October Marketing Ideas
Coming up with fresh marketing ideas can sometimes be difficult for any business owner and operators. Fortunately, October lays out a wide selection of days that offer up the right ingredients to help build your restaurant’s marketing menu.
As October is National Pizza Month, pizza deals and promotions are a natural fit. National Chili Month shares the spotlight with pizza. Spicy, chunky, with or without beans . . . there’s nothing like a nice, hearty bowl of chili to warm your guests down to their toes.
For beverage marketing, October offers Liqueur Day, Frappe Day and Vodka Day.
Other food related days include Chicken Cacciatore Day, Egg Day, Fried Scallops Day, Greasy Food Day, Gumbo Day, Pasta Day, Seafood Bisque Day, Taco Day, Vegetarian Day, Wild Food Day and more.
Restaurants looking to sweeten things up a bit can look forward to Angel Food Cake Day, Apple Betty Day, Boston Cream Pie Day, Brandied Fruit Day, Candy Apple Day, Caramel Custard Day, Chocolate Cupcake Day, Chocolate Day, Dessert Day and Pumpkin Cheesecake Day.
Special days for the month include Boss’s Day and Mother-In-Law Day. If you really want to think outside the box, imagine the fun that can be had with Mad Hatter Day, Bald and Free Day, Howl At The Moon Day and, of course, Halloween.
And don’t forget: as the weather chills and the leaves fall from the trees, there will also be opportunities to set up tasting booths at local fall festivals.
October 1
- National Black Dog Day
- National Hair Day
- Fire Pup Day
- National Homemade Cookies Day
- National Eat Fruit At Work Day– First Tuesday in October
October 2
- National Produce Misting Day*
- National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day
- National Name Your Car Day
- National Fried Scallops Day
- National Walk to School Day– First Wednesday in October
- National Pumpkin Seed Day– First Wednesday in October
- National Coffee with a Cop Day– First Wednesday in October
October 3
October 4
- National Taco Day
- National Golf Lover’s Day
- National Vodka Day
- National Manufacturing Day– First Friday in October
- National Body Language Day – First Friday in October
October 5
- National Get Funky Day
- National Rhode Island Day
- National Do Something Nice Day
- National Apple Betty Day
October 6
- National Coaches Day
- National Orange Wine Day
- National Plus Size Appreciation Day
- National Mad Hatter Day
- National German-American Day
- National Noodle Day
October 7
- National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day*
- National LED Light Day
- National Frappe Day
- National Inner Beauty Day
- National Consignment Day– First Monday in October
- National Child Health Day – First Monday in October
October 8
October 9
- National Leif Erikson Day
- National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
- National Moldy Cheese Day
- National Emergency Nurse’s Day– Second Wednesday in October
- National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day– Second Wednesday in October
- National Stop Bullying Day– Second Wednesday in October
October 10
- National Curves Day
- National Angel Food Cake Day
- National Cake Decorating Day
- National Handbag Day
- World Mental Health Day
October 11
- International Day of the Girl Child
- National Sausage Pizza Day
- National Coming Out Day
- General Pulaski Memorial Day
October 12
- National Savings Day
- National Vermont Day
- National Freethought Day
- National Farmer’s Day
- National Gumbo Day
- National Chess Day– Second Saturday in October
- National Costume Swap Day– Second Saturday in October
- National Motorcycle Ride Day– Second Saturday in October
- I Love Yarn Day– Second Saturday in October
October 13
- National Train Your Brain Day
- National Yorkshire Pudding Day
- Navy Birthday
- National No Bra Day
- Clergy Appreciation Day(or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day) – Second Sunday in October
October 14
- National Dessert Day
- Be Bald and Be Free Day
- National Online Bank Day– Second Monday in October
- National Kick Butt Day– Second Monday in October
- Native American Day– Second Monday in October
- Columbus Day – Second Monday in October
October 15
- National Aesthetician Day
- National Cheese Curd Day
- National I Love Lucy Day
- National Grouch Day
- National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
- National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
- National White Cane Safety Day
- Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity– Third Tuesday in October
- National Pharmacy Technician Day– Third Tuesday in October
October 16
- National Liqueur Day
- National Dictionary Day
- Global Cat Day
- Department Store Day
- BRA Day USA– Third Wednesday in October
- Hagfish Day– Third Wednesday in October
- Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce – Third Wednesday in October
- National Fossil Day– On Wednesday of Second Full Week in October
- National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day– Changes Annually
- Medical Assistants Recognition Day– On Wednesday of Third Business Week in October
- Boss’s Day(or National Boss’s Day) – Annually Oct. 16 unless it falls on a weekend. Then it’s the closest workday.
October 17
- National Edge Day
- National Mulligan Day
- National Pasta Day
- Black Poetry Day
- National Get Smart About Credit Day– Third Thursday in October
- Get to Know Your Customers Day– Third Thursday of Each Quarter (January, April, July, October)
October 18
- National Chocolate Cupcake Day
- National No Beard Day
- National Mammography Day– Third Friday in October
October 19
- National Kentucky Day
- National Seafood Bisque Day
- National LGBT Center Awareness Day
- National Sweetest Day– Third Saturday in October
October 20
October 21
- National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
- National Reptile Awareness Day
- National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day – Third Monday in October
October 22
- National Make a Dog’s Day Day*
- National Nut Day
- National Color Day
October 23
- National Boston Cream Pie Day
- National Mole Day
- National TV Talk Show Host Day (Johnny Carson’s birthday)
- Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
- iPod Day
October 24
October 25
- National Greasy Food Day
- Sourest Day
- Chucky, The Notorious Killer Doll Day
- National Pharmacy Buyer Day– Friday of Last Full Week in October
- National Frankenstein Friday– Last Friday in October
- National Breadstick Day– Last Friday in October
October 26
- National Financial Crime Fighter Day
- National Tennessee Day
- National Day of the Deployed
- National Mule Day
- National Pumpkin Day
- National Mincemeat Day
- National Make A Difference Day– Fourth Saturday in October
October 27
- National American Beer Day
- Navy Day
- National Black Cat Day
- National Mother-in-Law Day– Fourth Sunday in October
October 28
- National Internal Medicine Day *
- National Chocolate Day
October 29
October 30
October 31
- National Doorbell Day
- National Caramel Apple Day
- National Knock-Knock Jokes Day
- National Magic Day
- Girl Scout Founder’s Day
- Halloween
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