01/10/2026
Hello October! 🍂☕️
The month of cosy mornings, darker evenings, pumpkin everything and, of course, a whole new month of opportunities to get your brand seen!
Here's what's coming up this month:
🖤 All month: Black History Month & Stoptober
☕️ 1st: World Vegetarian Day & International Coffee Day
😊 2nd: World Smile Day
🏴 3rd: Buy British Day & National Brunch Weekend
🐾 4th: World Animal Day
🍎 5th: World Teachers' Day & National Curry Week begins
🧠 10th: World Mental Health Awareness Day & World Homeless Day
☕️ 13th–19th: UK Coffee Week
🍫 14th–20th: UK Chocolate Week
🌍 16th: World Food Day
🍏 21st: Apple Day UK & National Honey Day
🎃 26th: Pumpkin Day
🧀 27th: National Cheese Toastie Day
🐦 28th: RSPB Feed The Birds Day
👻 31st: Halloween
A little monthly reminder, too: you don't need to jump on every awareness day. Choose the ones that genuinely align with your brand, audience and values, and make the content meaningful.
Here's to a productive, creative and cosy October! 🤎