Awareness Themes:
ADHD Awareness Month
Black History Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Menopause Awareness Month
Days:
October 1: International Day of Older Persons
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence
October 4: World Smile Day, World Teachers’ Day, Rosh Hashanah
October 6: Fast of Gedaliah, Mawlid al-Nabi
October 9: Yom Kippur
October 10: World Homeless Day, World Mental Health Day
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child, National Coming Out Day
October 12: World Dyslexia Awareness Day
October 15: Global Wave of Light (Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day)
October 16: International Pronouns Day, World Food Day
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 18: Anti-slavery Day, Menopause Day, Show Racism the Red Card Day
October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
October 22: International Stammering Awareness Day
October 24: United Nations Day
October 29: World Stroke Day
October 31: All Hallows’ Eve, Reformation Day