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HI! hugs Sorry folks, this is the Big Monthly Update!
There are three (3) birfdays listed for this week on the Unofficial Birthday List:
- Harbin will be fifty-nine on Tuesday (September 29th).
- Wolf RedStorm will be forty-eight, also on Tuesday. And
- Kensuke_Kitty will be forty-four on Saturday (October 3rd).
Many Happy Returns of your day!
And a heads-up for Tzoq’s birfday next Monday (October 5th).
Due to unforeseen IRL events, the Local Furry Events Desk this week may not be complete or accurate. Sorry!
Ontario Con Critters is hosting a London Comicon Furmeet today (Sunday, September 27th) starting at noon at the London Agriplex, Western Fair District, London, ON (exact location TBA). Come hang out with furries and take pics; all welcome.
- more info and to RSVP – https://t.me/Clusterfluff/302874
-0organizers – httsp://t.me/+aNngcxsMHaw4YWFh
The next SPIKE! Party (S!p) will be on Friday, October 2nd from 5:00 PM until 1:00 AM at The Wych, 1150 Davenport Rd, Toronto. They serve alcohol, so please be nineteen or older. There will be a raffle for a handmade collar; you’ll get one ticket at the door, and more when you buy drinks and snacks. Your DJs will be Aurora and Kandiwolf.
- tickets – https://TAS-Spike.eventbrite.com
Deco Fox will host a Biidaasige Park Furwalk on Saturday, October 3rd starting at 4:00 PM. (NB. This event was originally a week earlier.) As the name suggests, it will be at Biidaasige Park, 51 Commissioners Street, Toronto (Commissioners @ Cherry St, S of Distillery District). The party will meet at the dog park (it’s safe now), cross to the new area and explore the river walk. There will be a group photo later. NB. TTC Rte #114 passes every 15 minutes.
- more info - https://t.me/Torontowo/75408
Furry Takeover and Rugen Furcon end today (September 27th). Pawtucky ends tomorrow (September 28th), while FurCalvaDance ends on Tuesday (September 29th). Sixteen Furry conventions begin this week.
- H-Con, September 30th to October 4th, Erbach, Germany
- Alamo City Furry Invasion, October 1st to 4th, San Marcox, TX
- Carolina Furfare, October 1st to 4th, Hickory, NC
- Michigan Anthro Weekend, October 2nd to 4th, Grand Rapids, MI
- Pawsome, October 1st to 5th, Gloucester, UK
- Chongrheng Shouju, October 2nd to 5th, Zhengzhou, PRC
- Kuixlang Shousheng, October 2nd to 5th, Dallan, PRC
- Western PA Furry Weekend, October 2nd to 4th, Allison Park, PA
- World Wild Fur Camp, October 2nd to 4th, Belleville, OH
- Furry Down Under (FurDU), October 2nd to 4th, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Tails of Terror: What Lies Below?, October 2nd to 4th, Brisbane, Australia
- BristolFurs, October 3rd, Bristol, UK
- FetchNW, October 3rd, Seattle, WA
- Furry 100, October 3rd to 6th, Jinan, PRC
- Lifurry City, October 3rd to 6th, Shanghai, PRC
- Party Along With Anthro Indonesia, October 3rd to 4th, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia
On the Holidays and Occasions Desk, today (Sunday, September 27th) is Dogbomb’s Birfday. Tony “Dogbomb” Barrett was born on this day in 1963; an everyday hero and a very good doggo.
Tomorrow (Monday, September 28th) will be a busy day.
- Monday will be British Home Child Day, a day of recognition for more than 100,000 British children who were sent from the UK to Canada to serve as child labour between 1869 and the 1940s.
- Monday will be World Rabies Day, a global day of action and awareness for rabies prevention. (Because rabies isn’t just horrible, it’s universal.)
- Monday will be International Safe Abortion Day, a day of awareness and action to make safe, legal abortion available to all women.
- Monday will be International Day for Universal Access to Information. One of the greatest threats to democracy is corrupt governments hiding what they are doing.
- Monday will be Ask A Stupid Question Day. It was created by teachers sometime in the 1980s to encourage students to ask questions in the classroom that they think might make them look stupid’
Tuesday (September 29th) will be Happy Goose Day, also known as the Feast of Michael and All Angels, a Catholic celebration of Heaven’s staff. *I don’t know how it’s connected to geese.) Tuesday will also be National Coffee Day, a Canadian celebration of the world’s most popular stimulant. And Tuesday will be World Heart Day, a day of awareness for heart diseases, which kill millions every year.
