October 2021 Marketing Ideas and Calendar – Learn about the most important dates, holidays and events to inspire your content marketing and social media strategy in October 2021.

By continuing with the reading you will discover +50 ideas to get inspired from and replicate on your social media platforms.

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October 2021 Monthly Themes

• Canadian Library Month
• Fire Prevention Month
• Black Cat Awareness Month
• Family History Month
• Computer Learning Month
• Fair Trade Month

October 2021 Food Themes

• Coffee Month
• Vodka Month
• Canadian Beer Month
• Egg Month
• Beer and Pizza Month
• Dessert Month
• Apple Month
• Pasta Month
• Pumpkin Month
• Pizza Month

October 2021 Awareness Themes

• Dysautonomia Awareness Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• SUDEP Action Month
• Mental Health Month
• Dyslexia Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
• ADHD Awareness Month
• Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October 2021 Main TV and Movie Releases

• The Many Saints of Newark [MOVIE]
• Hotel Transylvania: Transformania [MOVIE]
• No Time to Die [MOVIE]
• Dune [MOVIE]

October 2021 in Sports

• FIFA WC Qualifier: Azerbaijan v Ireland
• FIFA WC Qualifier: Switzerland v Northern Ireland
• FIFA WC Qualifier: Qatar v Ireland
• FIFA WC Qualifier: Bulgaria v Northern Ireland
• Rugby League World Cup
• ICC Cricket World Cup
• MLB Playoffs
• Fury v Wilder III
• NBA Season begins

October 2021 Marketing Ideas, Events and Holidays

Date	Theme	Hashtag
01/10/2021	Coffee Day	#CoffeeDay
01/10/2021	Smile Day	#SmileDay
01/10/2021	The Many Saints of Newark [MOVIE]	Website
01/10/2021	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania [MOVIE]	Website
03/10/2021	German Unity Day	Wikipedia
03/10/2021	Boyfriends Day	#BoyfriendsDay
04/10/2021	Animal Day	#AnimalDay
04/10/2021	Vodka Day	#VodkaDay
05/10/2021	Teachers Day	#TeachersDay
05/10/2021	Windows 11 Release	Website
05/10/2021	MLB Playoffs	Website
06/10/2021	Canadian Beer Day	#CanadianBeerDay
08/10/2021	No Time to Die [MOVIE]	Website
08/10/2021	Egg Day	#EggDay
09/10/2021	Fury v Wilder III	Website
09/10/2021	Beer and Pizza Day	#BeerPizzaDay
09/10/2021	WC Qualifier: Azerbaijan v Ireland	Website
09/10/2021	WC Qualifier: Switzerland v Northern Ireland	Website
10/10/2021	Mental Health Day	#MentalHealthDay
11/10/2021	Canadian Thanksgiving	Wikipedia
11/10/2021	Columbus Day [US]	Wikipedia
12/10/2021	WC Qualifier: Qatar v Ireland	Website
12/10/2021	WC Qualifier: Bulgaria v Northern Ireland	Website
12/10/2021	Own Business Day	#OwnBusinessDay
13/10/2021	No Bra Day	#NoBraDay
14/10/2021	Dessert Day	#DessertDay
15/10/2021	Students Day	#StudentsDay
18/10/2021	ICC Cricket World Cup [INDIA]	Website
20/10/2021	World Expo [DUBAI]	Website
16/10/2021	World Food Day	#WorldFoodDay
16/10/2021	Dictionary Day	#DictionaryDay
18/10/2021	Language Disorder Awareness Day	#LanguageDisorderAwareness
19/10/2021	Gin & Tonic Day	#GinTonicDay
19/10/2021	NBA Season Begins	Website
21/10/2021	Apple Day	#AppleDay
22/10/2021	Cork Jazz Festival	Website
22/10/2021	Stuttering Awareness Day	#StutteringAwarenessDay
22/10/2021	Dune [MOVIE]	Website
23/10/2021	Rugby League World Cup	Website
23/10/2021	iPod Day	#iPodDay
24/10/2021	United Nations Day	#UnitedNationsDay
24/10/2021	Mother-in-Law Day	#MotherInLawDay
25/10/2021	October Bank Holiday [IRELAND]	#BankHoliday
25/10/2021	Artists Day	#ArtistsDay
25/10/2021	Pasta Day	#PastaDay
26/10/2021	Pumpkin Day	#PumpkinDay
27/10/2021	Black Cat Day	#BlackCatDay
29/10/2021	Internet Day	#InternetDay
29/10/2021	Cat Day	#CatDay
31/10/2021	Halloween	#Halloween
31/10/2021	Daylight Saving Time [EUROPE]	Wikipedia

Sources

• https://www.daysoftheyear.com/
• https://unsplash.com/photos/W4i2FOIdyXk
• https://www.mediaworks.ie/content/uploads/Mediaworks-Useful-Dates-2021.pdf

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