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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:95908dc5-09a9-45f3-ad19-65d271291fe7@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Observed October 1–31 each year. Per-Ankh centers Black women
  and breast cancer survivors\, recognizing unequal access to diagnosis\, 
 treatment\, and ongoing care in the U.S. Sisters Network Inc.\, a nationa
 l Black breast cancer survivorship organization\, offers culturally groun
 ded education\, survivor support\, and community advocacy. This month hon
 ors survivors and those remembered\, and supports informed conversations 
 with qualified healthcare professionals.\nRegion: United States\, United 
 States\nSource: https://www.sistersnetworkinc.org/\nMore: https://www.per
 ankharchive.com/events/95908dc5-09a9-45f3-ad19-65d271291fe7
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/95908dc5-09a9-45f3-ad19-65d2712
 91fe7
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:breast-cancer,black-womens-health,awareness-month,october,earl
 y-detection,sisters-network
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:862bbe63-3d2b-4125-9951-497cde456474@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Domestic Violence Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Observed October 1–31 in the U.S.\, Domestic Violence Awarene
 ss Month supports survivors\, remembrance\, prevention\, and community re
 sponsibility. Per-Ankh centers Black women\, girls\, and families without
  reducing their lives to statistics. Ujima\, The National Center on Viole
 nce Against Women in the Black Community\, advances culturally grounded e
 ducation\, advocacy\, and support. Survivors deserve safety\, dignity\, c
 onfidentiality\, and choices that respect their agency.\nRegion: United S
 tates\, United States\nSource: https://ujimacommunity.org/\nMore: https:/
 /www.perankharchive.com/events/862bbe63-3d2b-4125-9951-497cde456474
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/862bbe63-3d2b-4125-9951-497cde4
 56474
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:awareness month,domestic violence,october,black women,survivor
  support
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac82269771@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Black History Month (United Kingdom)
DESCRIPTION:Observed since 1987 in the UK\, celebrating the contributions
  of African and Caribbean communities to British society and global civil
 ization. Featured: Stuart Hall\, Paul Gilroy\, C.L.R. James\, Claudia Jon
 es\, Mary Seacole.\nRegion: United Kingdom\, Europe\nSource: https://comm
 onslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2024-0131/\nMore: https:/
 /www.perankharchive.com/events/f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac82269771
LOCATION:United Kingdom\, Europe
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac822
 69771
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:black history,heritage month,united kingdom
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d626036a2cf@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
SUMMARY:Nigeria Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Nigeria celebrates its independence from British colonial rul
 e on October 1\, 1960.\nRegion: Nigeria\, Africa\nSource: https://fmino.g
 ov.ng/nigerias-independence-day/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ev
 ents/0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d626036a2cf
LOCATION:Nigeria\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d62603
 6a2cf
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c67cc72@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Archives Month (USA)
DESCRIPTION:An October U.S. observance supporting archives and archivists
 . Per-Ankh centers Black community archives\, family records\, and the pe
 ople who preserve African-diaspora memory.\nRegion: United States\, Unite
 d States\nSource: https://www2.archivists.org/initiatives/american-archiv
 es-month-the-power-of-collaboration\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com
 /events/c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c67cc72
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c6
 7cc72
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:archives,memory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4d7fa964-bd7d-4340-a345-db818ffdb53d@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Black Speculative Fiction Month
DESCRIPTION:A community-led October celebration of Black science fiction\
 , fantasy\, and horror\, launched in 2013 by Milton J. Davis and Balogun 
 Ojetade. Per-Ankh honors African-diaspora writers whose imaginative work 
 carries memory\, possibility\, and future instruction.\nRegion: Global\nS
 ource: https://lib.asu.edu/news/asu-library-celebrates-black-speculative-
 fiction-new-exhibit-and-featured-collection\nMore: https://www.perankharc
 hive.com/events/4d7fa964-bd7d-4340-a345-db818ffdb53d
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4d7fa964-bd7d-4340-a345-db818ff
 db53d
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:literary,speculative-fiction,black-authors,october,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c16375b@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:National Book Month
DESCRIPTION:An October U.S. observance promoting books\, reading\, and au
 thors\, associated historically with the National Book Foundation. Per-An
 kh centers Black writers\, readers\, and community reading traditions.\nR
 egion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.publishersweekl
 y.com/pw/print/20030818/40115-october-national-book-month.html\nMore: htt
 ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c16375b
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c1
 6375b
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:library-programming,literacy,national-book-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f1334a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:TeenTober
