UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

October

October Monthly Events
Unless otherwise stated, these are generally observed in the US only.

Occasion	Sponsor
Breast Cancer Awareness Month	(click here for more info)
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month	ASPCA
American Magazine Month	Magazine Publishers of America
Auto Battery Safety Month	Prevent Blindness America
Breast Cancer Control Month	(click here for more info)
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month	March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation
Car Care Month	Car Care Council
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month	(click here for more info)
Child Health Month	(click here for more info)
Computer Learning Month	Computer Learning Foundation
Consumer Information Month	Consumers Index to Product Evaluations and Information Sources
Cookbook Month	International Association of Culinary Professionals
Country Music Month	Country Music Association
Crime Prevention Month	National Crime Prevention Council
Dental Hygiene Month	(click here for more info)
Disability Employment Awareness Month	US Presidential Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
Dollhouse & Miniatures Month	Miniatures Industry Assoc.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month	National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Energy Awareness Month	US Department of Energy
Family Health Month	(click here for more info)
Family Sexuality Education Month	(click here for more info)
Fire Prevention Month	National Fire Protection Association
Healthy Lung Month	(click here for more info)
Hunger Awareness Month	Food Industry Crusade Against Hunger
Kitchen & Bath Month	National Kitchens and Bath Association
Liver Awareness Month	(click here for more info)
Lupus Awareness Month	(click here for more info)
Mental Illness Awareness Month	American Psychiatric Association
National Disability Employment Awareness Month	(click here for more info)
Pasta Month	National Pasta Association
Physical Therapy Month	(click here for more info)
Pizza Month	Pizza Today magazine
Popcorn Poppin' Month	The Popcorn Institute
Pork Month	National Pork Producers Council
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month	(click here for more info)
Quality Month	American Society for Quality Control
Seafood Month	National Fisheries Institute
Spina Bifida Prevention Month	(click here for more info)
Spinal Health Month	American Chiropractic Assoc. (click here for more info)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month	SIDS Alliance
UNICEF Month	US Committee for UNICEF
Youth Against Tobacco Month	Tobacco Education and Prevention
Vegetarian Awareness Month	North American Vegetarian Society

October Weekly Events
Unless otherwise stated, these are generally observed in the US only.

Occasion	Sponsor
First Week
Get Organized Week	National Association of Professional Organizers
Mental Illness Awareness Week	(click here for more info)
Minority Enterprise Development Week	presidential proclamation
National Health Care Food Service Week	American Hospital Association
National Customer Service Week	International Customer Service Association
National Spinning & Weaving Week	Handweavers Guild of America Inc.
Walk a Child to School Week	(click here for more info)
World Space Week	(click here for more info)
Second Week
Adult Immunization Awareness Week	(click here for more info)
Home-based Business Week	Association of Home-based Businesses
Fire Prevention Week	National Fire Protection Association
National Newspaper Week	Newspaper Assoc. Managers Inc
Radon Week	(click here for more info)
School Lunch Week	(click here for more info)
Third Week
Health Education Week	(click here for more info)
Hearing Aid Awareness Week	(click here for more info)
Hepatitis Awareness Week	(click here for more info)
Infection Control Week	(click here for more info)
National Forest Products Week (or the week beginning the third Sunday)	presidential proclamation
Fourth Week (last full week)
National Consumers Week	White House Office of Consumer Affairs
Disarmament Week (or the week beginning October 24)	United Nations
Red Ribbon Celebration (keep kids off drugs)	(click here for more info)