October 2026 CalendarOctober 2026
31 days · spans ISO weeks 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 · 3 holidays
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Halloween |
About October 2026
Mid-autumn settles across the Northern Hemisphere through October, cooling and shortening days by the week, while the Southern Hemisphere warms into mid-spring during the very same stretch. The month's name, from the Latin for 'eight,' reflects its original position in a calendar that hadn't yet gained its two extra winter months. Opal and tourmaline are its traditional birthstones, the marigold and cosmos its birth flowers, and its zodiac signs Libra (until roughly the 22nd) and Scorpio (from the 23rd).
October is peak harvest season for pumpkins, apples, and many root vegetables across much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, tying directly into Halloween's own harvest-festival origins and the seasonal produce that fills autumn markets.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the US, marked since 1985 by widespread pink-ribbon campaigns from nonprofits, corporations, and public health agencies alike.
October 2026: 22 weekdays, 9 weekend days.
October 2026: first day Thursday, last day Saturday — October runs 31 days total.
In October, the 13th lands on Tuesday this 2026.
October 2026 contains 4 complete Saturday-to-Sunday weekends.
October 2026: first Monday 5th, first Sunday 4th.
October 2026: third Friday is the 16th.
2026, October: day 274 to 304 of 2026 (Q4).
October 2026 ends with 61 days left in 2026.
October 2026: 3 holidays tracked.
Holidays in October 2026
- Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — Monday, October 12
- Canada Thanksgiving — Monday, October 12
- Halloween — Saturday, October 31
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