What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in October you might want to build content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts. 

We also put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for 2022! Download our 2022 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference days and fill in goals, accomplishments and ideas throughout the year. 

Please keep in mind that this may not be a full list, and we encourage you to check other sources like List of National Days or National Today, with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or GSM network.

Observed in the month of October

• Adopt a Dog Month
• Bat Appreciation Month
• Blindness Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Emotional Wellness Month
• Filipino American History Month
• Global Diversity Awareness Month
• Halloween Safety Month
• International Walk to School Month
• LGBT History Month
• National Animal Safety and Protection Month
• National Book Month
• National Bullying Prevention Month
• National Crime Prevention Month
• National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• National Pedestrian Safety Month

Weeks observed in October

• Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 3-7
• National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend: October 8-9
• National Fire Prevention Week: October 9-15
• National Friends of Libraries Week: October 16-22
• National Teen Driver Safety Week: October 16-22

• National Health Education Week: October 17-21
• National School Bus Safety Week: October 17-21
• National Wolf Awareness Week: October 17-21
• Red Ribbon Week: October 23-31
• Bat Week: October 24-31 

Days observed in October

• National Fire Pup Day: October 1
• World Habitat Day: October 3
• National Do Something Nice Day: October 5
• World Teachers Day: October 5
• Yom Kippur: October 4-5
• National Coaches Day: October 6
• World Smile Day: October 7
• World Homeless Day: October 10
• World Mental Health Day: October 10
• Indigenous Peoples’ Day: October 11
• National Farmer’s Day: October 12
• National Stop Bullying Day: October 12
• Walk & Roll to School Day: October 12
• Navy Birthday: October 13
• Global Handwashing Day: October 15
• National Boss’s Day: October 16
• Imagine a Day Without Water: October 20
• Make a Difference Day: October 23
• Diwali: October 24
• United Nations Day: October 24
• National Day of the Deployed: October 26
• Navy Day: October 27
• National First Responders Day: October 28
• National Speak Up For Service Day: October 30
• Halloween: October 31

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