Reasons to party in October

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October is:
•   Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
•   American Pharmacist Month
•   Apple Jack Month
•   Awareness Month
•   Breast Cancer Awareness Month
•   Clergy Appreciation Month
•   Computer Learning Month
•   Cookie Month
•   Domestic Violence Awareness Month
•   Eat Country Ham Month
•   International Drum Month
•   Lupus Awareness Month
•   National Diabetes Month
•   National Pizza Month
•   National Vegetarian Month
•   National Popcorn Popping Month
•   Sarcastic Month
•   Seafood Month

Weekly Celebrations:
•   Week 1 Get Organized Week
•   Week 1 Customer Service Week
•   Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
•   Week 2 Pet Peeve Week
•   Week 3 Pastoral Care Week

October 2016 Daily Holidays:
1 International Frugal Fun Day - first Saturday of the month
1 National Homemade Cookies Day
1 World Vegetarian Day
1 World Card Making Day - first Saturday of the month

2 National Custodial Worker Day
2 Name Your Car Day
2 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies

3 Techies Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day

4 National Golf Day
4 National Frappe Day

5 Do Something Nice Day
5 National Kale Day - first Wednesday of October
5 World Teacher's Day

6 Come and Take it Day
6 Mad Hatter Day
6 Physician Assistant Day

7 Bald and Free Day
7 World Smile Day first Friday of month

8 American Touch Tag Day

9 Curious Events Day
9 Fire Prevention Day
9 Leif Erikson Day
9 Moldy Cheese Day

10 Columbus Day - second Monday of month
10 International Newspaper Carrier Day
10 National Angel Food Cake Day

11 It's My Party Day

12 Cookbook Launch Day
12 Emergency Nurses Day- second Wednesday of month
12 National Fossil Day - Wednesday of Earth Sciences Week
12 Old Farmer's Day
12 Moment of Frustration Day
12 National Gumbo Day
12 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day -Second Wednesday of month

13 Friday the 13th
13 International Skeptics Day

14 Be Bald and Free Day
14 National Dessert Day - take an extra helping, or two
14 World Egg Day  - second Friday of month

15 White Cane Safety Day
15 Sweetest Day Third Saturday of month

16 Bosses Day
16 Dictionary Day

17 Wear Something Gaudy Day

18 No Beard Day

19 Evaluate Your Life Day

20 Brandied Fruit Day    

21 Babbling Day
21 Count Your Buttons Day
21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day find a recipe, too.

22 Make a Difference Day-  fourth Saturday of the month, neighbors helping neighbors.
22 National Nut Day

23  Mother-In-Law Day - fourth Sunday in October
23 National Mole Day
23 Tv Talk Show Host Day

24 National Bologna Day
24 United Nations Day  

25 Punk for a Day Day
25 World Pasta Day

26 National Mincemeat Day

27 National Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K.
27 Navy Day

28 Frankenstein Friday - last Friday in October
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day
   
29 Hermit Day
29 National Frankenstein Day

30 National Candy Corn Day
30 Mischief Night

31 Carve a Pumpkin Day - no surprise here
31 Halloween
31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day