DESCRIPTION:A library-led October celebration of teens\, teen services\, 
 and multiple literacies. YALSA introduced TeenTober in 2019 to replace Te
 en Read Week and Teen Tech Week. Per-Ankh centers Black young readers’ ag
 ency\, creative voices\, and access to their own literary lineages.\nRegi
 on: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.ala.org/yalsa/teen
 tober\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9b
 b-dec146f1334a
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f
 1334a
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:library-programming,teens,young-adult,literacy,yalsa
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:71f64601-3dd2-44be-a537-f54f3af0e741@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Hoodoo Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:A community-led October observance honoring Hoodoo\, an Afric
 an American ancestral spiritual tradition\, and its practitioners\, elder
 s\, knowledge keepers\, and living lineages. The observance is not a gove
 rnment designation\, and Hoodoo is not interchangeable with other African
 -diaspora traditions.\nRegion: United States\, United States\nSource: htt
 ps://hoodoosociety.com/hoodoo-heritage-month\nMore: https://www.perankhar
 chive.com/events/71f64601-3dd2-44be-a537-f54f3af0e741
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71f64601-3dd2-44be-a537-f54f3af
 0e741
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:heritage,hoodoo,spiritual-traditions,october,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c9692482-8ecb-421f-8d8b-b0f2dbb3048e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Creole Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:An October cultural-season entry honoring Seychellois Kreol i
 dentity through music\, language\, arts\, foodways\, and community memory
 . In the official 2026 Festival Kreol programme\, listed activities run f
 rom October 2–31 and the 41st edition’s official ceremony is October 23. 
 October 1–31 here marks the archive’s month-long heritage focus\, not a c
 laim that every day has scheduled festival programming. Consult the offic
 ial programme for individual dates and venues.\nRegion: Seychelles\, Afri
 ca\nSource: https://www.seychellesculturalencounters.com/seasonal-events/
 festival-kreol/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c9692482-8ec
 b-421f-8d8b-b0f2dbb3048e
LOCATION:Seychelles\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c9692482-8ecb-421f-8d8b-b0f2dbb
 3048e
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:creole,festival-kreol,heritage-month,seychelles,kreol,october,
 african-diaspora,global-creole
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e7519ee1-c4bd-45c0-b3d6-caf36869795f@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:An October community observance honoring living Gullah/Geeche
 e language\, arts\, foodways\, ancestral knowledge\, and cultural steward
 ship in the Sea Islands and Lowcountry of North Carolina\, South Carolina
 \, Georgia\, and Florida. Community-led celebrations carry memory across 
 generations\; consult the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s programme for specific 
 dates.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://gullahgeec
 heenation.com/2026/09/23/celebrate-gullah-geechee-art-music-and-living-hi
 story-from-charleston-to-beaufort-county-sc/\nMore: https://www.perankhar
 chive.com/events/e7519ee1-c4bd-45c0-b3d6-caf36869795f
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e7519ee1-c4bd-45c0-b3d6-caf3686
 9795f
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:gullah,geechee,heritage-month,sea-islands,african-american
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a12156@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
SUMMARY:Guinea Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Guinea commemorates its proclamation of independence from Fre
 nch colonial rule on October 2\, 1958.\nRegion: Guinea\, Africa\nSource: 
 https://cnt.gov.gn/archive.assemblee/www.assemblee.gov.gn/les-elections.h
 tml\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-
 1bf541a12156
LOCATION:Guinea\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a
 12156
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92ff197@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
SUMMARY:African American Literary Awards Show
DESCRIPTION:Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in African Amer
 ican literature.\nRegion: United States\nSource: https://literaryawardsho
 w.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d
 2d-ce7ff92ff197
LOCATION:United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92
 ff197
CATEGORIES:awards,authors
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:25995c01-6473-4971-8015-5478634e7f1d@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
SUMMARY:CultureCon 2026
DESCRIPTION:CultureCon returns to Brooklyn October 3–4\, 2026. Annual gat
 hering for Black creatives hosted by The Creative Collective NYC\, founde
 d by Imani Ellis.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https:/
 /cultureconcollective.com/culturecon-2026-festival\nMore: https://www.per
 ankharchive.com/events/25995c01-6473-4971-8015-5478634e7f1d
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/25995c01-6473-4971-8015-5478634
 e7f1d
CATEGORIES:conference,creatives,black-creatives,annual,culturecon
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3e4adfac-21f8-4dad-bce0-1bd2c40cd5d2@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
SUMMARY:Fish and Grits Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:A family-friendly Gullah/Geechee music and cultural festival 
 founded by Latrese Bush\, held October 3\, 2026\, at Lowcountry Celebrati
 on Park on Hilton Head Island\, South Carolina. Music\, foodways\, and co
 mmunity gathering celebrate living heritage\; consult the organizer for t
 he current programme.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: htt
