Babbling Day
Babbling Day falls on October 21, celebrating talk without much point to it, which turns out to be how every human being learns to speak.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6 holidays celebrated today.
Count Your Buttons Day
Count Your Buttons Day falls on October 21, an entirely pointless instruction attached to an object with a surprisingly political history.
Hagfish Day
Hagfish Day falls in late October, created to argue that ugly animals deserve conservation too, and celebrating a creature that defends itself by drowning attackers in slime.
Information Overload Day
Information Overload Day falls on October 21, created by a corporate research group to draw attention to how much of the working week disappears into interruption.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
Pumpkin Cheesecake Day falls on October 21, combining two custards into one dessert that is wetter than either and therefore harder to set than both.
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…