National 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 ...

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 ...

Girl Scout Founders Day is observed every year on 31 October to honour Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA. History: Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon, nicknamed Daisy, was born on 31 October 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. Inspired by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, she joined the Girl Guide movement in England and formed ...

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 ...

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, ...