Here is a list of fun dates you can pick and choose to celebrate and promote in your Restaurant.

Full Month Celebrations & Awareness:

• Adopt a Shelter Dog Month  (Partner with a shelter what kind of promotion could you do).
• American Pharmacist Month (Special Discount?)
• Apple Jack Month
• Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Clergy Appreciation Month (Invite them in for FREE)
• Computer Learning Month
• Cookie Month (A cookie a day keeps the soul fed)
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Eat Country Ham Month
• International Drum Month
• Lupus Awareness Month
• National Diabetes Month
• National Pizza Month (one of our Favorites)
• National Vegetarian Month
• National Popcorn Popping Month
• Sarcastic Month
• Seafood Month 
  
  

Weekly Celebrations:

• Week 1 Get Organized Week
• Week 1 Customer Service Week (Huge)
• Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
• Week 2 Pet Peeve Week
  
  

Daily Breakdowns By Day October 2011:
Click more for a full listing of day-by-day reasons to promote and celebrate with your restaurant.

 

1 International Frugal Fun Day - first Saturday of the month

1 World Vegetarian Day

2 National Custodial Worker Day

2 Name Your Car Day

3 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies by regions

3 Techies Day

3 Virus Appreciation Day

4 National Golf Day

4 National Frappe Day

5 Do Something Nice Day

5 World Teacher's Day

6 Come and Take it Day

6 Mad Hatter Day

6 Physician Assistant Day

7 Bald and Free Day

7 World Smile Day

8 American Touch Tag Day

9 Curious Events Day

9 Fire Prevention Day

9 Leif Erikson Day

9 Moldy Cheese Day

10 Columbus Day - second Monday of month

10 National Angel Food Cake Day

11 It's My Party Day

11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day

12 Cookbook Launch Day

12 Emergency Nurses Day- date varies

12 Old Farmer's Day

12 Moment of Frustration Day

13 International Skeptics Day

14 Be Bald and Free Day

14 National Dessert Day - take an extra helping, or two

14 World Egg Day -  second Friday of the month

15 International Newspaper Carrier Day -date varies each year

15 White Cane Safety Day

15 Sweetest Day Third Saturday of month

16 Bosses Day

16 Dictionary Day

17 Wear Something Gaudy Day

18 No Beard Day  

19 Evaluate Your Life Day

20 Brandied Fruit Day    

21 Babbling Day

21 Count Your Buttons Day

21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day find a recipe, too.

22 Make a Difference Day-  fourth Saturday of the month, an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors.

22 National Nut Day

23 Mother-In-Law Day - fourth Sunday in October

23 National Mole Day

23 Tv Talk Show Host Day

24 National Bologna Day

24 United Nations Day    

25 Punk for a Day Day

25 World Pasta Day

26 National Mincemeat Day

27 National Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K.

27 Navy Day

28 Frankenstein Friday - last Friday in October

28 Plush Animal Lover's Day    

29 Hermit Day

29 National Frankenstein Day

30 National Candy Corn Day

30 Mischief Night

31 Carve a Pumpkin Day - no surprise here

31 Halloween

31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day

 

What kind of fun can you have?  Enjoy your October