October 2021 Calendar with Holidays - India

October Observances & Fun Facts
October 2021 is Observed as	Tamil Calendar Month of Puraṭṭāsi / Aippasi
Oct. Birthstone	Opal and Tourmaline
Oct. Astrological Sign	Libra (till 22nd) & Scorpio (23rd →)

Today

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International Coffee Day	Fr	1
International Day of Older Persons	Fr	1
World Smile Day	Fr	1
World Vegetarian Day	Fr	1
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (महात्मा गांधी जयंती)	Sa	2
International Day of Non-Violence	Sa	2
World Animal Day	Mo	4
World Habitat Day	Mo	4
World Space Week begins	Mo	4
World Teachers' Day	Tu	5
Indian Air Force Day	Fr	8
World Egg Day	Fr	8
World Migratory Bird Day	Sa	9
World Post Day	Sa	9
World Mental Health Day	Su	10
Columbus Day	Mo	11
Day Of The Girl	Mo	11
Maha Saptami (महा सप्तमी)	Tu	12
World Arthritis Day	Tu	12
Maha Saptami Holiday (महा सप्तमी)	We	13
International Day for Disaster Reduction	We	13
No Bra Day	We	13
Dussehra / Vijaya Dashami (दशहरा)	Th	14
Maha Navami (दशहरा/महा नवमी)	Th	14
World Sight Day	Th	14
World Standards Day	Th	14
Boss's Day	Fr	15
Global Handwashing Day	Fr	15
International Day of Rural Women	Fr	15
World Food Day	Sa	16
Int'l. Day for the Eradication of...	Su	17
Mawlid Un Nabi Starts	Mo	18
Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (मिलाद उन नबी/ ईद ए मिलाद)	Mo	18
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती)	We	20
Police Commemoration Day	Th	21
Karaka Chaturthi / Karva Chauth (कर्क चतुर्थी)	Sa	23
Mission Sunday	Su	24
United Nations Day	Su	24
World Development Information Day	Su	24
World Polio Day	Su	24
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage	We	27
World Stroke Day	Fr	29
Halloween	Su	31
World Cities Day	Su	31
World Thrift Day	Su	31

Oct

Haryana Day	Mo	1
All Saints' Day	Mo	1
All Souls' Day	Tu	2
Int'l. Day to End Impunity for Crimes...	Tu	2
Diwali/Deepavali (दीवाली/ दीपावली)	Th	4
Naraka Chaturdasi (नरका चतुर्दशी)	Th	4
Govardhan Puja (गोवर्धन पूजा)	Fr	5
Guy Fawkes Day	Fr	5
World Tsunami Awareness Day	Fr	5
Bhai Duj (भैया दूज)	Sa	6
Int'l. Day for Preventing the...	Sa	6
Chhat Puja / Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi (छठ पूजा)	We	10
World Science Day for Peace and...	We	10
National Education Day	Th	11
World Quality Day	Th	11
Children Day (Bal Divas)	Su	14
World Diabetes Day	Su	14
International Day for Tolerance	Tu	16
National Press Day	Tu	16
World Philosophy Day	Th	18
Guru Nanak Jayanti (गुरू नानक जयंती)	Fr	19
National Integration Day	Fr	19
International Men's Day	Fr	19
World Toilet Day	Fr	19
Africa Industrialization Day	Sa	20
Universal Children's Day	Sa	20
Hello Day	Su	21
World Day of Remembrance for Road...	Su	21
World Television Day	Su	21
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (गुरु तेग बहादुर शहीदी दिवस)	We	24
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of...	Th	25
National Law Day	Fr	26
Cyber Monday	Mo	29
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with the...	Mo	29
Computer Security Day	Tu	30
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of...	Tu	30

National Nutrition Week Starts	We	1
International Day of Charity	Su	5
Teachers' Day	Su	5
International Literacy Day	We	8
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी)	Fr	10
World Suicide Prevention Day	Fr	10
Grandparents Day	Su	12
United Nations Day for South-South...	Su	12
International Day of Democracy	We	15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the...	Th	16
World Ozone Day	Th	16
Marathwada Liberation Day	Fr	17
International Peace Day	Tu	21
International Day of Sign Languages	Th	23
NSS Day	Fr	24
Daughters Day	Su	26
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination...	Su	26
World Deaf Day	Su	26
World Tourism Day	Mo	27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to...	Tu	28
World Rabies Day	Tu	28
World Heart Day	We	29
International Translation Day	Th	30
World Maritime Day	Th	30