National Greasy Foods Day
National Greasy Foods Day falls on October 25, honoring fried food without apology, and worth knowing the physics of why hot oil produces something steam never will.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
6 holidays celebrated today.
Punk for a Day
Punk for a Day falls on October 25, an undocumented novelty day that is best read as an invitation to the music rather than to the insult.
Sourest Day
Sourest Day falls on October 25, a deliberate parody of Sweetest Day a week earlier, and a fair excuse to think about the most underrated taste on the tongue.
World Pasta Day
World Pasta Day falls on October 25, established at a 1995 congress in Rome, and distinct from the American National Pasta Day eight days earlier.
Mother-in-Law Day
Mother-in-Law Day falls on the fourth Sunday in October, honoring a relationship that carries more comedy material than almost any other and rather less goodwill.
National Estate Planning Awareness Week
National Estate Planning Awareness Week is held in the third full week of October. The U.S. House adopted it in 2008 to encourage Americans to make a will and plan for their finances and…