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October 2026

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  1. Thursday 1 October 2026

    • Dublin Theatre Festival

      Religious and cultural24 September to 10 October 2026

      Annual theatre festival in Dublin. The 2027 festival runs from 30 September to 16 October.

    • Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)

      Awareness25 September to 2 October 2026

      Age Action's annual week around 1 October celebrating older people. In 2026 it ran from 25 September to 2 October.

    • National Breastfeeding Week (Ireland)

      Awareness1 to 7 October 2026

      HSE awareness week promoting breastfeeding support, held 1 to 7 October each year.

  2. Monday 5 October 2026

    • Irish Road Safety Week

      Awareness5 to 11 October 2026

      Road Safety Authority week in early October promoting safer road use, including National Child Safety Day. In 2026 it ran from 5 to 11 October.

  3. Saturday 10 October 2026

    • Open House Dublin

      Awareness10 to 18 October 2026

      Festival of architecture in Dublin. The 2026 festival ran from 10 to 18 October.

    • World Mental Health Day

      Awareness

      A global day, held every 10 October, for raising awareness of mental health and pushing for better support and care everywhere.

  4. Monday 12 October 2026

    • National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)

      Awareness12 to 18 October 2026

      Annual October week promoting fire safety at home, run by the Department of Housing and local fire services. In 2026 it ran from 12 to 18 October.

  5. Thursday 15 October 2026

    • Wexford Festival Opera

      Religious and cultural15 to 31 October 2026

      Autumn opera festival in Wexford. The 2026 edition, the 75th, runs from 15 to 31 October.

  6. Friday 16 October 2026

    • Restart a Heart Day (Ireland)

      Awareness

      Restart a Heart Day is on 16 October, when the Irish Heart Foundation promotes CPR training and urges people to act in a cardiac arrest.

  7. Thursday 22 October 2026

    • Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

      Religious and cultural22 to 26 October 2026

      Jazz festival over the October bank holiday weekend in Cork. The 2026 festival runs from 22 to 26 October.

    • Savour Kilkenny

      Commercial and retail22 to 26 October 2026

      Food festival in Kilkenny over the October bank holiday weekend. The 2026 festival runs from 22 to 26 October.

  8. Monday 26 October 2026

  9. Saturday 31 October 2026

    • Halloween

      Commercial and retail

      The evening of 31 October, known for costumes, pumpkins and trick or treating.