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Thursday October 1

All day International Coffee Day

All day World Vegetarian Day

All day International Raccoon Appreciation Day

All day International Day of Older Persons

All day World Sake Day

All day International Music Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Friday October 2

All day International Day of Non-Violence

All day Dutch National Senior Citizens Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Saturday October 3

All day 3 October Festival

All day Dutch National Recycling Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Sunday October 4

All day World Animal Day

All day Eat No Animals Day (Eet Geen Dierendag)

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Monday October 5

All day World Habitat Day

All day World Teacher’s Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Tuesday October 6

All day Inbox Zero Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Wednesday October 7

All day World Day for Decent Work

All day World Cotton Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Thursday October 8

00:00 – 23:00 Liberation of Alkmaar (Alkmaar Onzet)

All day World Octopus Day

All day International Lesbian Day

All day World Dyslexia Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Friday October 9

All day Purple Friday (“Paarse Vrijdag”)

All day Dutch National Croquettes Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Saturday October 10

All day World Mental Health Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Sunday October 11

Coming Out Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Monday October 12

All day World Arthritis Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Tuesday October 13

All day International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Wednesday October 14

All day World Standards Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Thursday October 15

All day Global Handwashing Day

All day Spirit Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Friday October 16

All day World Food Day

All day International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Saturday October 17

All day International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Sunday October 18

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day EU Anti-Trafficking Day

All day World Okapi Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Monday October 19

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Tuesday October 20

All day World Osteoporosis Day

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Wednesday October 21

All day International Pronouns Day

All day International Nacho Day

All day Back to the Future Day

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Thursday October 22

All day INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY (OCTOBER 22)

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Friday October 23

06:00 – 18:00 Mole Day

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Saturday October 24

All day United Nations Day

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Sunday October 25

All day World Pasta Day

All day Dutch Day of Silence

All day Standard Time

All day Autumn holidays Dutch North Region

All day Autumn holidays Dutch Central Region

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Monday October 26

All day Intersex Awareness Day

All day Transgender Children Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Tuesday October 27

All day World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

All day World Occupational Therapy Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Wednesday October 28

All day International Animation Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Thursday October 29

All day World Stroke Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Friday October 30

All day Checklist Day

All day World Autism Awareness Day

Saturday October 31

All day Halloween

All day World Autism Awareness Day

October

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