We analyze all the holidays and weekends that the official calendar for October 2024 will offer.
Production calendar
There are no federal holidays in October 2024, so citizens are waiting for almost five full working weeks.
Total in October 2024 31 calendar days, including:
- 23 business days (no shortened days);
- 8 non-working (4 couples days off).
For more details on how we relax in October, see the 2024 calendar:
For different work schedules in October 2024, the production (working) calendar sets the following working hours:
| Work Schedule | Working hours per month |
| 40 hour/week | 184.0 hours |
| 36 hour/week | 165.6 hours |
| 24 hours/week | 110.4 hours |
Student Calendar
The school calendar sets the October 2024 fall break periods.
For the quarter system - from 28.10.24 to 03.11.24.
For trimester system:
- First - from 07.10.24 to 13.10.24;
- Second - from 11/18/24 to 11/24/24.
For more information about what features have different vacation schedules that are relevant for schools, read the materials on our website.
Unofficial October holidays
Although the official calendar for October 2024 does not contain all-Russian holidays, the month will be rich in unofficial dates worthy of attention:
| Date | Holiday |
| 01.10.24 | Day of the Ground Forces
International Music Day World Vegetarian Day |
| 02.10.24 | Urologist Day
Vocational Education Day |
| 03.10.24 | OMON Day |
| 04.10.24 | Space Force Day
Day of Civil Defense EMERCOM of the Russian Federation |
| 05.10.24 | Teacher's Day
Day of Criminal Investigators |
| 06.10.24 | Insurer's Day |
| 10.10.24 | VKontakte's birthday |
| 11.10.24 | International Coming Out Day |
| 12.10.24 | HR Day
Spanish Language Day |
| 14.10.24 | Day of Reserve Workers |
| 15.10.24 | Pharmacist and Microbiologist Day
Day of creation of the address and reference service of the Russian Federation |
| 16.10.24 | Chef's Day
Allergist Day International Bread Day |
| 19.10.24 | All-Russian Lyceum Student Day
Lifeguard Day |
| 20.10.24 | Military Communications Day
International Chef's Day International Air Traffic Controller Day |
| 23.10.24 | Pray Day |
| 24.10.24 | Russian Special Forces Day |
| 25.10.24 | Marketer's Day
Day of the customs officer of the Russian Federation |
| 26.10.24 | International Mother-in-Law Day |
| 28.10.24 | Grandparents Day
All-Russian Gymnastics Day World Judo Day |
| 30.10.24 | Mechanical Engineer's Day
Navy Founding Day |
| 31.10.24 | Halloween
Signal Interpreter Day Day of SIZO and Prison Workers |
Halloween is one of the most beloved holidays in Europe, the origins of which are rooted in ancient Celtic beliefs. A beautiful modern tradition of Halloween is a costume procession, thematic decoration of houses, trading floors and city streets, as well as picking up sweets by children.
Memorable anniversaries will also be in the middle of autumn:
- 150 years since the birth of N.K. Roerich - 09.10.24;
- 90 years since the birth of Mikhail Kazakov - 10/14/24;
- 210 years since the birth of M. Yu. Lermontov - 10/15/24;
- 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chemical Pharmaceutical Institute - 22.10.24.
Memorable dates
Also, October 2024 is an important date of military glory:
| Date | Event |
| 09.10.24 | The Capture of Berlin (1760)
Victory in the battle for the Caucasus (1943) |
| 14.10.24 | Uprising in the Sobibor camp (1943)
The victorious battle of Kutuzov's troops near Ruschuk (1811) |
| 10.18.24 | Battle of Leipzig (1813) |
| 20.10.24 | Navarian naval battle (1827) |
Orthodox calendar
In October, the church calendar establishes only one holiday - 10/14/24 Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos.
It is recommended for Christians to fast on Wednesdays and Fridays, as well as on Monday, October 14.
Muslim calendar
In the Muslim calendar, October also does not contain special dates. The period coincides with the 3rd and 4th month of 1446 AH:
- Rabi al-awwal (3rd month of Hijri) - from 09/04/24 to 10/03/24;
- Rabbi as-sani (4th month of Hijri) - from 04.10.24 to 02.11.24.
Please note that one month in the calendar is highlighted in brown, the second in green.
Lunar calendar
In October, the lunar cycle will include the following key dates:
- New Moon - 02.10.24;
- І quarter - 10.10.24;
- Full Moon - 10.24;
- III quarter - 24.10.24.
| Most auspicious dates | Bad days |
| 03.10.24 (Thursday)
08.10.24 (Tuesday) 12.10.24 (Saturday) | 01.10.24 (Tuesday)
24.10.24 (Thursday) 25.10.24 (Friday) |
