Day Guide for Sunday October 12th 2025

This is our day guide for Sunday October 12th 2025 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 285 of 2025.

Holidays on October 12th 2025

International: Day of the Races. Not an official holiday, this day is commemorated on the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
American Samoa: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Brazil: Lady of Aparecida. Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day. Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Mexico: Day of the Pluricultural Nation. Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Spain: Hispanic Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

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Observances on October 12th 2025

  • USA: National Farmer’s Day
  • USA: National Freethought Day
  • USA: National Gumbo Day
  • USA: National Pulled Pork Day
  • USA: National Savings Day
  • USA: National Vermont Day
  • Brazil: Children's Day in Brazil
  • International: World Arthritis Day
  • Italy: Christopher Columbus Day
  • USA: Clergy Appreciation Day
  • Germany: Grandparents' Day

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