International Darwin Day
The Darwin Day organization identifies 12 February as International Darwin Day and maintains current event listings; no UN designation is asserted here.
Date and recurrence
12 February
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Organizer-led international science and education observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Darwin Day
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.
Sources
- Darwin Day — Official organizationOrganizer
Frequently asked questions
When is International Darwin Day?
12 February The stored recurrence guidance is: 12 February.
Does International Darwin Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Darwin Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Organizer-led international science and education 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 International Darwin Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Darwin Day organization identifies 12 February as International Darwin Day and maintains current event listings; no UN designation is asserted here.. Supporting provenance includes Darwin Day — Official organization. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Darwin Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Organizer-led international science and education observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
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 2026-09-07.
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These records also resolve to February 12, 2027 under the current authority data.
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A/RES/77/243
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