October 2025

Black History Month is a chance for us all to share, learn, celebrate and understand the impact of Black heritage and culture. 

Activities to try:

• Go on a wild adventure with Ellen and William Craft as they escape from slavery.
• Blast into to space with Mae Jamison's rocket jet pack. 
• Create a 'I have a dream collage' based on the famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

Learn more about our race equity work in Scouts.

Yom Kippur, which means the Day of Atonement, is a time when Jews reflect and ask God for forgiveness. It happens 10 days after the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.  

Activities to try: 

• Explore how someone puts their faith into practise with Faith feathers

Learn more about faiths and beliefs in Scouts.

National Poetry Day encourages everyone to make, experience and share poetry. The theme for 2024 is counting.

Activities to try:

• Try an alternative style of poetry  Be a blackout poet
• Enjoy some Scottish poetry
• Use poetry to raise awareness of homelessness 

World Smile Day encourages Scouts to spread kindness and brighten lives with the simple power of a smile.

Activities to try:

• Spend some time performing random acts of kindness to help someone in your group smile more.
• Craft a frame for a photograph that makes you smile in Fabulous fancy frames. 

World Space Week's an international celebration of space science and technology, and how it benefits society.

Activities to try:

• Squirrels Space Explorers Programme plan 
• Telescopic creations
• Mission to Mars

World Animal Day focuses on animal welfare and creating a better future for animals.

Activities to try:

• Become an animal detective.
• Make a cosy birds nest.
• Write a wild life diary. 

World Grandparents Day is a special day to celebrate and honour the love, wisdom, and guidance of grandparents and all senior members of our community.

Activities to try:

• Learn what it means to be Part of the family.
• Celebrate the people on your life by creating a Tree of life.
• Prepare a tasty meal for loved ones in The restaurant of home comforts.

World Mental Health Day takes place every year on 10 October, with this year's theme being "It is time to prioritize mental health in the workplace”. 

Activities to try:

• Speak out for mental health
• Better mental health bingo
• 8 mindfulness activities to do this World Mental Health day

Declutter and recycle your unused electricals, and take part in The Great Cable Challenge 2025. Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be reused or recycled. 

Activities to try:

• Find out how much electrical waste you produce in Sustainable snowball fight. 
• Design your own battery recycling box
• Learn how to recycle different items in Race to recycle

National Burn Awareness Day raises awareness of the main causes of burns, such as hot drinks, hobs, hair straighteners and hot water bottles.

Activities to try:

• Find out how to help someone who's burned themselves
• Practise how to call 999 in Emergency superheroes
• Test your skills with Emergency scenario bingo
• Work towards your Emergency Aid Staged Activity Badge.

World Food Day inspires Scouts to take action for a world with zero hunger by promoting healthy eating and reducing food waste.

Activities to try:

• Support a local food bank  Help a local foodbank | Activities | Scouts
• Find out how much food is wasted in Make food matter.
• Get your taste buds at the ready and learn about food from around the world in Flavours of the world. 
• Learn more about where your food and drink comes from in Fully-fledged foodies.

JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest radio and digital Scouts event. It's a great chance to take part in an international Jamboree and you can earn a special blanket badge too. 

Activities to try:

• Take part in a JOTA-JOTI event
• Try your hand at Amateur radio
• Play some virtual games

Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is a festival of lights. It's celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists across the world.

Activities to try: 

• Try some Rangoli art.
• Make a diya lamp.
• Paint fireworks with a flick.

World Energy Saving Day is all about the importance of reducing our energy consumption and using renewable sources.

Activities to try: 

• Learn how to reduce your energy usage
• Make a DIY solar shower
• Build your own wind turbine
• Learn how to reduce your water usage

Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards. It's traditionally on 21 October in the UK, but events happen throughout the month.

Activities to try:

• Make a backwoods apple crumble
• Make an apple bird feeder
• Make some groovy smoothies

World Pasta Day is a fun chance for Scouts to explore global cuisines, cook together, and enjoy a tasty adventure.

Activities to try:

• Make your own pasta.
• Make campfire pasta in a tin can.

At 2am, the clocks go back by 1 hour, marking the end of British Summer Time (BST). Don't get caught out by the changing clocks and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

Bring out your inner archer as you channel the legend that is Robin Hood. 

Activities to try: 

• Make your own mini bow and arrow 
• Try Archery or Soft archery

Halloween is celebrated in many countries around the world. Try some of our Halloween activities.

Activities to try:

• Make some mummies in That's a wrap
• Go on a spooky scavenger hunt