1st
International Coffee Day
International Day of Older Persons
World Vegetarian Day
3rd
National Poetry Day
4th
World Smile Day
World Animal Day
4th – 10th
World Space Week
5th
Do Something Nice Day
World Teachers Day
6th
Grandparents Day
National Badger Day
World Cerebral Palsy Day
6th – 12th
Dyspraxia Awareness Week
10th
World Mental Health Day
World Porridge Day
7th – 11th
Back Pain Week
National Pyjama Week
National Work Life Week
7th – 12th
Libraries Week
7th – 13th
British Egg Week
Dyslexia Awareness Week
National Arthritis Week
National Braille Week
National Curry Week
9th – 15th
Baby Loss Awareness Week
11th
International Day of the Girl Child
World Egg Day
World Sight Day
12th
World Arthritis Day
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
13th
National No Bra Day
World Thrombosis Day
13th – 19th
National Baby Swimming Week
14th – 20th
National Adoption Week
National Cake Week
15th
Global Hand Washing Day
Global Wave of Light
16th
Restart a Heart Day
World Food Day
16th – 20th
National Chocolate Week
13th – 19th
International Infection Prevention Control Week
17th
Conflict Resolution Day
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
World Values Day
18th
Anti Slavery Day
Epilepsy Action Tea Break
Wear It Pink Day
19th
Evaluate Your Life Day
19th October – 3rd November
Family Learning Festival
20th
International Sloth Day
World Children’s Day
World Osteoporosis Day
26th October – 2nd November
International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
21st
Apple Day
22nd
International Stammering Awareness Day
National Nut Day (US)
23rd
Sudep Action Day
24th
World Polio Day
25th
National Mentoring Day
World Pasta Day
27th
Daylight Saving Time ends
Diwali
29th
World Psoriasis Day
28th October – 3rd November
UK Sausage Week
31st
Hallowe’en
31st October – 2nd November
Museums at Night