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Comic Sans Day

Dutch media coverage identifies 3FM presenters Coen Swijnenberg and Sander Lantinga with the Comic Sans Day campaign and places it on the first Friday in July; later Dutch print-industry coverage preserves the same recurrence.

Date / ruleFirst Friday in July
ScopeNetherlands-origin radio/typography observance with wider online participation
VerificationOrigin Media Report Plus Industry Recurrence Corroboration
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-11
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
Next date this engine can safely resolveFriday, July 2, 2027See everything on July 2 →
Authority summary

What is Comic Sans Day?

Dutch media coverage identifies 3FM presenters Coen Swijnenberg and Sander Lantinga with the Comic Sans Day campaign and places it on the first Friday in July; later Dutch print-industry coverage preserves the same recurrence.

Date and recurrence

First Friday in July

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: First Friday in July each year.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Netherlands-origin radio/typography observance with wider online participation. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Comic Sans Day

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. RadioWereld — Coen en Sander vieren Nationale Comic Sans DagDutch Media Origin Report
  2. Print&Bind — Comic Sans DagPrint Industry Recurrence Corroboration
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Comic Sans Day?

First Friday in July The stored recurrence guidance is: First Friday in July each year..

Does Comic Sans Day fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is Comic Sans Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Netherlands-origin radio/typography observance with wider online participation. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Comic Sans Day?

The stored designation basis is: Dutch media coverage identifies 3FM presenters Coen Swijnenberg and Sander Lantinga with the Comic Sans Day campaign and places it on the first Friday in July; later Dutch print-industry coverage preserves the same recurrence.. Supporting provenance includes RadioWereld — Coen en Sander vieren Nationale Comic Sans Dag. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Comic Sans Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Netherlands-origin radio/typography observance with wider online participation. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.

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