October 2023 Calendar with Holidays - India

October Observances & Fun Facts
October 2023 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	Su	1
International Day of Older Persons	Su	1
World Vegetarian Day	Su	1
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (महात्मा गांधी जन्म दिवस)	Mo	2
International Day of Non-Violence	Mo	2
World Habitat Day	Mo	2
World Animal Day	We	4
World Space Week begins	We	4
World Teachers' Day	Th	5
World Smile Day	Fr	6
Indian Air Force Day	Su	8
Columbus Day	Mo	9
World Post Day	Mo	9
World Mental Health Day	Tu	10
Day Of The Girl	We	11
World Arthritis Day	Th	12
World Sight Day	Th	12
International Day for Disaster Reduction	Fr	13
No Bra Day	Fr	13
World Egg Day	Fr	13
World Migratory Bird Day	Sa	14
World Standards Day	Sa	14
Global Handwashing Day	Su	15
International Day of Rural Women	Su	15
Boss's Day	Mo	16
World Food Day	Mo	16
Int'l. Day for the Eradication of...	Tu	17
Maha Saptami (महा सप्तमी)	Sa	21
Police Commemoration Day	Sa	21
Maha Saptami Holiday (महा सप्तमी)	Su	22
Mission Sunday	Su	22
Maha Navami (दशहरा/महा नवमी)	Mo	23
Dussehra (दशहरा)	Tu	24
United Nations Day	Tu	24
World Development Information Day	Tu	24
World Polio Day	Tu	24
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage	Fr	27
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती)	Sa	28
World Stroke Day	Su	29
Karaka Chaturthi / Karva Chauth (कर्क चतुर्थी)	Tu	31
Halloween	Tu	31
World Cities Day	Tu	31
World Thrift Day	Tu	31

Oct

Haryana Day	We	1
All Saints' Day	We	1
All Souls' Day	Th	2
Int'l. Day to End Impunity for Crimes...	Th	2
Guy Fawkes Day	Su	5
World Tsunami Awareness Day	Su	5
Int'l. Day for Preventing the...	Mo	6
World Quality Day	Th	9
World Science Day for Peace and...	Fr	10
National Education Day	Sa	11
Diwali/Deepavali (दीवाली/ दीपावली)	Su	12
Govardhan Puja (गोवर्धन पूजा)	Mo	13
World Kindness Day	Mo	13
Children Day (Bal Divas)	Tu	14
World Diabetes Day	Tu	14
Bhai Dooj (भाई दूज)	We	15
International Day for Tolerance	Th	16
National Press Day	Th	16
World Philosophy Day	Th	16
Chhat Puja / Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi (छठ पूजा)	Su	19
National Integration Day	Su	19
International Men's Day	Su	19
World Day of Remembrance for Road...	Su	19
World Toilet Day	Su	19
Africa Industrialization Day	Mo	20
Universal Children's Day	Mo	20
Hello Day	Tu	21
World Television Day	Tu	21
Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur (गुरु तेग बहादुर का शहीदी दिवस)	Fr	24
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of...	Sa	25
National Law Day	Su	26
Guru Nanak Day (गुरु नानक दिवस)	Mo	27
Cyber Monday	Mo	27
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with the...	We	29
Computer Security Day	Th	30
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of...	Th	30

National Nutrition Week Starts	Fr	1
International Day of Charity	Tu	5
Teachers' Day	Tu	5
Janmashtami (जन्माष्टमी)	We	6
International Literacy Day	Fr	8
Grandparents Day	Su	10
World Suicide Prevention Day	Su	10
United Nations Day for South-South...	Tu	12
International Day of Democracy	Fr	15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the...	Sa	16
Marathwada Liberation Day	Su	17
Ganesh Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी)	Tu	19
International Peace Day	Th	21
Autumn Equinox (शरद विषुव)	Sa	23
International Day of Sign Languages	Sa	23
NSS Day	Su	24
World Deaf Day	Su	24
National Daughters Day	Mo	25
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of...	Tu	26
Mawlid Un Nabi Starts	We	27
World Tourism Day	We	27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to...	Th	28
World Maritime Day	Th	28
World Rabies Day	Th	28
World Heart Day	Fr	29
International Translation Day	Sa	30