Day Guide for Sunday October 18th 2026 What are the holidays on October 18th 2026?

This is our day guide for Sunday October 18th 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on October 18th 2026

International: Chung Yeung Festival

The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millennia

Not a Public Holiday

Argentina: Mother's Day

In Argentina, Mother's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of October.

Not a Public Holiday

Azerbaijan: Independence Day

Adoption of the declaration of independence on October 18th 1991

Regional

India (regional): Saddula Bathukamma

Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana

Regional

India (regional): Kati Bihu

An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.

Regional

India (regional): Maha Saptami

Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.

Nepal: Phulpati

A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.

Zambia: National Prayer Day

Declared as a National Day of Prayer, Fasting and Reconciliation in 2015

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General Information for October 18th 2026
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 291 of 2026
74 days left in 2026
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1898 – The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
1851 - Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
1209 - Otto IV is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
1081 – The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.