Ireland awareness days and key dates

Thursday 1 October 2020

• Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)

  Awareness25 September to 2 October 2020

  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 2020

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

Monday 5 October 2020

• Irish Road Safety Week

  Awareness5 to 11 October 2020

  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.

Saturday 10 October 2020

• Open House Dublin

  Awareness10 to 18 October 2020

  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.

Monday 12 October 2020

• National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)

  Awareness12 to 18 October 2020

  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.

Thursday 15 October 2020

• Wexford Festival Opera

  Religious and cultural15 to 31 October 2020

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

Friday 16 October 2020

• 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.

Monday 26 October 2020

• October bank holiday (Ireland)

  Public holidays

  Irish public holiday on the last Monday in October, marking the long weekend before Halloween.

Saturday 31 October 2020

• Halloween

  Commercial and retail

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