 ps://www.hiltonheadisland.org/events/fish-and-grits-music-festival-2026\n
 More: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3e4adfac-21f8-4dad-bce0-1bd2c
 40cd5d2
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3e4adfac-21f8-4dad-bce0-1bd2c40
 cd5d2
CATEGORIES:festival,music,gullah-geechee,lowcountry,sea-islands,family-fr
 iendly,african-american,south-carolina
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5ae9c8bb-42b8-4070-bc71-c9c7b0110d6a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:Banned Books Week
DESCRIPTION:An annual American Library Association event celebrating the 
 freedom to read and spotlighting current and historical attempts to censo
 r books in libraries and schools.\nRegion: United States\, North America\
 nSource: https://bannedbooksweek.org/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.c
 om/events/5ae9c8bb-42b8-4070-bc71-c9c7b0110d6a
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5ae9c8bb-42b8-4070-bc71-c9c7b01
 10d6a
CATEGORIES:library-programming,banned-books,intellectual-freedom,ala
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a80661@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
SUMMARY:Lesotho Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Basotho communities mark Lesotho’s independence from British 
 colonial rule on October 4\, 1966.\nRegion: Lesotho\, Africa\nSource: htt
 ps://www.gov.ls/about-lesotho/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even
 ts/f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a80661
LOCATION:Lesotho\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a
 80661
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcbea42e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
SUMMARY:Birthday: Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
DESCRIPTION:Honoring Amiri Baraka (October 7\, 1934–January 9\, 2014)\, p
 oet\, playwright\, and organizer whose work helped shape the Black Arts M
 ovement.\nRegion: Global\nSource: https://poets.org/poet/amiri-baraka\nMo
 re: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcb
 ea42e
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcb
 ea42e
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c595e7@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
DESCRIPTION:The fifth National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color\, 
 presented by the five National Associations of Librarians of Color\, at t
 he Spokane Convention Center in Spokane\, Washington\, October 7–11\, 202
 6.\nRegion: United States\, United States\nSource: https://www.jclcinc.or
 g/conference/2026/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c12614b7-
 018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c595e7
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c
 595e7
CATEGORIES:libraries,conference,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcacd5a06@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010
SUMMARY:Uganda Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Uganda celebrates independence from British colonial rule on 
 October 9\, 1962.\nRegion: Uganda\, Africa\nSource: https://www.vicepresi
 dent.go.ug/history/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bf5a81e
 -d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcacd5a06
LOCATION:Uganda\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcac
 d5a06
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:cbad7e26-749c-45d4-abd3-e3842facf2e9@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:World Mental Health Day
DESCRIPTION:A global day of awareness for mental health and wellbeing\, f
 irst observed on October 10\, 1992 at the initiative of the World Federat
 ion for Mental Health. Marked each year on October 10.\nRegion: Global\nS
 ource: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-mental-health-day\nMore: h
 ttps://www.perankharchive.com/events/cbad7e26-749c-45d4-abd3-e3842facf2e9
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/cbad7e26-749c-45d4-abd3-e3842fa
 cf2e9
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:health,wellbeing,october,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c2ea43d9-7a1b-470e-a357-c79cec172e94@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:Banned Together Book Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:A Book Fest for All Voices in Downtown Ferndale\, Michigan (U
 .S.)\, held during Banned Books Week. Champions marginalized voices and t
 he stories most often excluded\, ignored\, or silenced.\nRegion: US\nSour
 ce: https://bannedtogetherbookfest.com/festival-info/\nMore: https://www.
 perankharchive.com/events/c2ea43d9-7a1b-470e-a357-c79cec172e94
LOCATION:US
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c2ea43d9-7a1b-470e-a357-c79cec1
 72e94
CATEGORIES:literary_festival,book-fair,banned-books,festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:00fe7d71-e52a-4a2f-b6b7-00ec7f8002a6@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:International Day of the Girl
DESCRIPTION:A United Nations–declared observance\, first marked on Octobe
 r 11\, 2012\, recognizing girls' rights and the unique challenges girls f
 ace worldwide while amplifying their voices and leadership. Observed annu
 ally on October 11.\nRegion: Global\nSource: https://news.un.org/en/story
 /2012/10/423262\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/00fe7d71-e52
 a-4a2f-b6b7-00ec7f8002a6
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/00fe7d71-e52a-4a2f-b6b7-00ec7f8
 002a6
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:girls-rights,october,community,united-nations
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3f5d46b0-f225-4814-9aea-344312c6c5c1@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:Black Girl Day Off
DESCRIPTION:A community-created October 11 observance encouraging Black w
 omen to prioritize rest and emotional wellbeing in ways accessible to the
 m. It honors the right to care and restoration without prescribing activi
 ties or judging people who cannot take time away from work or caregiving.
