Important Days in October 2023 with themes
Here, we will provide you with a table of Important Days celebrated in October 2023 with their theme.
When | Day | Theme 2023 |
1st October | International Day of Older Persons | Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing? |
1st October | World Vegetarian Day | – |
1st October | International Coffee Day | ‘Coffee’s Next Generation |
2nd October | International Day of Non-Violence | – |
2nd October | World Day for Farmed Animals | – |
4th October | World Animal Day | – |
4-10 October | World Space Week | Satellites Improve Life |
5 October | World Teachers’ Day | Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future |
05 October (first Monday of October) | World Habitat Day | Housing For All — A Better Urban Future |
05 October | Ganga River Dolphin Day | – |
07 October | World Cotton Day | – |
08 October | Air Force Day | – |
08 October | World Sight Day | Hope In Sight |
09 October | World Post Day | – |
09 October | World Egg Day | EAT YO-UR EGG TODAY AND EVERY DAY |
09 October | Indian Foreign Service Day | – |
09-15 October | National Postal Week | – |
10 October | National Postal Day | – |
10 October | World Migratory Bird Day | Birds Connect Our World |
10 October | World Mental Health Day | Mental Health for All |
10 October | World Day Against the Death Penalty | Access to counsel – A matter of life or death |
05-11 October | World Investor Week | – |
11 October | International Day of the Girl Child | My voice, our equal future |
12 October | World Arthritis Day | Time2Work. |
13 October | International Day for Disaster Reduction | Disaster risk governance |
14 October | World Standards Day | Protecting the planet with standards |
14 October | International E-Waste Day | Education |
15 October | World Students’ Day | – |
15 October | World White Cane Day | – |
15 October | International Day of Rural Women | Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All. |
15 October | Global Handwashing Day | “Clean hands are within reach” |
15 October | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | – |
16 October | World Food Day | Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind. |
16 October | World Anaesthesia Day | “Anaesthesia and Cancer Care.” |
15 to 23 October | ‘Intellectual Property Literacy Week’. | – |
October 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Decent Work and Social Protection: Putting Dignity In Practice For All |
October 17 | World Trauma Day | – |
20 October | World Osteoporosis Day | THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS |
20 October | World Statistics Day | Connecting the world with data we can trust |
20 October | International Chef’s Day | – |
21 October | National Police Commemoration Day | – |
22 October | International Stuttering Awareness Day | Journey of Words – Resilience and Bouncing Back |
23 October | International Snow Leopard Day | – |
24 October | World Polio Day | A win against polio is a win for global health |
24 October | United Nations Day | – |
24 October | World Development Information Day | – |
24 October | International Day of Diplomats | – |
27 October | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | Your Window to the World |
27 October | Indian Army in J&K Celebrates 74th Infantry Day | – |
27 Oct – 02 Nov | Vigilance Awareness Week | Vigilant India, Prosperous India (सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत – Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat). |
28 October | International Animation Day | – |
29 October | International Internet Day | – |
29 October | World Psoriasis Day | INFORMED |
31 October | National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) | – |
31 October | World Cities Day | Valuing our communities and cities. |