See also: Butlerwebs' October Holidays, Observances, Celebrity Birthdays, etc.
and for more info on upcoming movie premieres check out Coming Soon! or Zap2it; for TV premieres check out the futon critic; for dvd releases check out Coming Soon! or Amazon DVD; for music releases check out Amazon Music or CDJapan; for literature check out Amazon Books or Barnes & Noble Books; for games check out Amazon Computer & Video Games; for anime & manga check out Anime News Network; for conventions & festivals see tek's events links and Otakuphrenia's con links.

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Oktoberfest (Germany)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Eid al-fitr (Ramadan ends) (Islamic; 1st Shawwal, 1429 A.H.)
• TV events:
  • Pushing Daisies season premiere, 8pm EDT on ABC

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Buy a Friend a Book Week

• TV events:
  • The Secret Saturdays series premiere, 8pm EDT on Cartoon Network
  • Sanctuary series premiere, 9pm EDT on Sci-Fi
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars series premiere, 9pm EDT on Cartoon Network
• Movie openings:
  • Blindness
  • Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
  • Rachel Getting Married (NY & LA)

• TV events:
  • Studio DC: Almost Live new episode airs, 8pm EDT on Disney Channel
  • Valentine series premiere, 8pm EDT on the CW

• DVD releases:
  • Ghost Hunt - part 1
  • The Happening
  • The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete First Season
  • Sleeping Beauty - 50th anniversary edition

• TV events:
  • South Park mid-season premiere, 10pm EDT on Comedy Central

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Yom Kippur (Jewish; Tishri 10, A.M. 5769)

• Movie openings:
  • City of Ember

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • aperk45's birthday (friend of tek)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Columbus Day (USA; Monday)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Canada; Monday)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Sukkot (Jewish; Tishri 15-21, A.M. 5769)

• DVD releases:
  • Bleach: Memories of Nobody
  • Claymore - vol. 1
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Naruto - Uncut Box Set vol. 10

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • National Boss's Day (USA)
  • WebOfConfusion's birthday (16 Collecting, Y3)

• TV events:
  • Crusoe series premiere, 8pm EDT on NBC
• Movie openings:
  • Max Payne

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Sweetest Day (Saturday)

• TV events:
  • 13 Nights of Halloween on ABC Family

• DVD releases:
  • Rocket Girls - Complete Collection

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • United Nations Day

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Make A Difference Day (USA; Saturday)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Moxie's birthday (friend of tek)

• DVD releases:
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • Kitaro
  • Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl
  • Ouran High School Host Club - part 1
  • Tinker Bell
• Music releases:
  • Pink: Funhouse

• Historic events:
  • Black Tuesday (USA; 1929)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Devil's Night (Mischief Night)
• Historic events:
  • War of the Worlds broadcast on Mercury Theatre On the Air, 1938
• TV events:
  • 30 Rock season premiere, 9:30pm EDT on NBC

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Halloween (Christian/Commercial) / Samhain Eve (Pagan)

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