Worldwide Public Holidays October 2021

Friday, October 1, 2021

• 
• Botswana
• Botswana Day Holiday

• 
• China
• National Day (Guoqing Jie)

• 
• Cyprus
• Cyprus Independence Day

• 
• Hong Kong
• National Day

• 
• Macau
• PRC National Day

• 
• Nigeria
• National Day

• 
• Palau
• Independence Day

• 
• San Marino
• Investiture of the Captains Regent (Heads of State)

• 
• Tuvalu
• Independence Day (Tuvalu Day)

• 
• Uzbekistan
• Day of Teachers and Instructors (O'qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni)

• 
• Venezuela
• banks
• Bank Holiday (Monetary Reconversion)
• banks

Saturday, October 2, 2021

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Guinea
• Independence Day

• 
• India
• Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

• 
• Macau
• government private sector
• The Day following the PRC National Day (except Banks)
• government private sector

• 
• Malaysia
• regional
• State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (SBH)
• regional

• 
• Tuvalu
• Independence Day Holiday

Sunday, October 3, 2021

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Germany
• German Unity Day

• 
• Iraq
• National Iraqi Day

• 
• South Korea
• Kae Chun Jul (Foundation Day)

Monday, October 4, 2021

• 
• Australia
• regional
• Labour Day (ACT NSW SA)
• regional

• 
• Australia
• regional
• Queen's Birthday (QLD)
• regional

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Christmas Island
• Territory Day

• 
• Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
• Peat Cutting Day (Spring Holiday)

• 
• India
• regional
• Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-din-Sahib (JK*)
• regional

• 
• Lesotho
• Independence Day

• 
• Macau
• government
• The second working day after the Day following PRC National Day
• government

• 
• Mozambique
• Peace and National Reconciliation Day

• 
• Saint Lucia
• Thanksgiving Day

• 
• South Korea
• Foundation Day Holiday

• 
• Tuvalu
• Independence Day Holiday

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

• 
• Cambodia
• Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors' Day)

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• India
• regional
• Birthday of Late Nar Bahadur Bhandari (SK)
• regional

• 
• Iran
• Death of Prophet Mohammad / Martyrdom of Imam Hasan

• 
• Portugal
• Republic Day

• 
• Vanuatu
• Constitution Day

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

• 
• Cambodia
• Bonn Phchum Ben Holiday

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday (workday moved to Sun. Sep. 26)

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica (private sector works until noon)

• 
• India
• regional
• Mahalaya / Mahalaya Amavasye (KA OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• First day of Bathukamma (TS)
• regional

• 
• Syria
• Tishreen Liberation War Day

• 
• Turkmenistan
• Commemoration Day

Thursday, October 7, 2021

• 
• Cambodia
• Bonn Phchum Ben Holiday

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Oct. 9)

• 
• Egypt
• Armed Forces Day Holiday

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica

• 
• India
• regional
• Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti (HR PB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Navratra Stapana / Navratri Ghatasthapana (RJ)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi (MN)
• regional

• 
• Iran
• Martyrdom of Imam Reza

• 
• Laos
• banks
• BOL Foundation Day
• banks

• 
• Maldives
• National Day

• 
• Nepal
• Ghatasthapana

Friday, October 8, 2021

• 
• Argentina
• Public Holiday (día no laborable con fines turísticos)

• 
• Ecuador
• Guayaquil Independence Holiday

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica

• 
• Kiribati
• National Education Day / World Teachers' Day

• 
• Peru
• Battle of Angamos Day

Saturday, October 9, 2021

• 
• Ecuador
• Guayaquil Independence Day

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica

• 
• Malaysia
• regional
• State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (SRW)
• regional

• 
• Saint Barthélemy
• Abolition Day

• 
• South Korea
• Hangeul Day

• 
• Spain
• regional
• Community Day (VC)
• regional

• 
• Taiwan
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Uganda
• Independence Day

Sunday, October 10, 2021

• 
• American Samoa
• christian
• White Sunday
• christian

• 
• Austria
• regional government schools
• Referendum Day (Tag der Volksabstimmung) (K)
• regional government schools

• 
• Cuba
• Independence Day (Día de la Independencia)

• 
• Curaçao
• Curaçao Day

• 
• Fiji
• Fiji Day

• 
• Honduras
• government
• Semana Morazánica
• government

• 
• North Korea
• KWP Foundation Day (1945)

• 
• Suriname
• Maroons Day

• 
• Taiwan
• National Day (Double Tenth)

Monday, October 11, 2021

• 
• American Samoa
• Columbus Day

• 
• Argentina
• Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural Holiday (in lieu of Oct. 12)

• 
• Bahamas
• National Heroes Day

• 
• Belize
• Public Holiday (yet to be named)

• 
• Bolivia
• other
• Día Nacional de la Mujer Boliviana (only for women employees)
• other

• 
• Canada
• Thanksgiving Day

• 
• Chile
• Encuentro de Dos Mundos

• 
• Cuba
• Independence Day Holiday

• 
• Kenya
• Moi Day / Huduma Day / Utamaduni Day

• 
• Macedonia
• Uprising Against Facism Day

• 
• Norfolk Island
• Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day

• 
• Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan)
• Commonwealth Cultural Day

