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October Observances

October is full of observances! Check out the list below and take action with CRS by engaging with our Facebook and Instagram posts that acknowledge these special designations.

  • LGBTQIA+ History Month 

  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month 

  • Filipino American History Month 

  • Respect Life Month 

  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month 

  • Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month 

  • October 1-2 – Yom Kippur 

  • October 2 – International Wrongful Conviction Day 

  • October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence/Respect Life Day 

  • October 2 – Anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi in 1869

  • October 3 – World Smile Day

  • October 5 – Do Something Nice Day 

  • October 5 – Anniversary of the Come Alive October 5 Voter Registration Event in 1983

  • October 6 – Anniversary of the birth of Fannie Lou Hamer in 1917 

  • October 6 – Anniversary of the birth of Wadee AlFayoumi in 2017

  • October 6-13 – Sukkot 

  • October 7 – Anniversary of the birth of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1931  

  • October 8 – International Lesbian Day 

  • October 8 – Latina Equal Pay Day 

  • October 10 – World Day Against the Death Penalty 

  • October 10 – World Mental Health Day 

  • October 10 – World Homeless Day 

  • October 11 – National Coming Out Day 

  • October 11 – Anniversary of the birth of Thich Nhat Hanh in 1926 

  • October 12 – Anniversary of the death of Ronald “RonnieMan” Johnson in 2014

  • October 13 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day 

  • October 13-15 – Sh’mini (Shemini) Atzeret

  • October 14 – Anniversary of the birth of George Floyd in 1973 

  • October 14 – Anniversary of the death of Wadee AlFayoumi in 2023

  • October 14-15 – Simchat Torah

  • October 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month Ends 

  • October 15 – International Day of Rural Women 

  • October 16 – International Pronouns Day 

  • October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 

  • October 17-24 – Gender-Fluid Awareness Week; Gender-Fluid Visibility Week; Gender-Fluid Week, Fluid Week

  • October 19-25– Asexual Awareness Week 

  • October 20 – Anniversary of the death of Laquan McDonald in 2014 

  • October 20 – Diwali Day  

  • October 22 – Make a Difference Day 

  • October 22 – October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation National Day of Protest 

  • October 24 – United Nations Day 

  • October 26 – Intersex Awareness Day  

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