October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.
Month Long Observances
- 3D Ultrasound Awareness Month
- American Pharmacist Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Auto Battery Safety Month
- Black History Month
- Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
- Clergy Appreciation Month
- Dwarfism Awareness Month
- Fair Trade Month
- Filipino American History Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month
- National Arts and Humanities Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Infertility Awareness Month
- National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- National Squirrel Awareness Month
- Manic Attacker Awareness Month
- Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
- World Blindness Awareness Month