• 
• Puerto Rico
• banks government
• Colombus Day (Día del Descubrimiento de América)
• banks government

• 
• Samoa
• Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti)

• 
• Sint Maarten
• Constitution Day

• 
• South Korea
• Hangeul Day Holiday

• 
• Taiwan
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Tokelau
• Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti)

• 
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• National Heritage Day

• 
• USA (United States)
• other
• Columbus Day Holiday (widespread in gov. and fin. sectors)
• other

• 
• Uruguay
• banks government
• Día de la Raza/Sarandí Battle Holiday
• banks government

• 
• US Virgin Islands
• Columbus Day / PR Friendship Day

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

• 
• Brazil
• Lady of Aparecida Day

• 
• Guatemala
• banks
• Día de la Raza
• banks

• 
• Equatorial Guinea
• Independence Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Durga Puja / Durga Saptami (Maha Saptami) (AS OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Phulpati/Fulpaati)

• 
• Spain
• National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España)

• 
• Venezuela
• Día de la Resistencia Indígena

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

• 
• Burundi
• Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) (AP AS BR JH MN OR RJ TR WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Maha Astami)

• 
• Thailand
• H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day

Thursday, October 14, 2021

• 
• Georgia
• Svetitskovloba

• 
• Hong Kong
• Chung Yeung Festival

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Ayudha Puja / Saraswathi Puja (Maha Navami) (AR AS BR JH JK KA KL ML NL OR PY TN TR UP WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Macau
• Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)

• 
• Moldova
• municipal
• Chisinau Day (Hramul Chisinaului)
• municipal

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Maha Nawami)

• 
• Tanzania
• Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day (Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race)

• 
• Ukraine
• Day of the Defenders of the Ukraine

• 
• Yemen
• Liberation Day

Friday, October 15, 2021

• 
• Bangladesh
• Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami)

• 
• Bhutan
• Dassain

• 
• Cambodia
• Day of Hommage for the late King Father (Norodom Sihanouk)

• 
• French Guiana (Guyane)
• regional
• Cayenne Festival
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dussehra / Dasehra (Vijaya Dashami) (AN AP AR BR CG CH DL GA GJ HP HR JH JK KA KL LA LD MH ML MP MZ NL OR PB RJ TN TR TS UK UP WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Janmotsav of Srimanta Shankardeva (AS)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• St. Theresa Festival (PY*)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Iran
• Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari

• 
• Malawi
• Mothers' Day (World Rural Women's Day)

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Vijaya Dashami)

• 
• Tunisia
• Evacuation Day (fête nationale de l'évacuation)

• 
• Ukraine
• Public Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Oct. 23)

Saturday, October 16, 2021

• 
• India
• regional
• Following day of Vijaya Dasami (TS)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Pampakusha Ekadashi)

Sunday, October 17, 2021

• 
• Haiti
• Mort de Dessalines

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

Monday, October 18, 2021

• 
• Algeria
• Mawlid En Nabaoui Echarif (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Bahrain
• Miladunnabi (the Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Bermuda
• Public Holiday (Flora Duffy Olympic Commemoration) (tentative)

• 
• British Virgin Islands
• Heroes' and Forefathers Day

• 
• Burkina Faso
• Fête du Maouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Bénin
• The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud)

• 
• Cameroon
• Birthday of Prophet Muhammed

• 
• Chad
• The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud-Al-Nebi)

• 
• Colombia
• Día de la Raza Holiday

• 
• Comoros
• Mouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Djibouti
• Mouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Egypt
• Moulid El Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Eritrea
• muslim
• Eid Al-Maulid Anebi (The Prophet's Birthday)
• muslim

• 
• Fiji
• Prophet Mohammed's Birthday Holiday

• 
• Gambia
• Mawlud Nabi / Gamo (Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Guinea
• Maouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Guyana
• Youman Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• India
• regional
• Kati Bihu (AS)
• regional

• 
• Iraq
• Moulad (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Jamaica
• National Heroes' Day

• 
• Jordan
• Mawlid al-Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Lebanon
• The Prophet's Birthday

• 
• Libya
• Mouled Al Nabee (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Maldives
• The Prophet's Birthday

• 
• Mayotte
• muslim
• Maoulida (The Prophet's Birthday)
• muslim

• 
• Niger
• Mouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• North Cyprus
• Mavlid Al Nabi (the Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Oman
• Milad Al Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Sierra Leone
• The Prophet's Birthday (Milad An-Nabi)

• 
• Sudan
• The Prophet's Birthday (Moulid Al Nabi)

• 
• Syria
• Mawlid An Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Tanzania
• The Prophet's Birthday (Maulid)

• 
• Tunisia
• Le Mouled (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• West Bank and Gaza
• The Prophet's Birthday

• 
• Yemen
• Rabi' al-Awwal (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Zambia
• National Day of Prayer

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

• 
• Afghanistan
• The Prophet's Birthday (Mawleed al-Nabi)

