GIS Day
The official GIS Day site identifies 18 November 2026 as GIS Day and describes it as a global celebration for sharing, teaching and inspiring others with geographic information systems.
Date and recurrence
18 November 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Global / GIS Day first-party event. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Geographic Information Systems 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.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
- GIS Day — Official overviewFirst Party Event
- Esri Community — GIS Day 2026First Party Professional
Frequently asked questions
When is GIS Day?
18 November 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 18 November 2026.
Does GIS Day fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is GIS Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Global / GIS Day first-party event. 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 GIS Day?
The stored designation basis is: The official GIS Day site identifies 18 November 2026 as GIS Day and describes it as a global celebration for sharing, teaching and inspiring others with geographic information systems.. Supporting provenance includes GIS Day — Official overview. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is GIS Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Global / GIS Day first-party event. 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 2026-09-09.
Other observances on November 18
These records also resolve to November 18, 2026 under the current authority data.
BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Day
AbbVie states that BOTOX® Cosmetic Day is held annually on the third Wednesday of November and identifies it as an Allergan Aesthetics/AbbVie brand observance.
Education Support Professionals Day
The National Education Association lists November 18, 2026 as Education Support Professionals Day and states it is observed on the Wednesday of American Education Week.
Education Support Professionals Day (National ESP Day)
NEA’s American Education Week calendar places Education Support Professionals Day on Wednesday of the week and gives the 2026 date as 18 November.
International Day of Islamic Art
Proclaimed at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference (2019)
International Occult Day
National Today places International Occult Day on November 18 annually, and Calendarr independently lists it on November 18 in 2027.
Mickey Mouse Birthday
Disney/D23 states that November 18, 1928, the debut date of Steamboat Willie, is considered Mickey Mouse’s birthday and continues to celebrate the date.