20262027Sunday 24 October 20272028Tuesday 24 October 2028Official...
World Development Information Day 2026
Explore how clear, trustworthy information can help people understand development challenges and take part in solutions. The day is useful for lessons, community discussions and projects that make evidence easier to find and use.
International Brain Tumour Awareness Week 2026
International Brain Tumour Awareness Week 2026 runs from Saturday 24 October to Saturday 31 October, inclusive. The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) invites people and organisations to raise awareness of the challenges faced by the brain tumour community and the need for research and support.
Disarmament Week 2026
Make time for informed discussion about disarmament, the humanitarian consequences of weapons and the role of cooperation in building peace. Libraries, schools and community groups can use the week for accessible learning and thoughtful debate.
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2026
Help people question, check and use information confidently. This international week is an opportunity for schools, libraries, workplaces and families to practise useful media skills through everyday examples.
