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.

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month  

• LGBTQIA+ History Month 

• Filipino American History Month 

• Infant Safe Sleep and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month 

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

• October 2 – Sukkot Ends

• October 2 – International Wrongful Conviction Day 

• October 2 – World Smile Day

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

• October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence

• October 2-3 – Shmini Atzeret

• October 3-4 – Simchat Torah   

• October 5 – Do Something Nice Day 

• October 5 – Anniversary of the “Come Alive October 5” voter registration event 

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

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

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

• October 8 – International Lesbian Day

• October 8 – Latina Equal Pay Day 

• October 8 – Anniversary of the birth of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. in 1941

• 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 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day - CRS Closed

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

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

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

• October 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month Ends

• October 15 – International Day of Rural Women 

• October 15 – National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 

• October 15 – Spirit 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 – National LGBT Center Awareness Day 

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

• October 21 – International Pronouns Day 

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

• October 24 – United Nations Day 

• October 24 – Make a Difference Day 

• October 25-31 – Asexual Awareness Week 

• October 26 – Intersex Awareness Day 

• October 28 – National Immigrants Day