Teaching Calendar
Holiday & event resources for K‑5 classrooms
October105 events
October falls during the heart of fall, and this page tracks every classroom-relevant date for it: 32 awareness observances, 24 holidays, 24 school milestones, 12 seasonal events, 7 literacy events, 6 STEM events. Every event links to a full teaching guide with history, activities, games, and grade-level tips for PreK through Grade 5, starting with National Bullying Prevention Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yom Kippur.
National Bullying Prevention Month
October 1, 2026 – October 31, 2026
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 1, 2026 – October 31, 2026
Yom Kippur
October 1, 2026 – October 2, 2026
World Animal Day
October 4, 2026
World Space Week
October 4, 2026 – October 10, 2026
International Walk to School Day
October 7, 2026
World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2026
Global Handwashing Day
October 15, 2026
World Food Day
October 16, 2026
United Nations Day
October 24, 2026
Indigenous Peoples Day
October 12, 2026
Fire Prevention Week
October 5, 2026 – October 11, 2026
Halloween
October 26, 2026 – October 31, 2026
Mary Seacole
October 1, 2026
Special Places
October 1, 2026
Halloween and Christmas Origins
October 1, 2026 – December 25, 2026
Harvest Season
October 1, 2026
Migration Season
October 1, 2026
Romans in Britain
October 1, 2026
Poetry Reading Day
October 1, 2026
Anglo-Saxons and Scots
October 1, 2026
Early People and Ancient Societies
October 1, 2026
Communities in Canada
October 1, 2026
World Smile Day
October 2, 2026
Manufacturing Day
October 2, 2026
National Newspaper Week
October 4, 2026 – October 10, 2026
Open House
October 5, 2026
Farm Animals Day
October 5, 2026
World Teachers' Day
October 5, 2026
The Local Community
October 5, 2026
Local Community History
October 5, 2026
Comparing Life 1780-1850
October 5, 2026
Supreme Court Day
October 5, 2026
World Habitat Day
October 5, 2026
Continuity and Change Over Time
October 5, 2026
Colonial America
October 5, 2026
First Peoples of British Columbia
October 6, 2026
Ancient Mesopotamia
October 8, 2026
Custodian Appreciation Day
October 9, 2026
Apple Harvest
October 10, 2026
International Astronomy Day
October 10, 2026
Vikings
October 10, 2026
Navratri
October 11, 2026
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 11, 2026
Explorers
October 12, 2026
Spirit Week
October 12, 2026
Columbus Day
October 12, 2026
Christopher Columbus
October 12, 2026
Responsibility Week
October 12, 2026
Bronze Age
October 12, 2026
Age of Exploration
October 12, 2026
Kupe and Polynesian Voyaging
October 12, 2026
Mayan Civilization
October 12, 2026
Farm Day
October 13, 2026
National School Lunch Week
October 13, 2026
Queen Victoria and the Industrial Revolution
October 13, 2026
Ada Lovelace Day
October 13, 2026
What Is a Monarch?
October 14, 2026
Harvest Festival
October 15, 2026
Now and Long Ago
October 15, 2026
Belonging and Contributing
October 15, 2026
Animal Migration Season
October 15, 2026
School Picture Day
October 15, 2026
Apple Day
October 15, 2026
Amesbury Archer
October 15, 2026
Harvest Festivals
October 15, 2026
Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 15, 2026
Ancient Greece
October 15, 2026
Anglo-Saxons
October 15, 2026
Energy Awareness Month
October 15, 2026
International Credit Union Day
October 15, 2026
Early Societies: 3000 BCE to 1500 CE
October 15, 2026
International Day of Rural Women
October 15, 2026
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 15, 2026
National Business Women's Week
October 15, 2026
Essay Contest
October 15, 2026
Fall Leaves
October 19, 2026
Digital Citizenship Week
October 19, 2026 – October 25, 2026
Revolutionary War in Virginia
October 19, 2026
History of Toys
October 20, 2026
Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales
October 20, 2026
Pumpkin Harvest
October 20, 2026
Book Fair
October 20, 2026
National Writing Day
October 20, 2026
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
October 20, 2026
AI Literacy Day
October 20, 2026
Government and Responsible Citizenship
October 20, 2026
National Apple Day
October 21, 2026
Pumpkin Day
October 22, 2026
Children's Week
October 24, 2026
Global Communities
October 24, 2026
Global Media and Information Literacy Week
October 24, 2026 – October 31, 2026
Fall Foliage Season
October 25, 2026
Red Ribbon Week
October 26, 2026 – October 30, 2026
Media Literacy Week
October 26, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt
October 27, 2026
National First Responders Day
October 28, 2026
International Animation Day
October 28, 2026
Colonisation and Its Impacts
October 28, 2026
John Adams
October 30, 2026
Irish Myths and Legends: Fionn mac Cumhaill
October 31, 2026
Irish Myths and Legends
October 31, 2026
World Cities Day
October 31, 2026
World Savings Day
October 31, 2026
Life, Society, Work, and Culture in the Past
October 31, 2026