 \nRegion: Global\nSource: https://www.nationaldayarchives.com/day/black-g
 irl-day-off/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3f5d46b0-f225-4
 814-9aea-344312c6c5c1
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3f5d46b0-f225-4814-9aea-344312c
 6c5c1
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:rest,black-women,wellness,october,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e22242@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:Miami Carnival — Mas Parade & Concert 2026
DESCRIPTION:The October 11\, 2026 Mas Parade and Concert celebrates Carib
 bean diaspora masquerade\, music\, and cultural creativity in South Flori
 da. Other Miami Carnival activities have separate dates\; consult the org
 anizer’s programme.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https
 ://miamicarnival.org/mas-parade-concert/\nMore: https://www.perankharchiv
 e.com/events/aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e22242
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e
 22242
CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,miami,diaspora
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f6248130@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013
SUMMARY:Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Equatorial Guinea commemorates independence from Spanish colo
 nial rule on October 12\, 1968.\nRegion: Equatorial Guinea\, Africa\nSour
 ce: https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/imagenes_historicas_la
 _independencia_de_guinea_ecuatorial\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com
 /events/bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f6248130
LOCATION:Equatorial Guinea\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f62
 48130
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a01e26a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013
SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DESCRIPTION:Observed on the second Monday in October in many U.S. communi
 ties\, honoring Indigenous nations’ sovereignty\, living cultures\, and e
 nduring memory. In 2026 it falls on October 12. Per-Ankh marks relationsh
 ips between African diaspora and Indigenous communities without treating 
 distinct peoples or histories as interchangeable. Garifuna heritage and M
 aroon–Indigenous alliances offer pathways for learning about particular h
 istories of kinship and resistance.\nRegion: United States\, North Americ
 a\nSource: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/columbus-day
 -myths\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b4079293-ed66-44c9-91
 f9-71b93a01e26a
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a0
 1e26a
CATEGORIES:federal-holiday,indigenous,decolonial-programming
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14900ca@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
SUMMARY:Commemoration of Jean-Jacques Dessalines
DESCRIPTION:Haiti remembers the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines 
 on October 17\, 1806\, and honors his leadership in the Haitian Revolutio
 n and the founding of an independent Haiti.\nRegion: Haiti\, Caribbean\nS
 ource: https://communication.gouv.ht/communiques/menfp-note-circulaire-su
 r-la-disparition-de-lempereur-jacques-1er/\nMore: https://www.perankharch
 ive.com/events/433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14900ca
LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14
 900ca
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:Haiti,Dessalines,founding fathers
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b3e17b@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
SUMMARY:Black Poetry Day
DESCRIPTION:An October 17 observance honoring Black poetry and Jupiter Ha
 mmon’s birthday in 1711. Hammon was the first Black poet published in the
  U.S. Per-Ankh encourages reading\, recitation\, and teaching across Afri
 can-diaspora poetic lineages.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSou
 rce: https://poets.org/event/black-poetry-day-readings-and-reflections\nM
 ore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16
 b3e17b
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b
 3e17b
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:poetry,black-authors,literacy,jupiter-hammon
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9bc907f6-42e9-4542-afd1-471aaa3a2808@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
SUMMARY:The Black Book Fair 2026
DESCRIPTION:A one-day gathering of Black authors\, readers\, and families
  at West Greenville Community Center in Greenville\, South Carolina\, on 
 October 17\, 2026. The cited participating author’s event page confirms t
 he date and venue.\nRegion: United States\, USA\nSource: https://www.enjo
 yagoodbook.com/event-details/the-black-book-fair-free-event\nMore: https:
 //www.perankharchive.com/events/9bc907f6-42e9-4542-afd1-471aaa3a2808
LOCATION:United States\, USA
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9bc907f6-42e9-4542-afd1-471aaa3
 a2808
CATEGORIES:literary,book-fair,black-authors,south-carolina,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556a91b6d49@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
SUMMARY:Birthday: Ntozake Shange (b. 1948)
DESCRIPTION:Honoring Ntozake Shange (October 18\, 1948–October 27\, 2018)
 \, poet\, playwright\, and choreopoem creator who centered Black women’s 
 voices and lives.\nRegion: Global\nSource: https://officialntozakeshange.
