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The week's calendar

What competitors' digests don't give you: the events worth circling before they happen — earnings, rulings, launches, votes, and games, gathered from the week's editions.

Tonight
  • Game 1 of the World Series: the Tampa Bay Rays host Nick Martinez's first pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers, with a first-time champion guaranteed.sports

Saturday, Oct. 31
  • Halloween lands on a Saturday, with ghost tours and dark-tourism hotspots expecting peak crowds per a new haunted-cities ranking.culture

  • Halloween arrives: trick-or-treaters, costumes, and candy take over for the year's spookiest night.culture

Oct. 31
  • Halloween arrives: skeletons and pumpkins take over front yards as trick-or-treaters make their rounds.culture

Nov. 1
  • Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. and clocks fall back an hour, bringing earlier sunsets through winter.lifestyle

Sunday, Nov. 1
  • Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. and clocks fall back an hour -- sleep experts say small schedule shifts in the days before can make the change less jarring.culture

Wednesday
  • WNBA Finals Game 3: Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream meet the Golden State Valkyries with the series tied 1-1.sports

Friday, Oct. 23
  • World Series Game 1: the Rays and Brewers open a matchup that guarantees baseball a first-time champion.sports

Tomorrow
  • ALCS Game 6: Tampa Bay, up 3-2, can clinch a World Series berth against Cleveland.sports

Sunday, Oct. 25
  • The NFL's Week 7 Sunday slate kicks off across the league.sports

Today
  • The new AP Top 25 college football poll is released, with a new No. 1 guaranteed after Georgia's loss.sports

  • The Philadelphia Eagles face the Carolina Panthers in NFL Sunday action.sports

  • The Rays and Guardians play ALCS Game 4, rescheduled after a rainout, with the series winner set to face Milwaukee in the World Series.sports

Wednesday, Oct. 21
  • The Orionid meteor shower -- debris shed by Halley's Comet -- reaches its peak, offering the week's best chance to catch shooting stars.science

Updated with the October 23, 2026 edition →