Ireland awareness days and key dates
Awareness days, weeks and months, with bank holidays and the big commercial dates. Pick a country and the types you need, then subscribe in your own calendar.
Showing only days marked in Ireland. Tick "Include international days" to add worldwide days.
Running all month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 to 31 October 2033
- Children's Book Festival (Ireland) 1 to 31 October 2033
- Dyslexia Awareness Month (Ireland) 1 to 31 October 2033
- Mental Health Month (Ireland) 1 to 31 October 2033
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Saturday 1 October 2033
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Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)
Age Action's annual week around 1 October celebrating older people. In 2026 it ran from 25 September to 2 October.
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National Breastfeeding Week (Ireland)
HSE awareness week promoting breastfeeding support, held 1 to 7 October each year.
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Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)
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Monday 3 October 2033
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Irish Road Safety Week
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.
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Irish Road Safety Week
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Saturday 8 October 2033
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Open House Dublin
Festival of architecture in Dublin. The 2026 festival ran from 10 to 18 October.
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Open House Dublin
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Monday 10 October 2033
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National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)
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.
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World Mental Health Day
A global day, held every 10 October, for raising awareness of mental health and pushing for better support and care everywhere.
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National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)
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Sunday 16 October 2033
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Restart a Heart Day (Ireland)
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.
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Restart a Heart Day (Ireland)
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Thursday 20 October 2033
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Wexford Festival Opera
Autumn opera festival in Wexford. The 2026 edition, the 75th, runs from 15 to 31 October.
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Wexford Festival Opera
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Monday 31 October 2033
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Halloween
The evening of 31 October, known for costumes, pumpkins and trick or treating.
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October bank holiday (Ireland)
Irish public holiday on the last Monday in October, marking the long weekend before Halloween.
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Halloween

