Ireland awareness days and key dates

Wednesday 1 October 2036

• Positive Ageing Week (Ireland)

  Awareness26 September to 3 October 2036

  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 2036

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

Monday 6 October 2036

• Irish Road Safety Week

  Awareness6 to 12 October 2036

  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.

Friday 10 October 2036

• 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.

Saturday 11 October 2036

• Open House Dublin

  Awareness11 to 19 October 2036

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

Monday 13 October 2036

• National Fire Safety Week (Ireland)

  Awareness13 to 19 October 2036

  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 16 October 2036

• 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.

• Wexford Festival Opera

  Religious and cultural16 October to 1 November 2036

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

Monday 27 October 2036

• October bank holiday (Ireland)

  Public holidays

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

Friday 31 October 2036

• Halloween

  Commercial and retail

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