October 2026 Holidays & Observances Worldwide
There is a total of 314 public holidays and observances in October of 2026 for over 230 countries and 3300 locations around the world. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays & observances along with when and where they are observed.
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| Date | Holiday | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Botswana Day Holiday | Botswana |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | National Day | China |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Cyprus Independence Day | Cyprus |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Sixth Day of Sukkot | Germany |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Chuuk Constitution Day | Micronesia |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | National Day | Hong Kong |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Sukkot (Day 6) | Israel |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Armed Forces Day | South Korea |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Elders' Day | Mongolia |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | National Day of the People's Republic of China | Macau |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | National Day | Nigeria |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Independence Day | Palau |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Investiture Ceremony of the Captains Regent 2 | San Marino |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Children's Day | El Salvador |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | International Day of Older Persons | Turkmenistan |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Tuvalu Day | Tuvalu |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine (Suspended) | Ukraine |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | International Day of Older Persons | United States |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | World Vegetarian Day | United States |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Teachers Day | Uzbekistan |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Hoshana Rabbah | Australia |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | National Day Holiday | China |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Hoshana Rabbah | Christmas Island |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Seventh Day of Sukkot | Germany |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Hoshana Rabbah | United Kingdom |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Independence Day | Guinea |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Israel |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | India |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Hoshana Rabbah | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Day after PRC National Day | Macau |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Tuvalu Day Holiday | Tuvalu |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | International Day of Non-Violence | United States |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 | Last Day of Sukkot | United States |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Shemini Atzeret | Australia |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | National Day Holiday | China |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Shemini Atzeret | Christmas Island |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Day of German Unity | Germany |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Shemini Atzeret | Germany |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Morazan's Day | Honduras |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Israel |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Shemini Atzeret | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Iraqi Independence Day | Iraq |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | National Foundation Day | South Korea |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Wine Day | Moldova |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Shmini Atzeret | United States |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Day of National Minorities of the Republic of Armenia | Armenia |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | Australia |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Australia |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | Canada |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Canada |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | National Day Holiday | China |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | Christmas Island |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christmas Island |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Harvest Festival | Germany |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Last day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) | Germany |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | Germany |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | United Kingdom |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Independence Day | Lesotho |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Father's Day | Luxembourg |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Wine Day | Moldova |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Peace and Reconciliation Day | Mozambique |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Jitiya Parwa | Nepal |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Simchat Torah | United States |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | United States |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Daylight Saving Time starts | Australia |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Teachers' Day | Armenia |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | King's Birthday | Australia |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Labour Day | Australia |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Territory Day | Australia |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | National Day Holiday | China |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Territory Day | Christmas Island |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Peat Cutting Monday | Falkland Islands |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | World Teachers' Day | Kiribati |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Day off for National Foundation Day | South Korea |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | Saint Lucia |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Day off for Peace and Reconciliation Day | Mozambique |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Republic Day | Portugal |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | World Habitat Day | United States |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | World Teachers' Day | United States |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Child Health Day | United States |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Frances Xavier Cabrini Day | United States |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | Constitution Day | Vanuatu |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Armed Forces Day | Egypt |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Day of the Heroes of the Carpathian-Duklian Operation | Slovakia |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Memorial Day | Turkmenistan |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | German American Day | United States |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | World Cerebral Palsy Day | United States |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | National Day Holiday | China |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | Day off for Armed Forces Day | Egypt |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | Day of the Croatian Parliament | Croatia |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | Battle of Angamos | Peru |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | World Sight Day | United States |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Day of the Valencian Community | Spain |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Abolition Day | St. Barts |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Independence of Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Hangeul Proclamation Day | South Korea |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | National Day Holiday | Taiwan |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Independence Day | Uganda |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | World Post Day | United States |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Leif Erikson Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Translators' Day | Armenia |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Plebiscite Day | Austria |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Mahalaya | Bangladesh |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Special Working Day | China |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Beginning of the War of Independence | Cuba |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Curaçao Day | Curaçao |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Fiji Day | Fiji |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Mazingira Day | Kenya |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Party Foundation Day | North Korea |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak | Malaysia |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Day of the Maroons | Suriname |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry Workers | Turkmenistan |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | National Day | Taiwan |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | World Migratory Bird Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | World Mental Health Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Robert E. Lee's Birthday | United States |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Bolivian Women's Day | Bolivia |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Grandparents' Day | Germany |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | First Day of Sharad Navratri | India |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Day of People's Uprising | North Macedonia |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Ghatasthapana (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | International Day of the Girl Child | United States |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Anniversary of Death of General Pulaski | United States |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Casimir Pulaski Day | United States |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Navratri | United States |
| Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Navaratri | South Africa |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Hispanic Day | Spain |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity | Argentina |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Columbus Day | American Samoa |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of Decolonization | Bolivia |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Our Lady of Aparecida / Children's Day | Brazil |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | National Heroes Day | The Bahamas |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Indigenous People's Resistance Day | Belize |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of the Discovery of Two Worlds | Chile |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Columbus Day Holiday | Colombia |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Independence Day | Equatorial Guinea |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of Race | Guatemala |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Columbus Day | Honduras |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sports Day | Japan |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of People's Uprising observed | North Macedonia |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Commonwealth Cultural Day | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of Race | Mexico |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day | Norfolk Island |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Indigenous Resistance Day | Nicaragua |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Día de la Raza | Puerto Rico |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Samizdat Day | Slovakia |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Constitution Day | Sint Maarten |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | National Heritage Day | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | American Indian Heritage Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Columbus Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Discoverers' Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Fraternal Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Indigenous People's Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Native American Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Yorktown Victory Day | United States |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of cultural diversity | Uruguay |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Day of Indigenous Resistance | Venezuela |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Puerto Rico Friendship Day | US Virgin Islands |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Lotu a Tamaiti | Samoa |
| Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Day | Burundi |
| Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol | Thailand |
| Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Navy Birthday | United States |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Mother's Day | Belarus |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Svetitskhovloba | Georgia |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Chișinău Day | Moldova |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Mwalimu Nyerere Day | Tanzania |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | United States |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Liberation Day | Yemen |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Australia |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Teacher's Day | Brazil |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Commemoration Day of King's Father | Cambodia |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Mother's Day | Malawi |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Evacuation Day | Tunisia |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | International Day of Rural Women | United States |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | White Cane Safety Day | United States |
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | World Food Day | United States |
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | Boss's Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Day of Dignity | Bolivia |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Finno-Ugric Day | Estonia |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Dessalines Day | Haiti |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | India |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Phulpati (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | United States |
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sweetest Day | United States |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Mother's Day | Argentina |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | National Independence Day | Azerbaijan |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Durga Puja Holiday | Bangladesh |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Healthcare Aide Day | Canada |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Double Ninth Festival | China |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Chung Yeung Festival | Hong Kong |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Aliyah Day School Observance | Israel |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Maha Saptami | India |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Chong Yeung Festival | Macau |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Father's Day | Russia |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Double Ninth Day | Taiwan |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Alaska Day | United States |
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Prayer Day | Zambia |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Ashtami | Bangladesh |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Maurice Bishop Day | Grenada |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Day off for Chung Yeung Festival | Hong Kong |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Maha Ashtami | India |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | National Heroes' Day | Jamaica |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Astami (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Durga Puja | Pakistan |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Alaska Day observed | United States |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Heroes and Forefathers Day | British Virgin Islands |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Day off for Prayer Day | Zambia |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Mahanabami | Bangladesh |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Revolution of 1944 | Guatemala |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Dussehra | India |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Mashujaa Day | Kenya |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Nawami (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Dussehra | Pakistan |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Vietnamese Women's Day | Vietnam |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Dussehra | South Africa |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Durga Puja | Bangladesh |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | President Ndadaye's Day | Burundi |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Dashain | Bhutan |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Father's Day | Belarus |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Army Day | Honduras |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Dashami (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | World War II Victims Remembrance Day | Serbia |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Overseas Chinese Day | Taiwan |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Saint Ursula's Day | British Virgin Islands |
| Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Royal Hobart Show | Australia |
| Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Ekadashi (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | United Nations Day observed | Micronesia |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | 1956 Revolution Memorial Day | Hungary |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Liberation Day | Libya |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | North Macedonia |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Duwadashi (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | New Zealand |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Day off for United Nations Day | Palau |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Chulalongkorn Day | Thailand |
| Saturday, October 24, 2026 | United Nations Day | Micronesia |
| Saturday, October 24, 2026 | World Development Information Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Independence Day | Zambia |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Daylight Saving Time ends | Spain |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Lakshmi Puja | Bangladesh |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Prabarana Purnima | Bangladesh |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Thanksgiving | Grenada |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Republic Day | Kazakhstan |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Sri Lanka |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent) | Myanmar |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Repentance Day | Norway |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Sovereignty Day | Slovenia |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Repentance Day | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Taiwan's Retrocession Day | Taiwan |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Hurricane Thanksgiving | US Virgin Islands |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Daylight Saving Time ends | Lebanon |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | National Heroes Day | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | National Day | Austria |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Gospel Day | Cook Islands |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Day off for Thanksgiving | Grenada |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | October Bank Holiday | Ireland |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | India |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Day off for Republic Day | Kazakhstan |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent) | Myanmar |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Angam Day | Nauru |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Labour Day | New Zealand |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji | Pakistan |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Day off for Taiwan's Retrocession Day | Taiwan |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Day | Venezuela |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent) | Myanmar |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Černová Tragedy Day | Slovakia |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United States |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Independence Day | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Public Service Holiday | Brazil |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Ochi Day | Cyprus |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Independent Czechoslovak State Day | Czechia |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | The Ochi day | Greece |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Establishment of the Independent Czecho-Slovak State | Slovakia |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Republic Day Eve | Turkey |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Day of Liberation of Ukraine from Fascist Invaders | Ukraine |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Karaka Chaturthi | India |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | King's Coronation Day | Cambodia |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Capital City Day | Mongolia |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Birth of Ľudovíta Štúr | Slovakia |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Republic Day | Turkey |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | World Stroke Day | United States |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | World Thrift Day | Germany |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | All Saints' Eve | Sweden |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation | Slovakia |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | Nevada Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Albania |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Reformation Day | Austria |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Australia |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | All Saints' Day | Åland Islands |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Martyrs' Day | Burkina Faso |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Bermuda |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Reformation Day | Chile |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Colombia |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Reformation Day | Germany |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Denmark |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Unity Day | Western Sahara |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | All Saints' Day | Finland |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | United Kingdom |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Unity Day | Morocco |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Moldova |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | All Saints' Day | Sweden |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Reformation Day | Slovenia |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Reformation Day | Slovakia |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Thailand |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | World Cities Day | United States |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | United States |