October 23

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on October 23, include:

• Event Organizers Day 
• Global Champagne Day - October 23, 2026 (Fourth Friday in October)
• IPod Day
• National Boston Cream Pie Day 
• National Canning Day
• National Croc Day 
• National Mole Day - (related to Chemistry)
• National Slap Your Irritating Co-Worker Day 
• Paralegal Day 
• Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
• TV Talk Show Host Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include October 23, are:

• Bullying Bystanders Unite Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week - October 17-24
• Freedom of Speech Week - October 19-25, 2026 (Third Week in October)
• International Infection Prevention Week - October 19-25, 2026
• Medical Assistants Recognition Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in October)
• National Adoption Week - October 20-26, 2026
• National Bulk Foods Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Week of October)
• National Businesswomen's Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National Character Counts Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National Chemistry Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week - October 18-24, 2026
• National Forest Products Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Week that starts on the Third Sunday in October)
• National Friends of Libraries Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National Healthcare Quality Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National Kraut Sandwich Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Week of October)
• National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Last Week in October)
• National Pharmacy Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in October)
• National Red Ribbon Week - October 23-31 (Last 9 days of October)
• National Save For Retirement Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National School Bus Safety Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)
• National Teen Driver Safety Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in October)
• National Wolf Awareness Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Week of October from Sunday - Saturday)
• Right Care Action Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in October)
• Sherlock Holmes Weekend - April 10-12, 2026; October 23-25, 2026; November 6-8, 2026
• Spiritual Care Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in October)
• Winter Weather Preparedness Week - (Dates Vary by State)
• YWCA Week Without Violence - October 20-25, 2026

2026 Monthly Holidays that include October 23, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our October Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of October.

NOTE: If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Sea Witch Festival – Observed October 23–25, 2026 along the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach in Delaware (Date Rule: Celebrated annually during the last full weekend of October). Check out more information from their website: SEA WITCH FESTIVAL® - Rehoboth Beach | Delaware - See our Delaware State Holidays page

• World Series - October 23-31, 2026, - A series of baseball games between the winning teams of the American League and the National League to decide the championship of the major leagues.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for October 23 is Libra which spans from September 23 to October 23.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month of October is:

• Marigold is a Mediterranean native plant and has been prized for both its beauty and versatility. They come in a range of colors including white, gold, and yellow; however, probably the most popular is bright orange.

I used several flats of marigolds around all my vegetables that I was growing.  I also re-potted a bunch of hanging baskets with succulents and put some yellow marigolds in each one for some color.

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for October are:

• Opal gemstones are truly unique, because each individual gem is adorned with a one-of-a-kind color combination.
• Tourmaline is a favorite gemstone for many because it's available in a rainbow of beautiful colors.

Famous Birthdays

• 1835 - Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician who became the 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
• 1905 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English channel on August 6, 1926
• 1918 - Paul Rudolph, American architect who designed the Lippo Centre on Hong Kong Island (d. 1997)
• 1940 - Pele, Brazilian footballer and actor
• 1956 - Dwight Yoakam, American singer, songwriter, and actor
• 1976 - Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer (Deadpool/Deadpool 2)
• 1986 - Emilia Clarke, English actress (Game of Thrones)

Famous Deaths

• 1939 - Zane Grey, American dentist and author (Riders of the Purple Sage) (b. 1872).
• 1978 - Maybelle Carter, American singer (Carter Family) (b. 1909).

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1918 - Actor Charlie Chaplin marries Mildred Harris

Quote of the Day

Life can get boring if you do the same things over and over again! Shake things up now and again by trying something new! 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Parents must find new ways of avoiding advertising to children and fight a new class of advertising experts. Your kids are being marketed to in ways that you never dreamed were possible.

To do this you must be educated in what your kids are watching, see what they are seeing, communicate with your kids regularly, and give them other options besides being plugged into media 24/7.

Find some specific ways of Avoiding Advertising to Children from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits Website!

Season

October 23rd falls within the Fall Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fall is full of all things pumpkin, leaves falling, and fun holidays and get-togethers with friends and family as we enter the Holiday Season and celebrate Halloween, and Thanksgiving. With Fall ending on December 20, 2026, it draws us near to Christmas and the New Year celebrated in the winter season!

Check out our Fall Season page for information about Fall, Fall Dates, Major Fall Holidays and Observances, Major Fall Festivals, Fun Facts About Fall, Fall Food Tips, Fall Gardening, Fall Preparation (Cars, Clothes, Garden, Home), Fall Quotes, and Fall Weather info.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on fall foods: 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

Fall is all about pumpkins, so please also check out our pumpkin pages:

• Pumpkins

• Pumpkin Carving 

• Pumpkin Recipes

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Spring Season 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1707 - The First Parliament of Great Britain convenes
• 1850 - The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts
• 1942 - American Airlines Flight 28 collides with a USAAF bomber near Palm Springs, California and all 12 passengers and crewmen aboard are killed
• 1958 - Ninety-nine miners are rescued and seventy-five killed during Canada's Springhill mining disaster
• 1970 - Fueled with natural gas, Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket powered automobile called the Blue Flame
• 1973 - President Nixon agrees to hand over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations during the Watergate scandal
• 1983 - During the Lebanese Civil War, a U.S. Marines barracks is hit by a truck bomb in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. 
• 1983 - During the Lebanese Civil War, a French army barracks in Lebanon is hit by a truck bomb, killing 58 troops
• 1989 - The Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas has an explosion that registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale and killing 23 and injuring 314
• 1991 - The Paris Peace Accords that ends the Cambodian-Vietnamese War is signed
• 2002 - Approximately 700 theater goers in Moscow are held hostage by Chechen terrorists when they seize the House of Culture theater
• 2004 - An earthquake hits Niigata Prefecture in Northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated
• 2011 - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands more

This Day in Music

• 1995 - Yolanda Saldivar is found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of Latin singer Selena
• 2006 - The Black Parade is the third album released by My Chemical Romance
• 2007 - Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss debuts at #2 in the U.S.
• 2007 - Carnival Ride, the second album released by Carrie Underwood debuts at #1 in the U.S. She receives a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the single Last Name (video below)
• 2015 - Storyteller is the fifth studio album released by Carrie Underwood

This Day in Sports

• 1945 - Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals
• 1963 - Yogi Berra becomes the New York Yankees manager
• 1964 - Joe Frazier wins the Olympic heavyweight gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics
• 1973 - At age 19, tennis star Chris Evert keeps her WTA Tour Championship by beating Nancy Richey Gunter 6-3, 6-3 in the final

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!