Fun Days

National Trick or Treat Day is observed on the last Saturday of October, which in 2026 falls on 31 October, the same day as Halloween. History: it was created in 2019 by the Halloween and Costume Association to make Halloween celebrations safer and more convenient for families, by encouraging trick-or-treating on a Saturday when more adults are home and daylight ...

Hug a Sheep Day is observed on the last Saturday of October, which in 2026 falls on 31 October. History: it was created by the Crazy Sheep Lady of Equinox Farm in memory of her first rescued sheep, Punkin, and became an official observance in 2015, with roots back to the mid-1990s. The idea is simple and gentle: appreciate sheep, ...

National Knock Knock Joke Day is celebrated every year on 31 October, encouraging people of all ages to tell knock-knock jokes. History: knock-knock jokes are call-and-answer jokes that start with Knock, knock, followed by Who is there, then a name, then a pun punchline. The form first appeared in a 1929 book, and the modern pun version boomed in the ...

National Caramel Apple Day is celebrated every year on 31 October, the same day as Halloween, in honour of the caramel apple, a classic autumn treat. History: the popular story is that in the 1950s Kraft Foods employee Dan Walker, left with surplus caramel candies after Halloween, melted them down and dipped apples into the caramel, creating an instant autumn ...

National Magic Day is celebrated every year on 31 October in honour of Harry Houdini and the art of magic. History: Houdini, born Ehrich Weiss in Budapest in 1874, became the most famous magician and escape artist in history, known for escapes from chains, ropes, handcuffs, straitjackets, locked boxes and water-filled milk cans. He died on 31 October 1926 in ...

Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October. It is a festival of costumes, candy, spooky stories and ghostly decorations, enjoyed in many parts of the world. History: Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated over 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France. Samhain marked the end of ...

31 October 2026 is the 304th day of the year, with 61 days left, and it falls on a Saturday. It is best known as Halloween, but it is also a UN day, a savings day, and the 100th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death. Today’s holidays:Halloween — grew out of Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest, ...