Plan October at work in an afternoon

October is full of good reasons to thank your people: Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Customer Service Week, World Mental Health Day, Boss's Day, a fall week and Halloween. This free planner helps you choose what to do, set a budget and send the messages, without starting from a blank page.

What is inside (9 printable pages)

• October at a glance: the main observances with date rules and space for this year's dates
• Theme picker: choose by goal, team type and budget
• Four-week plan: a filled example plus space for your own, with low, medium and high budget versions
• Budget and roles sheet: track spend and decide who does what
• Message templates: announcement, reminder, thank-you, manager check-in and Customer Service Week note
• Bulletin board plan: board ideas, supplies and prompts, plus newsletter topics
• Mini trivia and icebreakers: 10 questions with answers
• Checklist and recap survey: plan, run and review in one place

Good to know

• No year printed, so you can reuse it every October
• Works for offices, remote teams, schools and shift workers
• Instant digital download. Print as many copies as you need for your own workplace

Want October done for you? The October Workplace Events Kit adds Excel trackers that calculate the dates, 32 ready-to-send messages, signs, games, certificates and 16 greeting cards.

Dates are for planning. Please confirm each date with the official organiser, and festival dates with the colleagues who observe them.