October Has the Weirdest Days

Spooky types generally associate October with the scariest day of the year –Halloween. (Or am I just speaking for myself?) And a mainstream campaign that gets lots of attention each October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

But there’s many monthly, weekly and daily celebrations happening in October. (Besides the weird, unusual and macabre ones I have listed. To see places that list all types of days, check out the Sources I pulled from for my more specific weird days listing.)

In fact, October is one of the “busiest” months on the Weird Holidays & Observances page. (“Busiest” meaning it has some of the most, if not the most, listings.) As far as weird, unusual and macabre days go? October rocks the bizarre!

Magic, meditation, killer dolls, haunted refrigerators…even Willy Wonka! So many odd things being celebrated, appreciated or to be aware of.

You can find them under the October listing on the Weird Holidays & Observances page.

Or just scroll down. I copy and pasted and put the whole month’s happenings here.

P.S.

If you are a spooky loving type like myself, be sure to check out October 30 and 31. You may be familiar with the 30th being Mischief Night (also known as Devil’s Night), but there are some other seasonal observations that day. Same with October 31.

Monthly

• Bat Appreciation Month
• Black Speculative Fiction Month
• Halloween Safety Month
• International Starman Month

Weekly

• 6-12 Mystery Series Week
• 8-12 International Cephalopod Awareness Days
• 14-20 Meditation Week
• 25-31 International Magic Week
• 27-11/2 (last week of the month): Give Wildlife a Brake! Week (Including Bigfoot!)

Daily

• 1 National Black Dog Day
• 1 National Book It! Day
• 1 Willy Wonka Day
• 2 Guardian Angels Day
• 2 National Name Your Car Day
• 3 Virus Appreciation Day
• 5 Clive Barker’s Birthday
• 5 (1st Sunday) Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day
• 6 Mad Hatter Day
• 7 Edgar Allen Poe’s Deathiversary
• 8 (2nd Tuesday) National Face Your Fears Day
• 8 World Octopus Day
• 8 Astronomy Day (Twice a year, Spring and Fall)
• 9 Curious Events Day
• 9 Guillermo del Toro’s Birthday
• 11 Octopus Myths and Legends Day (“For all the fantastical cephalopods of movies, literature and legend. Release the Kraken!”)
• 12 International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
• 12 (2^nd Saturday) National Costume Swap Day
• 13 International Skeptics Day
• 14 Spider-Man Day (Also Aug 1)
• 15 Grouch Day
• 19 Michael Myers’ Birthday
• 20 Bela Lugosi’s Birthday
• 21 Reptile Awareness Day
• 25 Chucky, The Notorious Killer Doll Day
• 25 (Last Friday in October) Frankenstein Friday
• 25 Sourest Day
• 25 St. Crispin’s Day
• 26 Allantide
• 26 Howl at The Moon Night
• 26 National Pumpkin Day
• 27 National Black Cat Day
• 27 (Last Sunday) Visit a Cemetery Day
• 30 Create A Great Funeral Day (Don’t fear the Reaper)
• 30 National Candy Corn Day
• 30 Mischief Night (aka Devil’s Night)
• 30 Haunted Refrigerator Night
• 31 Carve a Pumpkin Day
• 31 Halloween (aka All Hallows Eve)
• 31 Samhain
• 31 National Magic Day (Memorializes the death of Harry Houdini)
• 31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day

Check-In

Besides Halloween, which other monthly/weekly/day October observances pique your interest or tickle your spooky sensibilities?

Courtney Mroch

Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.

Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.