Here’s a list of important dates, both national and international, for the months of October to December 2023.
We were surprised at how many days of the year are now allocated as ‘special’ days, for one reason or another. It seems there’s a day for everything and everyone! Here is a comprehensive list of some of the more important dates, but this is by no means 100% complete!
October to December
01 October: Grandparents’ Day
01 October: International Coffee Day
01 October: International Music Day
01 October: National Hair Day
01 October: World Vegetarian Day
02 October: International Day of Non-Violence
02 October: World Habitat Day
03 October: National Boyfriend Day
04 October: National Taco Day
04 October: World Financial Planning Day
04 October: World Space Week Begins
04 October: World Animal Day
05 October: National Poetry Day
05 October: World Teachers’ Day
06 October: World Smile Day
06 October: World Cerebral Palsy Day
08 October: UK Fungus Day
08 October: International Podiatry Day
09 October: World Post Day
10 October: World Porridge Day
10 October: World Homeless Day
11 October: International Day of the Girl Child
12 October: World Arthritis Day
12 October: World Sight Day
13 October: World Egg Day
14 October: World Hospice & Palliative Care Day
15 October: International Day of Rural Women
15 October: Global Handwashing Day
16 October: World Spine Day
17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October: National Pasta Day
20 October: International Sloth Day
20 October: World Osteoporosis Day
21 October: Back to the Future Day
21 October: National Apple Day
21 October: National Reptile Day
22 October: International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 October: United Nations Day
25 October: World Opera Day
25 October: International Dwarfism Awareness Day
26 October: National Pumpkin Day
27 October: National Mentoring Day
29 October: National Cat Day
29 October: World Stroke Day
29 October: World Psoriasis Day
31 October: World Savings Day
31 October: Halloween
01 Nov: All Saints’ Day
01 Nov: Day of the Dead
01 Nov: Movember Begins
01 Nov: World Vegan Day
02 Nov: All Souls’ Day
05 Nov: Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night)
05 Nov: World Tsunami awareness Day
08 Nov: National Cappuccino Day
09 Nov: British Pudding Day
09 Nov: World Adoption Day
10 Nov: World Science Day for Peace & Development
11 Nov: Remembrance Day
13 Nov: World Kindness Day
14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
15 Nov: World Phimantropy Day
16 Nov: International Day for Tolerance
17 Nov: World Prematurity Day
17 Nov: National Unfriend Day
19 Nov: International Men’s Day
19 Nov: National Play Monopoly Day
19 Nov: World Toilet Day
20 Nov: Universal Children’s Day
21 Nov: World Hello Day
21 Nov: World Television Day
23 Nov: National Espresso Day
24 Nov: Buy Nothing Day
25 Nov: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
27 Nov: Cyber Monday
28 Nov: Giving Tuesday
01 Dec: World AIDS Day
02 Dec: Small Business Saturday
02 Dec: National Mutt Day
02 Dec: Candle Day
04 Dec: Wildlife Conservation Day
05 Dec: International Volunteer Day
06 Dec: St Nicholas Day
07 Dec: International Civil Aviation Day
08 Dec: National Brownie Day
09 Dec: International Anti-corruption Day
10 Dec: Human Rights Day
10 Dec: International Animal Rights Day
10 Dec: Nobel Prize Day
11 Dec: UNICEF Birthday
11 Dec: International Mountain Day
12 Dec: International Day of Neutrality
14 Dec: Monkey Day
18 Dec: Arabic Language Day
20 Dec: International Human Solidarity Day
21 Dec: Winter Solstice – Start of Winter
24 Dec: Christmas Eve
25 Dec: Christmas Day
26 Dec: Boxing Day
27 Dec: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Source: Calendarr.com
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