 com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Ntazoke-Shange-Official-Biography.pdf\
 nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556
 a91b6d49
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556a91
 b6d49
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f6912a486@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
SUMMARY:National Friends of Libraries Week
DESCRIPTION:Annual celebration of Friends of Libraries groups and their a
 dvocacy for libraries.\nRegion: United States\nSource: https://www.ala.or
 g/events/2026-national-friends-libraries-week\nMore: https://www.perankha
 rchive.com/events/e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f6912a486
LOCATION:United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f691
 2a486
CATEGORIES:libraries,advocacy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490ebadd@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
SUMMARY:Romantasy BookCon
DESCRIPTION:Romantasy fan convention in Orlando\, FL.\nRegion: United Sta
 tes\, United States\nSource: https://fabledfantasyevents.com/events/\nMor
 e: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490e
 badd
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490
 ebadd
CATEGORIES:books,festival,romantasy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f58166c975@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
SUMMARY:National Black Book Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The National Black Book Festival gathers Black authors\, publ
 ishers\, readers\, and literary advocates in Houston\, Texas\, October 22
 –24\, 2026. Events are held at Fallbrook Church\, with the Sheraton North
  Houston as host hotel. Consult the organizer’s programme for session det
 ails and participation conditions.\nRegion: United States\, Americas Dias
 pora\nSource: https://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/\nMore: https://w
 ww.perankharchive.com/events/7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f58166c975
LOCATION:United States\, Americas Diaspora
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f5816
 6c975
CATEGORIES:Black Literature,Book Festival,Black Publishing,Children's Lit
 erature,National Black Bookstore Day,Literary Culture,Houston
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:125214ed-de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a994ca@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
SUMMARY:Zambia Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Zambia celebrates independence from British colonial rule on 
 October 24\, 1964.\nRegion: Zambia\, Africa\nSource: https://www.sh.gov.z
 m/national-symbols/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/125214ed
 -de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a994ca
LOCATION:Zambia\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/125214ed-de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a
 994ca
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8aca0ea2@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261027
SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)
DESCRIPTION:Grenada’s Thanksgiving Day commemorates October 25\, associat
 ed with the U.S.-led invasion of 1983. The date invites reflection on Gre
 nadian lives\, loss\, and sovereignty\; it does not imply constitutional 
 governance was restored on that day. In 2026\, October 25 is Sunday\, and
  the Cabinet Office holiday notice specifies that a Sunday bank holiday i
 s observed on the following Monday\, October 26.\nRegion: Grenada\, Carib
 bean\nSource: https://www.gov.gd/documents/public-holidays-2026/download\
 nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d
 8aca0ea2
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8ac
 a0ea2
CATEGORIES:grenada,thanksgiving,caribbean,heritage
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8dc87de@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028
SUMMARY:St. Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates independence from
  British colonial rule on October 27\, 1979.\nRegion: Saint Vincent and t
 he Grenadines\, Caribbean\nSource: https://assembly.gov.vc/assembly/index
 .php/legislature-historical-perspectives\nMore: https://www.perankharchiv
 e.com/events/004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8dc87de
LOCATION:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8d
 c87de
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:71181b7e-6a24-4a16-b09d-4643c47917bb@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
SUMMARY:BACE — Black Atlanta Comic Expo
DESCRIPTION:Black Atlanta Comic Expo (B.A.C.E.) brings together Black com
 ic creators\, cosplayers\, artists\, writers\, and fans for two days of p
 anels\, vendors\, and cosplay at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE Norcross. Ch
 apter 1 features Stephanie Williams (writer)\, Dawud Anyabwile (director/
 illustrator)\, and Marcus Williams (illustrator/writer)\, among others.\n
 Region: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.blackatlantaco
 micexpo.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71181b7e-6a24-4
 a16-b09d-4643c47917bb
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71181b7e-6a24-4a16-b09d-4643c47
 917bb
CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,convention,black-creators,cosplay,afrofuturism,a
 tlanta
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69b8c3a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20261030T090230Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Louisiana Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Annual book festival held at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge
 \, LA.\nRegion: United States\nSource: https://www.louisianabookfestival.
 org/information/general-information/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.co
 m/events/33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69b8c3a
LOCATION:United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69
 b8c3a
CATEGORIES:books,festival
END:VEVENT
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