Culture Freedom Day
Digital Freedom Foundation history says it launched Culture Freedom Day, and Creative Commons documented the 19 May 2012 event. Those sources establish launch-era history but are not enough to guarantee a current annual date/programme.
Date and recurrence
19 May 2012 (documented launch-era edition)
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Digital Freedom Foundation / historical free-culture observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
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.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- Digital Freedom Foundation — About DFFOrganizer History
- Creative Commons — Culture Freedom Day 2012Contemporary Organization Record
Frequently asked questions
When is Culture Freedom Day?
19 May 2012 (documented launch-era edition) The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical anchor: 19 May 2012 launch-era observance; verify a current organizer programme before projecting a modern annual date.
Does Culture Freedom Day fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Culture Freedom Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Digital Freedom Foundation / historical free-culture observance. 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 Culture Freedom Day?
The stored designation basis is: Digital Freedom Foundation history says it launched Culture Freedom Day, and Creative Commons documented the 19 May 2012 event. Those sources establish launch-era history but are not enough to guarantee a current annual date/programme.. Supporting provenance includes Digital Freedom Foundation — About DFF. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Culture Freedom Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Digital Freedom Foundation / historical free-culture observance. 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 2026-09-09.