Can you all believe it’s October already? We usually think of October as being the start of the holiday season, but oddly enough, October actually has quite a few holidays during this month alone, albeit some really wacky ones! We know about Columbus Day and Halloween of course, but, here are just a few crazy holidays this month you’d be amazed even existed!
33 Crazy Holidays You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Chic Spy Day (October 5)
If you consider yourself on the chic side and can’t get enough of spy movies, Chic Spy Day is definitely right up your alley. It’s celebrated on October 5, to commemorate the London debut of the first James Bond movie in 1962.
There are scads of ways to celebrate this holiday. Don your trench coat, leather gloves and over-sized sunglasses and go out on the town in your covert disguise. Remember to take a few selfies to share with your friends.
If you prefer to stay home with the kids, pop some popcorn and put your favorite beverages on ice. Have a James Bond or Mission Impossible movie marathon. It’s a great time to practice your British accent. You never know when it might come in handy!
National Bologna Day (October 24)
Who doesn’t love bologna? Isn’t it cool that this meat, which is technically an American sausage, has its own day of recognition? Break out the white bread and the mustard, to celebrate this holiday in style. Get even crazier and fry a few slices for an even yummier, up-scale, sandwich alternative.
Depending on what part of the country you reside in, you may or may not refer to bologna as “jumbo.” And, talk about popular! Not surprisingly, 800 million pounds of this lunch meat gets consumed (annually) in the U.S. alone. Get ready… get set… eat!
Haunted Refrigerator Night (October 30)
This crazy October holiday doesn’t have anything to do with ghosts or goblins. But, it does have something to do with the evil that lurks in your fridge. You know… the now fuzzy science experiments that were once considered part of breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Haunted Refrigerator Night isn’t an official holiday… yet! It is the brainchild of Thomas and Ruth Roy, who have been fascinated with off-the-wall holidays since the inception of their website, Wellcat Holidays.
The Roy’s suggest that if you don’t feel like carving a Jack o’ Lantern or watching a scary movie, take the plunge and clean out your refrigerator instead Think of the fun you’ll have. Just kidding! But, the good news is that your fridge will be clean. So, you’ll have more room to store all of your extra Halloween treats. Caramel apples, anyone?
These are just three crazy October holidays. Believe it or not, there’s a weird and wacky food holiday every day of the month. Check these out below:
1st – Homemade Cookies Day
2nd – National Fried Scallops Day
3rd – National Caramel Custard Day
4th – National Vodka Day
5th – National Apple Betty Day
6th – National Noodle Day
7th – National Frappe Day
8th – National Fluffernutter Day
9th – Submarine-Hoagy-Hero-Grinder Day
10th – National Angel Food Cake Day
11th – National Sausage Pizza Day
12th – National Gumbo Day
13th – National Yorkshire Pudding Day
14th – National Dessert Day
15th -National Chicken Cacciatore Day
16th – World Food Day
17th – Four Prunes Day
18th – National Chocolate Cupcake Day
19th – National Seafood Bisque Day
20th – National Brandied Fruit Day
21st – National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
22nd – National Nut Day
23rd – National Canning Day
24th – National Bologna Day
25th – National Greasy Foods Day
26th – Pumpkin Day
27th – National Potato Day
28th – National Chocolate Day
29th – National Oatmeal Day
30th – National Candy Corn Day
31st – National Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day
Wow! Who knew!?!? I think I have heard of one or two. But not the others. How fun!
Gosh, I think I should start celebrating some of these. A lot of them sound great! Nice finds!
There is seriously a ‘day’ for everything! Wow, I am liking all the food related ones.
Celebrating all of these makes October so much more fun! I don’t even know half of these holidays! But we have so much to celebrate during this season and it’s awesome!
I enjoyed reading this post. This is fun
National dessert day, wow! These are interesting Holidays, thanks for the reminders!
Yes, I was not aware of these days. Do we have any day which is not dedicated for anything…like just a plane regular day…like saying happy usual day. haha. By the way, these are really interesting finds.
um so the 4th might be my favorite – and I didn’t even know there was a National Noodle Day! list is so fun – thanks!
I love wacky holidays! This is a great list! I’m saving this to celebrate at home. Who knew about Candy Corn day?
Wow, national bologna day! The kids love chicken bologna.
Those. Holidays related to food sounds awesome! Didnt know they exist at all haha
I think we have so many special days all through October and honestly I am not aware of most of them yet. The National Dessert Day, National Noodle Day & National Chocolate Day are something I would remember from now on so easily!
I love that there’s a national noodle day. Even more fun that there’s a candy corn day!
I didn’t know about the National Nut day. Glad you share this
I love food related holidays the best! Time to celebrate and make up for lost time lol.
There is a National Day for almost everything! My faves – National Chocolate Day and National Coffee Day which should be every day 🙂