Come and Take It Day
Come and Take It Day falls on October 6, taking its name from a defiant phrase that runs from ancient Thermopylae to a small cannon in 1835 Texas.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
5 holidays celebrated today.
Mad Hatter Day
Mad Hatter Day falls on October 6, taken from the price tag stuck in the Hatter's hat in Tenniel's illustrations, read as a date rather than ten shillings and sixpence.
National Storytelling Festival
The National Storytelling Festival falls in early October in Jonesborough, Tennessee, where a 1973 gathering on a hay wagon revived oral storytelling as a performing art.
Physician’s Assistant Day
Physician Assistant Day falls on October 6, the anniversary of the first PA class graduating from Duke in 1967, a profession built out of returning military medics.
National Taco Day
National Taco Day falls on the first Tuesday in October, a date set in 2024 so it always lands on Taco Tuesday. For years before that it was held on October 4.