| October 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Day | Holiday | Where |
| October-1 | Sunday | Bill Elliott Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-1 | Sunday | Children and Youth Day | Hawaii (Designated Days) |
| October-1 | Sunday | Influenza Awareness Day | Texas (Recognition Days) |
| October-1 | Sunday | Respective Indian tribes Day | Oklahoma (Observed Days) |
| October-1 | Sunday | Stepparents Day | California (Designated Days) |
| October-2 | Monday | Firefighter Recognition Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-2 | Monday | John Clarke Day | Rhode Island (Special Days) |
| October-2 | Monday | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Day | Hawaii (Designated Days) |
| October-2 | Monday | South Asian-American Heritage Day | Maryland (Commemorative Days) |
| October-4 | Wednesday | Walk & Bike to School Day | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-6 | Friday | First Nations Day | North Dakota (Designated Days) |
| October-7 | Saturday | Firefighter's Recognition Day | Maine (Designated Days) |
| October-8 | Sunday | Children's Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-8 | Sunday | Firefighters' Memorial Sunday | Pennsylvania (Designated Days) |
| October-8 | Sunday | Grandmother's Day | Florida, Kentucky (Designated Days) |
| October-8 | Sunday | Grandmother's Day | South Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-8 | Sunday | Washington State Children's Day | Washington (Recognized Days) |
| October-8 | Sunday | William A. Egan Day | Alaska (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Federal, United States Postal Service, US Banks |
| October-9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Minnesota (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Vermont (Observed Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (Public Holidays) |
| October-9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Texas (Recognition Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Louisiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Discoverers Day | Hawaii (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Firefighter's Memorial Day | Tennessee (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Leif Erikson Day | Colorado (Designated Days) |
| October-9 | Monday | Native Americans Day | South Dakota (Public Holidays) |
| October-10 | Tuesday | Columbus Day | Nevada (Observed Days) |
| October-10 | Tuesday | Oklahoma Historical Day | Oklahoma (Observed Days) |
| October-10 | Tuesday | William D. Hoard Day | Wisconsin (Designated Days) |
| October-11 | Wednesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Kansas (Commemoration day) |
| October-11 | Wednesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Kentucky (Designated Days) |
| October-11 | Wednesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Nebraska (Observed Days) |
| October-11 | Wednesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Michigan, Rhode Island (Special Days) |
| October-12 | Thursday | Columbus Day | Arkansas (Memorial Days) |
| October-12 | Thursday | Columbus Day | Iowa (Recognition Days) |
| October-12 | Thursday | Columbus Day | Washington (Recognized Days) |
| October-12 | Thursday | School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-13 | Friday | Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Ohio (Designated Days) |
| October-14 | Saturday | Dwight D. Eisenhower Day | Kansas (Commemoration day) |
| October-14 | Saturday | Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day | Wisconsin (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Am An American Day | Florida (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Bill of Rights Day | Pennsylvania (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Poetry Day | Maryland (Commemorative Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Poetry Day | Maine (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Respect for Our Elders Day | Hawaii (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Rhode Island Gold Star Parents Day | Rhode Island (Special Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | Shut-in Day | Pennsylvania (Designated Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | White Cane Safety Day | Arkansas (Memorial Days) |
| October-15 | Sunday | White Cane Safety Day | Rhode Island, Virginia (Special Days) |
| October-16 | Monday | Bird Day | Georgia (Observed Days) |
| October-16 | Monday | Dr. Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Day | Iowa (Recognition Days) |
| October-16 | Monday | Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day | Ohio (Designated Days) |
| October-16 | Monday | Walt Disney--'A Day to Dream' Day | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-17 | Tuesday | Postpartum Depression Awareness Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-17 | Tuesday | State teen driver safety day | Montana (Special Days) |
| October-18 | Wednesday | Alaska Day | Alaska (Public Holidays) |
| October-18 | Wednesday | Missouri Day | Missouri (Designated Days) |
| October-18 | Wednesday | Willie Horton Day | Michigan (Special Days) |
| October-19 | Thursday | New Jersey Credit Union Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-19 | Thursday | Observance of Yorktown Day | Virginia (Special Days) |
| October-20 | Friday | Rett Syndrome Awareness Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-24 | Tuesday | Birthday of William Penn | Pennsylvania (Designated Days) |
| October-27 | Friday | Frances Willard Day | South Carolina (Special Days) |
| October-27 | Friday | Nevada Day | Nevada (Public Holidays) |
| October-28 | Saturday | Virginia Drug Free Day | Virginia (Special Days) |
| October-31 | Tuesday | UNICEF Day | New Jersey (Observed Days) |
| October-31 | Tuesday | Youth Honor Day | Iowa (Recognition Days) |