• 
• Bangladesh
• Eid-e-Milad-un Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Brunei
• Maulidur Rasul (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Hari Maulad Nabi (Mohammad's Birthday)

• 
• Côte d'Ivoire
• The Day after the Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud)

• 
• Ethiopia
• Mawlid (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• India
• regional
• Milad-un-Nabi / Baravfat (Prophet's Birthday) (CG DH DL GJ JH JK KL LA LD MH MN MP NL OR PY RJ TN TR TS UK UP)
• regional

• 
• Malaysia
• Maulidur Rasul (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Mali
• Mawloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Mauritania
• Aïd el-Maouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Morocco
• Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui (Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Myanmar
• Thadingyut Holidays

• 
• Nigeria
• Eid-El-Maulud (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Niue
• Constitution Day

• 
• Pakistan
• The Prophet's Birthday (Eid Milad un Nabi)

• 
• Philippines
• regional
• The Prophet's Birthday (Maulid-un-Nabi) (ARMM)
• regional

• 
• Somalia
• Mawlid Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Sri Lanka
• Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)

• 
• Sénégal
• The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud/Gamou)

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

• 
• Guatemala
• Revolution Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Milad-un-Nabi / Baravfat (Prophet's Birthday) (AP GA KA)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Lakshmi Puja / Kunar Purnima (AS* OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji (CH HP HR KA MP PB UK)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Mera Houchongba (MN)
• regional

• 
• Indonesia
• The Prophet's Birthday (Maulid Nabi Muhammad SAW 1443 H)

• 
• Kenya
• Mashujaa Day (National Day)

• 
• Morocco
• banks government
• Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui Holiday
• banks government

• 
• Myanmar
• Thadingyut Full Moon (Buddhist Lent Ends)

• 
• Niue
• Constitution Day Holiday

• 
• Sri Lanka
• Vap Full Moon Poya Day

Thursday, October 21, 2021

• 
• Burundi
• President Ndadaye Mélchior Day

• 
• Kuwait
• Holiday for the Prophet's Birthday

• 
• Laos
• Boun Ok Phansa (Buddhist Lent Ends)

• 
• Myanmar
• Thadingyut Holidays

• 
• UAE (United Arab Emirates)
• Prophet's Birthday Holiday

Friday, October 22, 2021

• 
• India
• regional
• Friday Following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi (JK)
• regional

• 
• Laos
• municipal
• Boat Racing Festival (Ventiane)
• municipal

• 
• Laos
• banks
• Bank Holiday
• banks

• 
• New Zealand
• regional
• Hawke's Bay Provincial Anniversary Day (HKB)
• regional

• 
• Thailand
• Chulalongkorn Holiday

Saturday, October 23, 2021

• 
• Hungary
• Republic Day

• 
• Libya
• Liberation Day

• 
• Macedonia
• Day of the Macedonian Revolution

• 
• Thailand
• Chulalongkorn Day (Rama V Day)

Sunday, October 24, 2021

• 
• Iran
• Birth of Prophet Mohammad and of Imam Jafar Sadeq

• 
• Micronesia (FSM)
• United Nations' Day

• 
• Palau
• United Nations' Day

• 
• Zambia
• Independence Day

Monday, October 25, 2021

• 
• Grenada
• Thanksgiving Day

• 
• Ireland (Eire)
• October Bank Holiday

• 
• Micronesia (FSM)
• United Nations' Day Holiday

• 
• New Zealand
• Labour Day

• 
• Niue
• Peniamina Gospel Day

• 
• Palau
• United Nations' Day Holiday

• 
• Zambia
• Independence Day Holiday

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

• 
• Austria
• National Day

• 
• Cook Islands
• National Gospel Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Accession Day (JK)
• regional

• 
• Mali
• Baptism of the Prophet

• 
• Nauru
• ANGAM Day (Day of Fulfillment)

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

• 
• Bhutan
• Descending Day of Lord Buddha (Lhabab Duechen)

• 
• India
• regional
• Lhabab Duchen (SK)
• regional

• 
• Saint Vincent and Grenadines
• Independence Day

Thursday, October 28, 2021

• 
• Brazil
• government ponto facultativo
• Civil Servants' Day (Dia do Servidor Público)
• government ponto facultativo

• 
• Cyprus
• Ochi Day (Greek National Day)

• 
• Czech Republic
• Independence Day

• 
• Greece
• Ochi Day (National Day)

• 
• Turkey
• afternoon
• Republic Day Eve
• afternoon

Friday, October 29, 2021

• 
• Australia
• municipal regional
• Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) (QLD)
• municipal regional

• 
• Cambodia
• King Norodom Sihamony's Coronation Day

• 
• North Cyprus
• Turkish Republic Day

• 
• Turkey
• Republic Day

Sunday, October 31, 2021

• 
• Burkina Faso
• Martyrs' Day

• 
• Chile
• Reformation Day (Día de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes)

• 
• Germany
• regional
• Reformation Day (BB HB HH MV NI SH SN ST TH)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (GJ)
• regional

• 
• Slovenia
• Reformation Day