Sweden is famous around the globe for its smorgasbord, a type of meal featuring a staggering variety of dishes served buffet-style. It runs the gamut from traditional favorites like herring, meatballs, and pastries to more exotic fair like Jansson’s Temptation, a creamy potato and anchovy casserole that shouldn’t be consumed within 24 hours of exercising.
October's sports schedule is a lot like a smorgasbord in that it truly has something for everyone. Football lovers can delight in NFL, NCAAF, and CFL action. Diehard baseball fans can enjoy four rounds of postseason action culminating in the World Series. Hoops heads can look forward to the return of the NBA as well as the continuation of the WNBA playoffs. Hockey aficionados have another full season of the NHL to watch. Even race fans have something to gear up for, with high-profile F1 races in the United States and Mexico.
That's quite an assortment, and it would be easy to miss an event (or three) with so much going on. Fortunately, we're here to help. Stay on top of all upcoming games and tournaments next month with our freshly updated October sports calendar below.
WNBA Playoffs Semi-Finals
September 29-October 8
Various venues
MLB Wild Card Series
October 1-3
Various venues
NCAAF Week 6
October 3-5
Various venues
Sanderson Farms Championship
October 3-6
Country Club of Jackson (Jackson, MS)
NFL Week 5
October 3-7
Various venues
CFL Week 18
October 4-5
Various venues
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
October 5
Delta Center (Salt Lake City, UT)
MLB Division Series
October 5-12
Various venues
Rugby League Grand Final Day
October 6
Accor Stadium (Sydney, Australia)
NASCAR YellaWood 500
October 6
Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, AL)
Opening night of the 2024-25 NHL season
October 8
Various venues
NCAAF Week 7
October 8-12
Various venues
Black Desert Championship
October 10-13
Black Desert Resort Golf Course (Ivins, UT)
NFL Week 6
October 10-14
Various venues
WNBA Finals
October 10-20
Venues TBD
CFL Week 19
October 11-14
Various venues
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
October 12
UFC APEX (Las Vegas, NV)
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol light heavyweight title fight
October 12
Kingdom Arena (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
America's Cup Yachting Race
October 12-20
Port Vell to Port Olimpic (Barcelona, Spain)
NASCAR Bank of America ROVAL 400
October 13
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Concord, NC)
MLB League Championship Series
October 13-22
Venues TBD
NCAAF Week 8
October 15-19
Various venues
Shriners Children's Open
October 17-20
TPC Summerlin (Las Vegas, NV)
NFL Week 7
October 17-21
Various venues
CFL Week 20
October 18-19
Various venues
UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez
October 19
UFC APEX (Las Vegas, NV)
F1 United States Grand Prix
October 20
Circuit of the Americas (Austin, TX)
NASCAR South Point 400
October 20
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas, NV)
Opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season
October 22
TD Garden (Boston, MA) and Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA)
NCAAF Week 9
October 22-26
Various venues
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
October 24-27
Accordia Golf Narashino CC (Chiba, Japan)
NFL Week 8
October 24-28
Various venues
CFL Week 21
October 25-26
Various venues
MLB World Series
October 25-November 2
Venues TBD
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
October 26
Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
F1 Gran Premio de Mexico
October 27
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City, Mexico)
NASCAR Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami
October 27
Homestead-Miami Speedway (Homestead, FL)
NCAAF Week 10
October 29-November 2
Various venues
