| October 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Day | Holiday | Where |
| October-1 | Saturday | Children and Youth Day | Hawaii (Designated Days ) |
| October-1 | Saturday | Firefighter's Recognition Day | Maine (Designated Days) |
| October-1 | Saturday | Influenza Awareness Day | Texas (Recognition Days) |
| October-2 | Sunday | Children's Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-2 | Sunday | Firefighter Recognition Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-2 | Sunday | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Day | Hawaii (Designated Days ) |
| October-2 | Sunday | South Asian-American Heritage Day | Maryland (Commemorative Days) |
| October-2 | Sunday | Stepparents Day | California (Designated Days) |
| October-3 | Monday | John Clarke Day | Rhode Island (Special Days) |
| October-5 | Wednesday | Walk & Bike to School Day | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-8 | Saturday | Bill Elliott Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-8 | Saturday | William A. Egan Day | Alaska (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Sunday | Firefighters' Memorial Day | Tennessee (Observed Days) |
| October-9 | Sunday | Grandmother's Day | Florida, Kentucky (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Sunday | Grandmother's Day | South Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-9 | Sunday | Leif Erikson Day | Colorado (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Sunday | Washington State Children's Day | Washington (Recognized Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Christopher Columbus Day | Minnesota (Designated Holidays) |
| October-10 | Monday | Christopher Columbus Day | Louisiana (Special Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | Federal, US Banks |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | Vermont (Commemorative Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | New Hampshire (Designated Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | Rhode Island (General Holidays) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | Nevada (Observed Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (Public Holidays) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | Texas (Recognition Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | North Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Columbus Day | United States Postal Service (USPS Holidays) |
| October-10 | Monday | Discoverers Day | Hawaii (Designated Days ) |
| October-10 | Monday | First Nations Day | North Dakota (Designated Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | Native Americans Day | South Dakota (Public Holidays) |
| October-10 | Monday | Oklahoma Historical Day | Oklahoma (Observed Days) |
| October-10 | Monday | William D. Hoard Day | Wisconsin (Designated Days) |
| October-11 | Tuesday | Pulaski's Memorial Day | Nebraska (Observed Days) |
| October-11 | Tuesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Kansas (Days of Commemoration) |
| October-11 | Tuesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Michigan, Rhode Island (Special Days) |
| October-11 | Tuesday | General Pulaski's Day | Kentucky (Designated Days) |
| October-11 | Tuesday | General Pulaski's Memorial Day | South Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-11 | Tuesday | Yom Kippur | North Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-12 | Wednesday | Columbus Day | Arkansas (Memorial Days) |
| October-12 | Wednesday | Columbus Day | Iowa (Recognition Days) |
| October-12 | Wednesday | Columbus Day | Washington (Recognized Days) |
| October-13 | Thursday | Jefferson Davis Birthday | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-13 | Thursday | Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Ohio (Designated Days) |
| October-14 | Friday | Dwight D. Eisenhower Day | Kansas (Days of Commemoration) |
| October-15 | Saturday | Poetry Day | Maryland (Commemorative Days) |
| October-15 | Saturday | Poetry Day | Maine (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Saturday | White Cane Safety Day | Arkansas (Memorial Days) |
| October-15 | Saturday | White Cane Safety Day | Rhode Island, Virginia (Special Days) |
| October-15 | Saturday | Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day | Wisconsin (Designated Days) |
| October-16 | Sunday | I Am An American Day | Florida (Designated Days) |
| October-16 | Sunday | Dr. Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Day | Iowa (Recognition Days) |
| October-16 | Sunday | Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day | Ohio (Designated Days) |
| October-16 | Sunday | Respect for Our Elders Day | Hawaii (Designated Days ) |
| October-16 | Sunday | Rhode Island Gold Star Parents Day | Rhode Island (Special Days) |
| October-16 | Sunday | Shut-in Day | Pennsylvania (Observed Days) |
| October-16 | Sunday | Walt Disney--'A Day to Dream' Day | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-17 | Monday | School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-18 | Tuesday | Alaska Day | Alaska (Public Holidays) |
| October-18 | Tuesday | Rett Syndrome Awareness Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-18 | Tuesday | State teen driver safety day | Montana (Special Days) |
| October-18 | Tuesday | Willie Horton Day | Michigan (Special Days) |
| October-19 | Wednesday | Missouri Day | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-19 | Wednesday | Observance of Yorktown Day | Virginia (Special Days) |
| October-20 | Thursday | New Jersey Credit Union Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-20 | Thursday | Postpartum Depression Awareness Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-24 | Monday | Birthday of William Penn | Pennsylvania (Observed Days) |
| October-28 | Friday | Frances Willard Day | South Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-28 | Friday | Nevada Day | Nevada (Public Holidays) |
| October-29 | Saturday | Virginia Drug Free Day | Virginia (Special Days) |
| October-31 | Monday | UNICEF Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-31 | Monday | Youth Honor Day | Iowa (Recognition Days) |