October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Filipino American History Month, LGBT History Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, & Polish American Heritage Month

• 1^st
  Jerry Rescue Day
• 3^rd
  Navratri (Hindu) (October 3 – October 12)
• 2^nd
  Rosh Hashanah Jewish Holiday (October 2 - October 4)
• 2^nd
  International Day of Non-Violence & Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
• 9^th
  Durga Puja (Hindu) (October 9 - October 13)
• 10^th
  World Mental Health Day
• 11^th
  Yom Kippur (Jewish) (October 11 - October 12)
• 11^th
  National Coming Out Day
• 12^th
  Dussehra (Hindu)
• 14^th
  Indigenous Peoples Day
• 15^th
  White Cane Safety Day
• 16^th
  Sukkot Jewish Holiday (October 16 - October 23)
• 16^th
  International Pronouns Day
• 17^th
  Spirit Day
• 23^rd
  Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Jewish) (October 23 – October 25)
• 26^th
  Intersex Awareness Day
• 31^st
  Reformation Day
• 31^st
  Diwali (Hindu)
• 31^st
  Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (October 31 – November 2)