# October 2026 has 31 days, starts on a Thursday and has 21 US work days.

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Columbus Day is on Monday, October 12.

Also marked: Halloween (Saturday, October 31).

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October 2026

US federal holidays are shaded on the day each is observed. Weeks start on Sunday.

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October 2026

October 2026, one row for each week

SSun

MMon

TTue

WWed

TThu

FFri

SSat

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12Columbus Day, Columbus Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31Halloween, Halloween

-   Federal holiday, on the day it is observed
-   Holiday date on a weekend
-   Other well-known date

## October 2026 has 22 weekdays and 1 federal day off, which leaves 21 US work days.

October 2026 in numbers

Days

31

Starts on

Thursday, October 1

Ends on

Saturday, October 31

Weekdays

22

Weekend days

9

Federal days off

1

US work days

21

Days of the year

274 to 304

How many of each weekday October 2026 has

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

The weekdays in blue come five times in October; the others come four times.

## October 2026 touches these ISO weeks.

ISO weeks of October 2026

ISO week

Monday to Sunday

Week 40

September 28 to October 4

Week 41

October 5 to October 11

Week 42

October 12 to October 18

Week 43

October 19 to October 25

Week 44

October 26 to November 1

## The rest of 2026 is one click away.

-   [September 2026](https://www.teampredict.ai/calendar/2026/september)
-   [November 2026](https://www.teampredict.ai/calendar/2026/november)

-   [2026 calendar](https://www.teampredict.ai/calendar/2026)
-   [Federal holidays 2026](https://www.teampredict.ai/holidays/2026)
-   [2026 payroll calendar](https://www.teampredict.ai/payroll-calendar/2026)

See every federal holiday of 2026 on the [federal holidays 2026](https://www.teampredict.ai/holidays/2026) page, or the pay dates that fall in October on the [2026 payroll calendar](https://www.teampredict.ai/payroll-calendar/2026).

## Here are answers to the questions people ask about October 2026.

What day does October 2026 start on?

October 2026 starts on Thursday, October 1 and ends on Saturday, October 31.

How many weekdays and weekends are in October 2026?

October 2026 has 31 days: 22 weekdays and 9 weekend days. Thursday, Friday and Saturday come five times.

Are there federal holidays in October 2026?

Yes: Columbus Day (Monday, October 12). That leaves 21 US work days of the 22 weekdays.

What are the week numbers of October 2026?

October 2026 runs through ISO weeks 40 to 44. The ISO week starts on Monday, and the week that holds January 1 is the one with the year's first Thursday. Turn on Week numbers in the calendar to see them against each row.

Which days of the year are October 2026?

October 2026 is day 274 to day 304 of the year, which are Julian dates 274 to 304.

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