Main world events in October 2018
1st of October
Beginning of the European Masters Games, Nice (France), ends October 11
International Day of Older Persons
2nd of October
Beginning of the World championships (artistic Gymnastics), Montreal (Canada), ends October 8
International Day of Non-Violence
3d of October
The Qatar Paris Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (France)
4th of October
The Qatar Paris Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (France)
End of Oktoberfest, Munich (Germany), began September 19
5th of October
Beginning of the London film festival, ends October 16
Beginning of the AIBA World Boxing Championships, Doha (Qatar), ends October 18
World Habitat Day
World Teachers’ Day
8th of October
End of the World championships (artistic Gymnastics), Montreal (Canada), began October 2
Beginning of the Presidents Cup golf tournament, Incheon (South Korea), ends October 11
9th of October
World Post Day
11th of October
End of the European Masters Games, Nice (France), began October 1
End of the Presidents Cup golf tournament, Incheon (South Korea), began October 8
International Day for Disaster Reduction
13th of October
International Day for Disaster Reduction
14th of October
15th of October
International Day of Rural Women
16th of October
End of the London film festival, began October 5
World Food Day
17th of October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18th of October
22nd of October
23rd of October
24th of October
World Development Information Day
27th of October
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29th of October
Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, or Deepavali)- Festival of Lights; Hindu communities
31st of October
Halloween
World Cities Day