Calendar for October 2026
There are no public holidays in October 2026. Notable dates: International Day of Older Persons — October 1; Teachers' Day — October 5; State Language Day — October 15.
Top Events
The main events in this month:
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0International Day of Older Persons
0International Coffee Day
0Strong Firefighter 2026
0Ends on Friday, October 2, 2026
World Smile Day
0International Day of Non-Violence
015th Saeima elections
0Apple Festival in Dobele 2026
0European Birdwatch Days 2026
0Ends on Sunday, October 4, 2026
Bulduri Autumn Harvest Festival 2026
0ChilliFest Cesis 2026
0International Breaking Tournament "Skill Deal 2026"
0World Animal Day
0World Space Week 2026
0Ends on Saturday, October 10, 2026
Latvian Volleyball Super Cup 2026
0Teachers' Day
0World Teachers' Day
0World Habitat Day
0Good Deeds Week 2026
1Ends on Sunday, October 11, 2026
International Geodiversity Day
0NVA Job Fair in Riga
0World Cotton Day
1World Sight Day
0World Post Day
1World Egg Day
0StartUP Festival #Rēzekne
0World Mental Health Day
0International Porridge Day
0Open House Riga 2026
0Ends on Sunday, October 11, 2026
Lamprey Day 2026 in Salacgriva and Svetciems
0Livonian Culture Days 2026 in Ventspils
0Ends on Sunday, October 11, 2026
Simjūds Market in Valmiera 2026
0European Forum-Festival MID 2026
0Ends on Sunday, October 11, 2026
World Day Against the Death Penalty
0EU Code Week 2026
0Ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
0International Day of the Girl Child
0Marupe Grand Motocross 2026
0World Arthritis Day
0Safety Week 2026 in Latvia
0Ends on Sunday, October 18, 2026
UNESCO Week 2026 in Latvia
0Ends on Sunday, October 18, 2026
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
0World Thrombosis Day
0World Standards Day
0International E-Waste Day
0State Language Day
0International Day of Rural Women
0International White Cane Day
0Global Handwashing Day
013th Daugavpils International Folklore Festival "Kuozys, kuozys byus"
0Ends on Sunday, October 18, 2026
World Food Day
0World Spine Day
0World Anaesthesia Day
0International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
0International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
0World Menopause Day
0EU Anti-Trafficking Day
0Autumn school holidays (October 19-23)
0Ends on Friday, October 23, 2026
World Statistics Day
0International Chefs Day
0International Air Traffic Controller Day
0World Osteoporosis Day
0Global Dignity Day
0RIXC Art and Science Festival 2026 "Climate Imaginaries"
0Ends on Friday, October 23, 2026
International Stuttering Awareness Day
0European Youth League Championship Final 2026 in Jurmala
0Ends on Saturday, October 24, 2026
International Day of the Snow Leopard
0World Development Information Day
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Today
United Nations Day
0
Today
World Polio Day
0
Today
Global Media and Information Literacy Week
0
Today
Ends on Saturday, October 31, 2026
Disarmament Week
0
Today
16th International Folk Culture Festival "Belarusian Fair in Daugavpils"
0
Today
Karate Day
0Clocks should be set back by one hour (-1 hour at 4:00 AM)
1Mother-in-Law's Day
0World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
0Intersex Awareness Day
0World Audiovisual Heritage Day
0Simjūda Day
0International Animation Day
0World Coding Day
0International Day of Care and Support
0World Stroke Day
0World Psoriasis Day
0Halloween
3World Cities Day
0Night of Legends in Latvian Castles and Manors 2026
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