28 Free October 2026 Printable Calendar Pages | PDF Download

This October 2026 calendar printable comes in 28 layouts, so you can print the version that fits how you plan rather than the only one that exists.

October is the month I most need a calendar on the fridge, because Halloween is not a day — it is a project with a timeline.

This doubles as a Halloween October calendar printable — Halloween and Columbus Day are already printed on the dated versions. In 2026 Halloween lands on a Saturday, which changes the whole week — more on that below.

This is part of the fall calendar set if you would rather have September, October and November on one page.

What’s in the Download

Four PDFs, each containing the same seven layouts:

1. Dated — plain October 2026 grid, open boxes
2. Blank / undated — no year, circle to write the date, reusable
3. Dated with holidays — Halloween and Columbus Day marked
4. Holidays + to-do list — checklist panel down the side
5. Holidays + notes — lined notes panel down the side
6. Cute dot banner — decorative header for a visible spot
7. Holidays + writing lines — ruled lines inside every box

The four PDFs are portrait Sunday-start, portrait Monday-start, landscape Sunday-start, and landscape Monday-start. Twenty-eight pages in total, all free.

Best Ways to Stay Organized in October:

• I write fixed events first: appointments, practices, and due dates.
• I color-code by person when the whole family shares one calendar.
• I add class parties and sign-ups early with my Halloween party sign up sheet.
• I plan “boo” surprises and neighborhood drops using my You’ve Been Booed signs.
• I block off prep days for costumes, school spirit days, and fall photos.
• I pick two or three priorities for the month and write them at the top of each week.
• I print a clean copy mid-month when the first one gets messy.

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If you want to keep the months connected, I recommend printing the printable September calendar and the printable December calendar too. I also like keeping a holiday-specific page nearby when October fills up quickly.

The printables that pair with this month:

• Halloween countdown calendar — count down the days
• Halloween party sign up sheet — for the class party
• You’ve been booed signs — for the boo-bag drop
• Pumpkin carving stencils — for the night itself
• Pumpkin outline templates — blank shapes for crafts and classrooms
• Halloween bingo printable — for the party

Key Dates for October 2026:

Federal holidays (U.S.):
Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s day: Monday, October 12, 2026

Other holidays and celebrations:
World Teachers’ Day: Monday, October 5, 2026
Halloween: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Moon phases (October 2026):
Last Quarter: Sunday, October 4, 2026
New Moon: Sunday, October 11, 2026
First Quarter: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Full Moon: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Birthstone:
Opal and Tourmaline

Zodiac signs:
Libra: September 23 – October 22
Scorpio: October 23 – November 21

Blank October Calendar (Undated)

The undated layout has no year and a small circle in each cell to write the date. Print it, slide it into a page protector or frame, write with a dry-erase marker, wipe it at the end of the month.

One page, reused every October — or any month, if you want a plain blank calendar template for a chore chart or habit tracker.

October Calendar Monday Start

If you need an October calendar Monday start layout, downloads 2 and 4 are it — they run Monday through Sunday. Everything else is identical — same boxes, same holidays marked, just reordered columns.

Match whichever your existing calendar uses. A mismatch is a small thing that causes a surprising number of misread dates.

Landscape vs Portrait: Which October Calendar to Print

Portrait fits a binder, clipboard, or fridge front.

Landscape gives each day roughly forty percent more width. In October that is genuinely useful — Halloween week has several things happening per day, and a wide box holds them without shrinking your handwriting.

Both print on standard US Letter paper.

October 2026 Calendar With Notes or a To-Do List

Two layouts add a full-height panel beside the grid.

Notes gives you ruled lines for the things that are not tied to a date — costume sizes, the candy list, who owes what for the class party.

To-do gives you checkboxes. That is the one I use in October, because most of the month’s work is a task list with a hard deadline of the 31st.

Also useful this month: the monthly meal planner, because the week you are assembling costumes is not the week you want to be improvising dinner.

The Rest of Fall

The other two fall months are built identically, with the same seven layouts:

• Printable September calendar — back-to-school season
• Printable November calendar — Thanksgiving and the time change
• Fall calendar — September, October and November on one page

For the classroom, the teacher to-do list, monthly planner template and school year countdown calendar all sit alongside this one.

Browse more in Calendars & Countdowns.

October Calendar FAQ

Is this October calendar free? Yes — a completely free October calendar 2026 PDF. All 28 layouts, no email, no account, no purchase.

Is Halloween marked on it? Yes, on every dated version — Saturday, October 31, 2026. Columbus Day on the 12th is marked too.

What day is Halloween in 2026? Saturday. That means the school party will most likely fall on Friday the 30th, so plan the costume to be finished a day early.

Is there a Monday-start version? Yes — downloads 2 and 4.

Can I get a blank October calendar to reuse? Yes. The undated layout has no year and a circle for writing the date.

What size does it print at? US Letter — 8.5 x 11 portrait or 11 x 8.5 landscape.

Do I need the 2026 version specifically? For the dated layouts, yes. The undated layout works for any year.