National holidays of United States in October, 2020

United States Federal and State holidays & observances in year October, 2020. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

United States October, 2020
Day Date Holiday Type Where
Thursday Oct. 1, 2020 International Day of Older Persons UN observance United States
Thursday Oct. 1, 2020 World Vegetarian Day Worldwide United States
Friday Oct. 2, 2020 International Day of Non-Violence UN observance United States
Saturday Oct. 3, 2020 First Day of Sukkot Hebrew United States
Sunday Oct. 4, 2020 Feast of St Francis of Assisi Christian United States
Monday Oct. 5, 2020 World Habitat Day UN observance United States
Monday Oct. 5, 2020 Child Health Day Observance United States
Monday Oct. 5, 2020 World Teachers' Day UN observance United States
Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020 World Cerebral Palsy Day Worldwide United States
Thursday Oct. 8, 2020 World Sight Day Worldwide United States
Friday Oct. 9, 2020 World Post Day UN observance United States
Friday Oct. 9, 2020 Leif Erikson Day Observance United States
Friday Oct. 9, 2020 Last Day of Sukkot Hebrew United States
Saturday Oct. 10, 2020 World Mental Health Day UN observance United States
Saturday Oct. 10, 2020 Shmini Atzeret Hebrew United States
Sunday Oct. 11, 2020 International Day of the Girl Child UN observance United States
Sunday Oct. 11, 2020 Simchat Torah Hebrew United States
Monday Oct. 12, 2020 Indigenous People's Day Local observance United States - Alaska, California, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Monday Oct. 12, 2020 Columbus Day Local observance United States - Florida
Monday Oct. 12, 2020 Native Americans' Day Local observance United States - South Dakota
Monday Oct. 12, 2020 Columbus Day National United States - Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Tuesday Oct. 13, 2020 Navy Birthday Observance United States
Wednesday Oct. 14, 2020 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction UN observance United States
Thursday Oct. 15, 2020 White Cane Safety Day Observance United States
Thursday Oct. 15, 2020 International Day of Rural Women UN observance United States
Friday Oct. 16, 2020 Boss's Day Observance United States
Friday Oct. 16, 2020 World Food Day UN observance United States
Saturday Oct. 17, 2020 Navratri Hindu United States
Saturday Oct. 17, 2020 Sweetest Day Observance United States - Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Washington, New York, Pennsylvania
Saturday Oct. 17, 2020 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty UN observance United States
Sunday Oct. 18, 2020 Alaska Day Local holiday United States - Alaska
Monday Oct. 19, 2020 Alaska Day Local holiday United States - Alaska
Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020 World Statistics Day UN observance United States
Saturday Oct. 24, 2020 World Development Information Day UN observance United States
Saturday Oct. 24, 2020 United Nations Day UN observance United States
Sunday Oct. 25, 2020 Dussehra Hindu United States
Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage UN observance United States
Thursday Oct. 29, 2020 World Stroke Day Worldwide United States
Thursday Oct. 29, 2020 The Prophet's Birthday Muslim United States
Friday Oct. 30, 2020 Nevada Day Local holiday United States - Nevada
Saturday Oct. 31, 2020 Halloween Observance United States
Saturday Oct. 31, 2020 World Cities Day UN observance United States