Day Guide for Monday October 26th 2026

This is our day guide for Monday October 26th 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 299 of 2026.

Holidays on October 26th 2026

Austria: National Day. Austria's National Day commemorates the Declaration of Neutrality enacted on 26th October 1955

Cook Islands: Gospel Day. Christianity was first brought to the islands in the 1820s by John Williams.

Grenada: Thanksgiving (in lieu). Marks the anniversary of the Caribbean and American military intervention in 1983

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India (regional): Lakshmi Puja Holiday. The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

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India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday. Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE

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India (regional): Accession Day. Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

Ireland: October Bank Holiday. The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October

Myanmar: Full Moon of Thadingyut Holiday Holiday. The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent

New Zealand: Labour Day. This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Independence Day. On October 27th 1979, following a referendum, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence from the UK

Taiwan: Retrocession Day, Battle of Guningtou (in lieu). As October 25th falls on a Sunday, the following day will be a public holiday.

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Observances on October 26th 2026

  • USA: National Day of the Deployed
  • USA: National Mincemeat Day
  • USA: National Mule Day
  • USA: National Pumpkin Day
  • USA: National Tennessee Day

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