This is our day guide for Monday October 26th 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 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 1983Regional
India (regional): Lakshmi Puja Holiday
The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month AshwinRegional
India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCERegional
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
Lao: End of Buddhist Lent Day
Boun Ok Phansa is a mark of the end of three month retreat during the rainy season of the monks
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.October 25th 2026 | Go to Today | October 27th 2026
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| General Information for October 26th 2026 | |
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| There are 12 public holidays today. | |
| Day 299 of 2026 | |
| 66 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 44 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May. | |
| 1958 - Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France. | |
| 1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation. | |
| 306 - Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki |
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