Wednesday (September 30th) will be National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day; Orange Shirt Day commemorates survivors of Residential Schools and acknowledges those who didn’t survive. (It’s a statutory holiday, but only for federally regulated employees.) Wednesday will also be International Blasphemy Rights Day, a day in defense of freedom of expression, especially religious criticism. And Wednesday will be the Feast of St. Jerome. “One day toward evening, when he was seated with the brethren to hear the sacred lessons read, a lion suddenly limped into the monastery. The other monks fled at the sight of the beast, but Jerome greeted him as a guest. The lion showed him his wounded foot, and Jerome called the brothers and ordered them to wash the animal’s feet and to dress the wound carefully. When they set about doing this, they found that the paw had been scratched and torn by thorns. They did what was necessary, and the lion recovered, lost all his wildness, and lived among the monks like a house pet.” - Golden Legend.
Thursday (October 1st) will be busy.
- Thursday will be National Seniors Day in Canada. It will also be International Day of the Older Person. “It’s a day that asks everyone to think about and acknowledge the valuable contributions older people make to society every day of the year.” -- Can/age
“As this year’s theme reminds us, older persons are powerful agents of change. Their voices must be heard in shaping policies, ending age-discrimination, and building inclusive societies.” -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres
- Thursday will be International Coffee Day, an international celebration of coffee.
- Thursday will be World Cocoa and Chocolate Day, raising awareness among consumers about conditions on cocoa plantations, ethical chocolate and small growers. (It is different from World Chocolate Day on July 7th.)
- Thursday will be World Sake Day, a celebration of Japanese rice wine. (It is different from Sake Day, the first day of sake production, a movable feast.)
- Thursday will be World Vegetarian Day, a day to promote vegetarianism.
- Thursday will be International Raccoon Appreciation Day, Toronto’s unofficial mascot. Grant the little beggars their place in the world; they’re not going anywhere anyway.
- Thursday will be the first day of HPV Prevention Week, an occasion to promote preventing the spread of Human Papillomavirus and the cancers it can cause. It ends on the 7th.
On Friday, October 2nd, Shmini Atzeret begins at sunset: the Jewish “Assembly of the Eighth Day.” It’s a sort of unofficial holy day. Although it happens the day after Sukkot, it’s not connected to the “Festival of Booths.” It “ends” at sunset the next day. (see “Simchat Torah” below) Friday will also be Mihragan, the Zoroastrian celebration of Mithra, their spirit of friendship, affection and love. Friday will be World Farm Animals Day, a day of commemoration for animals suffering inhumane conditions in “factory farms.” And Friday will be International Day of Non-Violence, also called Gandhi Jayanti; it is Mohandas :The Mahatma" Gandhi’s 157th birthday, supposedly a day off from violence.
Saturday (October 3rd) will be busy.
- On Saturday, the Jewish unofficial holy day Simchat Torah will begin at sunset. Like Shmini Atzeret, it is not actually part of Sukkot. Rabbis finish reading the Torah, then immediately start again at the beginning to show that the Torah has no end. Simchat Torah ends at sunset on the 4th.
- Saturday will be Nuit Blanche in Toronto. The annual all-night art festival runs from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM Sunday.
- Saturday will be World Dragon Day. “In these troubled and difficult times, we can connect to the Dragons from our heart for guidance or healing.”
- Saturday will be Mean Girls Day/Fullmetal Alchemist Day, a day of celebration for the 2004 movie “Mean Girls” and the anime series, respectively. The only connection is that both make a passing reference to October 3rd.
- Saturday will be the first day of Animal Welfare Week. This day promotes the rights and humane treatment of all animals. It ends on the 9th.
Here's a heads-up for next Sunday (October 4th). It will be Arrow Day, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral, World Animal Day, World Pet Day and Wester, as well as the first days of Fire Prevention Week, World Space Week and Science Literacy Week. And next Monday (October 5th) will be World Teachers' Day, World Habitat Day, World Meningitis Day, and Linux’s Birthday (4 of 4).
