October 17 - Social Media Events

International Repair Day

Social Events Media Calendar — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:01:01 +0000

The essence of Repair Day is simple, even though the premise might seem broad. We can all do a little more to take better care of what we own. Repair Day is all about showing that, fixing what’s broke and making it as visible as possible. Designed to combat the sheer wastefulness of modern society, […]

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Bridge Day

Social Events Media Calendar — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:01:01 +0000

Contrary to its name, Bridge Day is not actually a celebration of bridges themselves, but a celebration instead of the world of BASE jumpers. These adrenaline junkies engage in jumping from Buildings, Antenna’s, Spans (The aforementioned bridges), and Earth (cliff jumping), and Bridge Day was organized to create a formal event for all of them, […]

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Toy Camera Day

Social Events Media Calendar — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:01:01 +0000

Toy Camera Day is the yearly event that honors the ridiculous photo-taking capacity of outdated toy cameras. This festive occasion is celebrated on the third Saturday of October, with minor exceptions, mainly because the inventor at WTCD.org feels like it. Becky Ramotowski’s idea was inspired by Pinhole Photography Day, because she believed that, quite frankly, […]

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Mulligan Day

Social Events Media Calendar — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:24:02 +0000

Give yourself a second chance on Mulligan Day. Whether it is a former relationship with a friend or loved one, an old hobby that you abandoned or a past mistake that needs rectifying, you can give it another go on Mulligan Day. Learn about Mulligan Day Commonly used in games such as golf, the term […]

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Spreadsheet Day

Social Events Media Calendar — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:07:59 +0000

A holiday sure to appeal to some people more than others, Spreadsheet Day commemorates the date that VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program for personal computers, was released – October 17th, 1979. Since its beginnings, Spreadsheet Day has grown to become a day for celebrating both the advantages and the aggravations of working with spreadsheet software. […]

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