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June 28, 2026 · 3:06 PM

July 2026 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of July for writers and readers

Good Care Month

National Anti-Boredom Month

National Blueberry Month

National Culinary Arts Month

National Lost Pet Prevention Month

National Picnic Month

Social Wellness Month

South Asian Heritage Month

Wild About Wildlife Month

July 1 – American Zoo Day (U.S.); Canada Day; International Joke Day
July 1-7 – Clean Beaches Week
July 2 – Freedom from Fear of Speaking Day; World UFO Day
July 3 – Air Conditioning Appreciation Day; International Plastic Bag Free Day
July 4 – U.S. Independence Day
July 6 – International Kissing Day
July 7 – Global Forgiveness Day; Tell the Truth Day; World Chocolate Day
July 8 – International Paramedics Day
July 11 – E.B. White’s Birthday; International Essential Oils Day; World Population Day
July 14 – Bastille Day (France)
July 17 – World Day for International Justice; World Emoji Day
July 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day; World Listening Day
July 20 – International Chess Day; Space Exploration Day (U.S.)
July 21 – Ernest Hemingway’s Birthday
July 22 – World Brain Day
July 24 – International Self-Care Day
July 25 – National Wine & Cheese Day (U.S.)
July 29 – International Tiger Day
July 30 – Paperback Book Day; World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 31 – J.K. Rowling’s Birthday

Famous July Birthdays

Other July Events

October 2025 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of October for writers and readers

National Book Month

National Reading Group Month

October 1 – International Coffee Day; International Day of Older Persons; International Music Day
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday; International Day of Non-Violence; National Poetry Day (Ireland and U.K.) ; World Smile Day
October 4 – World Animal Day
October 4-10 – World Space Week
October 5 – Robert Hutchings Goddard’s Birthday; World Teachers Day
October 5-11 – Banned Books Week
October 6 – Thor Heyerdahl’s Birthday; Mad Hatter Day
October 7 – Desmond Tutu’s Birthday
October 10 – World Against the Death Penalty; World Homeless Day; World Mental Health Day
October 11 – Myth and Legends Day
October 12 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 13 – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 14 – E.E. Cummings’ Birthday; Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15 – Mario Puzo’s Birthday
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
October 16 – Noah Webster’s Birthday; Dictionary Day; World Food Day
October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Day; World Trauma Day
October 19-25 – National Friends of Libraries Week
October 20 – National Day on Writing
October 21 – Alfred Nobel’s Birthday
October 23 – Michael Crichton’s Birthday
October 25 – Anne Tyler’s Birthday; International Artist Day; World Opera Day
October 27 – Dylan Thomas’ Birthday
October 28 – International Animation Day
October 29 – First Internet Message (1969); World Stroke Day
October 30 – Ezra Pound’s Birthday
October 31 – John Keats’ Birthday; Halloween

Other Famous October Birthdays

Other October Events

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September 29, 2024 · 6:02 AM

October 2024 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of October for writers and readers

National Book Month

National Reading Group Month

October 1 – International Coffee Day; International Day of Older Persons; International Music Day
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday; International Day of Non-Violence
October 3 – National Poetry Day (U.K.)
October 4 – World Animal Day; World Smile Day
October 4-10 – World Space Week
October 5 – Robert Hutchings Goddard’s Birthday; World Teachers Day
October 6 – Thor Heyerdahl’s Birthday; Mad Hatter Day
October 7 – Desmond Tutu’s Birthday
October 10 – World Against the Death Penalty; World Homeless Day; World Mental Health Day
October 11 – Myth and Legends Day
October 12 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 13 – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 14 – E.E. Cummings’ Birthday; Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15 – Mario Puzo’s Birthday
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
October 16 – Noah Webster’s Birthday; Dictionary Day; World Food Day
October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Day; World Trauma Day
October 20 – National Day on Writing
October 20-26 – National Friends of Libraries Week
October 21 – Alfred Nobel’s Birthday
October 23 – Michael Crichton’s Birthday
October 25 – Anne Tyler’s Birthday; International Artist Day; World Opera Day
October 27 – Dylan Thomas’ Birthday
October 28 – International Animation Day
October 29 – First Internet Message (1969); World Stroke Day
October 30 – Ezra Pound’s Birthday
October 31 – John Keats’ Birthday

Famous October Birthdays

Other October Events

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The moon, Venus and Jupiter align in the skies over Mooresville, NC. Photograph courtesy John Green and the ULAO Project.

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