October begins this week. Holidays, Occasions and Local Events for October 2026 include:
- October 1st - National Seniors Day (Canada) and International Day of the Older Person, International Coffee Day, World Cocoa and Chocolate Day, World Sake Day, World Vegetarian Day, International Raccoon Appreciation Day
- October 1st to 7th – HPV Prevention Week
- October 2nd to 3rd (sunset) – Shmini Atzeret (Jewish)
- October 2nd – Mihragan (Zoroastrianism), World Farm Animals Day, International Day of Non-Violence / Gandhi Jayanti
- October 3rd to 4th (sunset) – Simchat Torah (Jewish)
- October 3rd - Nuit Blanche (Toronto), World Dragon Day, Mean Girls Day/Fullmetal Alchemist Day
- October 3rd to 9th - Animal Welfare Week
- October 4th - Arrow Day, The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (Furriest Saint), Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day (Christian), World Animal Day, World Pet Day, Wester
- October 4th to 10th - Fire Prevention Week (Canada and USA), World Space Week (UN)
- October 4th to 11th - Science Literacy Week
- October 5th - World Teachers' Day, World Habitat Day, World Meningitis Day, Linux Birthday (4 of 4)
- October 6th - World Cerebral Palsy Day
- October 7th - Canadian Beer Day, World Day for Decent Work
- October 8th - International Lesbian Day, World Sight Day, World Chicken Day
- October 9th – Guru Ram Das Jiyanti (Sikh), Leif Eriksson Day, World Post Day, World Egg Day
- October 10th - World Mental Health Day, World Porridge Day, Fire Prevention Day
- October 11th - International Day of the Girl Child
- October 12th – Thanksgiving, Anniversary of the Teachers’ arrival in the West (Buddhist), Thankiesgiving (Dudeist), Freethought Day
- October 13th to 16th – Ayathrem Gahambar (Zoroastrianism)
- October 13th - International Skeptics Day, International Suit Up Day, No Bra Day, Ada Lovelace Day
- October 14th - World Standards Day, Pet Obesity Awareness Day
- October 15th - Spirit Day (GLAAD version), Global Handwashing Day, World Students' Day
- October 16th - Boss's Day, World Food Day, Global Cat Day, St. Gall, St. Gerard Majella (Furry Saints)
- October 17th – Weed Day, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- October 18th - Persons Day, Yom HaAliyah (Jewish, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day observed in schools), Healthcare Aide Day (Canada), World Okapi Day
- October 20th – Installation of Gury Granth (Sikh), World Osteoporosis Day, International Sloth Day
- October 21st - Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day (Jewish), Battle of the Camel (Shi’a Islam), International Fisting Day, International Day of the Nacho, International Pronouns Day, St. Hilarion (Furry Saint)
- October 22nd - International Wombat Day, International Stuttering Awareness Day
- October 23rd - Mole Day, International Snow Leopard Day, St George's Day
- October 24th – Maladay (Discordian), Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad (Shi’a Islam), United Nations Day (UN), World Tripe Day
- October 24th to 31st - Bat Week, Global Media and Information Literacy Week
- October 25th - World Pasta Day, International Artist Day, Full Moon (23:12, Hunter's Moon, Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon), St. Daria (Furry Saint)
- October 26th - Abhidhamma Day (Buddhist), Birth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (Shi’a Islam), Abanagan (Zoroastrianism), Intersex Awareness Day
- October 27th - Black Cat Appreciation Day, Vasily Arkhipov Day
- October 28th - Milvan Bridge Day (Christian), International Animation Day, Plush Animal Lover's Day
- October 29th - International Internet Day, International Day of Care and Support, National Cat Day (USA)
- October 30th - Rocky Horror Picture Show Day, Ontario Dress Purple Day, World Lemur Day
- October 31st - Halloween, Melloween (Dudeist), Samhain (Pagan), Reformation Day (Protestant)
- November 1st – End of Daylight Saving Time (02:00), All Hallows/All Saints Day, International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
- November 2nd – All Souls Day, Birth of the CBC, Day of the Dead
October is LGBT History Month, Women’s History Month, Canadian Islamic History Month, German Heritage Month and Latin American Heritage Month. October is also National Animal Safety and Protection Month, World Animal Month, and Squirrel Awareness Month.
October will be Autism Awareness Month in Canada. In the rest of the world, it will be Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ADHD Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Rett Syndrome Awareness Month and SIDs Awareness Month. Watch for canvassers.
