From pets to food to cyber-security, there are great opportunities for you to blog about in October.
Check out this post to find topics your business can blog about in October 2023. No matter your industry, there are ideas you can use to highlight your unique business in October!
We’ve updated and expanded the list for 2023, and you can find the rest of this series here.
October 2023 Holidays
October is both Adopt A Shelter Dog Month and National Animal Safety and Protection Month. If you serve clients or partner with a business or non-profit that works with animals, this could fill your whole month of content!
October celebrates books and humanities with a variety of related themes. October is National Arts & Humanities Month, National Book Month, National Reading Group Month, National Medical Librarians Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, and more. For businesses who work in this area, it can be a great focus for some of your content.
October is also both the International AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) Awareness Month and National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, encouraging us to make the internet accessible and more secure for everyone. If you haven’t checked out our content about keeping yourself safer online, now is a great time to look at it.
Here are other Holidays in October:
Sunday, October 1 – International Coffee Day
Sunday, October 1 – Saturday, October 7 – Get Organized Week
Monday, October 2 – Friday, October 6 – Customer Service Week
Monday, October 2 – National Consignment Day and World Architecture Day
Wednesday, October 4 – Improve Your Office Day
Thursday, October 5 – National Do Something Nice Day and World Teachers’ Day
Friday, October 6 – Manufacturing Day
Sunday, October 8 – Saturday, October 14 – Drink Local Wine Week, Emergency Nurses Week, Veterinary Technicians Week, and National Fire Prevention Week
Monday, October 9 – Indigenous People’s Day and Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 10 – Ada Lovelace Day and International Stage Management Day
Wednesday, October 11 – Southern Food Heritage Day
Thursday, October 12 – National Farmer’s Day
Friday, October 13 – Candle Maker Day
Saturday, October 14 – I Love Yarn Day
Sunday, October 15 – National Aesthetician Day and National Cheese Curd Day
Sunday, October 15 – Saturday, October 21 – National Business Women’s Week and National Retirement Security Week
Monday, October 16 – National Boss’s Day, National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, and World Food Day
Tuesday, October 17 – National Pharmacy Technician Day, National Face Your Fears Day, and Information Overload Day
Wednesday, October 18 – Medical Assistants Recognition Day and Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, October 19 – Get to Know Your Customers Day (quarterly)
Friday, October 20 – International Chefs Day
Sunday, October 22 – Saturday, October 28 – National Massage Therapy Awareness Week
Wednesday, October 25 – International Artist Day
Sunday, October 29 – National Cat Day
Monday, October 30 – Checklist Day
Tuesday, October 31 – Halloween
October 2023 Activities
Here are some activities that will be happening in October:
- Lots of sports are still going strong in October. 🏈 ⛳ 🏒 🏎️
October has lots of football, with the NFL is full swing, the PGA has many events, the NHL starts their season, and there are lots of racing events. The final day of regular season games in Major League Baseball is in October and the beginning of the World Series starts at the end of October. And, the Pan American Games start in October as well. This year they are in Chile.
- Cooler weather is here. 🍂 🍁 🧥
October is the first full month of fall. The leaves have almost all fallen and everyone has chosen sides in the debate of pumpkin spice or apple cider. There are still a few activities outside but it’s time to bring out the long sleeves and jackets!
- Spooky season is here! 🎃 🦇 🕸️
October is full of Halloween activities like Trick or Trunk or Treating, hayrides, haunted houses, parties, and spooky decorations. Is your business putting on any spooky events this year to promote to your audience?
What other activities or events in your industry are happening in October? What do you do for your business every October? Does it impact your customers?
In Conclusion
There are many events and activities that happen in October. Hopefully this list has given you some great ideas for blogs and social media content for this month.
Which holidays are you looking forward to in October 2023? Have you planned your October blog topic?
Check out this blog for more tips about brainstorming and writing blogs for your business. What questions do you have about blogging? Let us know in the comments!
Business Resources
- Gensler, A. (n.d.). 465+ October Holidays in 2023 | Fun, Weird, and Special Dates. Angie Gensler. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://www.angiegensler.com/october-holidays/.
- October Events Calendar for Educators. The Teachers Corner. (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://www.theteacherscorner.net/calendars/october.php.
- Saylor, H. B., & Golay, B. (n.d.). October 2023. National Day Calendar. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://nationaldaycalendar.com/october-holidays/.
- 2023 Holidays – United States. CalendarDate.com. (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://www.calendardate.com/year2023_holidays.php.
