October
1 International Day of Older Persons UN
2 International Day of Non-Violence UN
4 Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian
4 Daylight savings begins
4 Simchat Torah | Judaism
6 World Habitat Day UN
8 World Sight Day [WHO]
10 World Mental Health Day [WHO]
11 International Day of the Girl UN
11-17 Anti Poverty Week
12-18 National Carer’s Week
13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction UN
15 International Day of Rural Women UN
16 World Food Day [FAO]
17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty UN
19 – 25 Gamble Aware Week
20 Conferment of Guruship to Guru Granth Sahib | Sikhism
24 National Children’s Week (ends 1 November)
25 Kathina (Buddhism)