There are fifty-four (54) Furry conventions in October 2026:
- Alamo City Furry Invasion, October 1st to 4th, San Marcox, TX
- Carolina Furfare, October 1st to 4th, Hickory, NC
- Michigan Anthro Weekend, October 2nd to 4th, Grand Rapids, MI
- Pawsome, October 1st to 5th, Gloucester, UK
- Chongrheng Shouju, October 2nd to 5th, Zhengzhou, PRC
- Kuixlang Shousheng, October 2nd to 5th, Dallan, PRC
- Western PA Furry Weekend, October 2nd to 4th, Allison Park, PA
- World Wild Fur Camp, October 2nd to 4th, Belleville, OH
- Furry Down Under (FurDU), October 2nd to 4th, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Tails of Terror: What Lies Below?, October 2nd to 4th, Brisbane, Australia
- BristolFurs, October 3rd, Bristol, UK
- FetchNW, October 3rd, Seattle, WA
- Furry 100, October 3rd to 6th, Jinan, PRC
-Lifurry City, October 3rd to 6th, Shanghai, PRC
- Party Along With Anthro Indonesia, October 3rd to 4th, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia
- FinFur Animus, October 8th to 11th, Vääksy, Finland
- Anthro Party Argentina!, October 9th to 11th, Córdoba, Argentina
- AquatiFur, October 9th to 11th, Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Heartland Howloween, October 9th to 11th, Omaha, NE
- FUR:RAID, October 10th to 11th, Ansan, South Korea
- Suitwalk Linz, October 10th, Linz, Austria
- LondonFurs, October 10th, London, UK
- MancFurs, October 10th, Manchester, UK
- Biggest Little Fur Con, October 12th to 15th, Reno, NV
- Furizon River Side, October 15th to 18th, Nova Ponente, Italy
- Paws & Pins, October 16th, St Catharines, ON
- Gateway FurMeet, October 16th to 18th, St. Louis, MO
- Basler Stammtisch, October 17th, Basel, Switzerland
- Birmingham Furs, October 17th, Birmingham, UK
- Dikiy Market, October 17th, St Petersburg, Russia
- Karlsfurs Suitwalk, October 17th, Karlsruhe, Germany
- LeedsFurs, October 17th, Leeds, UK
- Isshoni Fest Furry Edition, October 18th, San José, El Carmen, Costa Rica
- Furry Cruise, October 18th to 25th, Departing from Port Canaveral, FL
- Howloween, October 22nd to 25th, Richmond, BC
- FurJAM, October 23rd to 25th, Parramatta, Australia
- UwU-Shanhai Yijing, October 23rd to 25th, Shenzhen, PRC
- Spooktacufur, October 24th, Salt Lake City, UT
- Furnavia, October 27th to 31st, Grålum, Norway
- Furry Blacklight, October 28th to November 1st, Saint-Denis, France
- Furry Retreat, October 28th to November 2nd, Wilberton, OK
- Golden Leaves Con, October 28th to 31st, Switzerland
- Babyfur Con, October 29th to November 1st, Santa Cruz, CA
- Confuror, October 29th to November 1st, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico
- Furpocalypse, October 29th to November 1st, Stamford, CT
- Destination Pawadise, October 30th, Miami, FL
- Infurnity, October 30th to November 1st, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Wild Furloween West, October 30th to November 1st, Fort Worth, TX
- Wüellas FurFest, October 30th to November 1st, Santiago, Las Condes, Chile
- AnyFurry Fest, October 31st, Moscow, Russia
- Foxville Furbowl, October 31st, Westmony, IL
- Glasgow Furs, October 31st, Glasgow, UK
- Kemono ACT, October 31st, Kawasaki, Japan
- LA KDD, October 31st to November 1st, Madrid, Spain
Other upcoming events for October (so far) include:
- Old Spaghetti Factory Monthly Furmeet, Wednesday, October 7th, 54 The Esplanade, Toronto
- Cozycon Monthly Gesture Drawing Art Jam, Saturday, October 10th @ 20:00, VRChat
- Cozycon Monthly VRChat Games, Saturday, October 17th @ 13:00, VRChat
- SPIKE! Party (S!p), Friday, October 2nd, 17:00, The Wych, 1150 Davenport Rd, Toronto
- Biidaasige Park Furwalk, Saturday, October 3rd @ 16:00, Biidaasige Park, 51 Commissioners Street, Toronto
- Paws & Pins, Friday, October 16th, 17:00, Kingpin St. Catharines, 221 Glendale Avenue, St. Catharines
- Clusterfluff Farm Meet, Saturday, October 17th, Brantwood Farms, 351 German School Rd, Paris, ON (NB: new location)
- Queer Fur Haunt, Saturday, October 24th @ 20:00, Danu Social House, 1237 Queen Street West, Toronto
- Feral Frequency 5: Ecto’s Cave, Friday, October 30th, 2026 @ 19:30, Supermarket, 268 Augusta Avenue, Toronto
This is the last update of the month, so the complete Unofficial Birthday List is REDACTED. And if you want to be on the Unofficial Birthday List, or if you'd prefer to be removed or have your entry changed, email me at dotter8@gmail.com, and I'll fix it for you promptly. I WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR REQUEST IF YOU SEND IT IN ANY OTHER WAY! (Requests should include the name you are or want to be entered under so that I know which "Jim Smith" to change to "Honking Camel.") Please note that the UBL is NOT linked to the TorFur list; if you change or delete your TorFur entry, you must notify me separately. Also, it's my policy never to add people to the UBL unless they ask to be added, changed or removed. Please don't ask for somebody else. However, you can have a Character of Significance on the list, as long as you own it. (Ask me.)
Nips & cuddles,
-- Dee
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