Welcome to October 2017! Hard to believe how quickly this year has flown by. It seems like it gets faster and faster each year. I remember being a kid and feeling like it took forever for Christmas to arrive and now, as an adult, it feels like one minute we’re celebrating the New Year and the next, we’re getting ready for the holidays again.
Today, it’s a gorgeous 73 degrees here along North Carolina’s Crystal Coast and it couldn’t be prettier. It’s a great day to get outside and enjoy the sunshine before the weather begins to turn cooler.
I hope you get a chance to enjoy the weather where you are. October’s going to be a great month! If you’re looking for a few new topics to write about on your blog, these upcoming National Holiday’s will be the fun inspiration you can use to keep things going.
October 2017 Inspiration
October is here. Time to set your monthly goals and plan out this month’s content. We can help. We’ve got this month’s holidays and some content inspiration tips for you.
If you’re looking for a few new topics to write about on your blog, these upcoming National Holiday’s should be a fun way to keep things going. Consider creating a recipe or an impromptu family gathering around some of these. Have fun, and welcome to October 2017!
Here are October 2017’s National Holidays
*Day * – New Proclamation
October 1st
October 2nd
- National Consignment Day – First Monday in October*
- National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day
- National Name Your Car Day
- National Fried Scallops Day
- National Child Health Day – First Monday in October
October 3rd
October 4th
- National Taco Day
- National Golf Lover’s Day
- National Vodka Day
- National Walk to School Day – First Wednesday in October
- National Pumpkin Seed Day – First Wednesday in October
October 5th
- National Get Funky Day *
- National Rhode Island Day
- National Do Something Nice Day
- National Apple Betty Day
October 6th
- National Plus Size Appreciation Day *
- National Mad Hatter Day
- National German-American Day
- National Noodle Day
- National Manufacturing Day – First Friday in October
October 7th
October 8th
- National Fluffernutter Day
- National Pierogi Day
- American Touch Tag Day
- Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day)(No official sponsor) – Second Sunday in October
- National Leif Erikson Day
- National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
- National Moldy Cheese Day
- National Chess Day
- National Online Bank Day* – Second Monday in October
- National Kick Butt Day – Second Monday in October
- Native American Day– Second Monday in October
- Columbus Day – Second Monday in October
October 10th
October 11th
- National Sausage Pizza Day
- National Coming Out Day
- General Pulaski Memorial Day
- National Fossil Day – On Wednesday of Second Full Week in October
- National Emergency Nurse’s Day – Second Wednesday in October
- National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day – Second Wednesday in October
- National Stop Bullying Day – Second Wednesday in October
- National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day – Changes Annually (Tentative 2017 date)
October 12th
- National Savings Day*
- National Vermont Day
- National Freethought Day
- National Farmer’s Day
- National Gumbo Day
October 13th
October 14th
- National Dessert Day
- Be Bald and Be Free Day
- National Costume Swap Day – Second Saturday in October
- National Motorcycle Ride Day* – Second Saturday in October
October 16th
- National Liqueur Day
- National Dictionary Day
- National Feral Cat Day
- Department Store Day
- Boss’s Day (or National Boss’s Day) – Annually Oct. 16 unless it falls on a weekend. Then it’s the closest workday.
- National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day – Third Monday in October
October 17th
- National Edge Day
- National Mulligan Day
- National Pasta Day
- Black Poetry Day
- Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity – Third Tuesday in October
- National Pharmacy Technician Day – Third Tuesday in October
October 18th
- National Chocolate Cupcake Day
- National No Beard Day
- BRA Day USA – Third Wednesday in October
- Hagfish Day – Third Wednesday in October
- Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce – Third Wednesday in October
- Medical Assistants Recognition Day – On Wednesday of Third Full Week in October
October 19th
- National Kentucky Day
- National Seafood Bisque Day
- National LGBT Center Awareness Day
- National Get Smart About Credit Day – Third Thursday in October
- Get to Know Your Customers Day – Third Thursday of Each Quarter (January, April, July, October)
October 20th
- National Brandied Fruit Day
- National Mammography Day – Third Friday in October
October 21st
- National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
- National Reptile Awareness Day
- National Sweetest Day – Third Saturday in October
October 22nd
- National Nut Day
- National Color Day
- National Mother-in-Law Day – Fourth Sunday in October
October 23rd
October 24th
October 26th
- National Tennessee Day
- National Day of the Deployed
- National Mule Day
- National Pumpkin Day
- National Mincemeat Day
October 27th
- National American Beer Day
- Navy Day
- National Black Cat Day
- National Pharmacy Buyer Day – Friday of Last Full Week in October
- National Frankenstein Friday – Last Friday in October
- National Breadstick Day – Last Friday in October
October 28th
- National Chocolate Day
- National Make A Difference Day – Fourth Saturday in October
October 29th
October 30th
October 31st
- National Caramel Apple Day
- National Knock-Knock Jokes Day
- National Magic Day
- Girl Scout Founder’s Day
- Halloween
October Fun
Do you have anything special planned for October 2017? We’d love to know. Are you heading to any conferences or celebrating anything special? Share it with us in the comments below. Also, if you write a blog post covering any of the holidays above, be sure to share it on our Facebook page in our weekly blog post thread.
October Birthdays
If you have a birthday this month, we’d love to know. Share your birthday with us and be sure to include your twitter name so we can tweet you a happy birthday on your special day.
Enjoy October!
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