Open Data Day
The official Open Data Day site, maintained and supported by the Open Knowledge Foundation, lists the 2026 celebration window as March 7–13.
Date and recurrence
7–13 March 2026 event window
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 International / Open Knowledge Foundation-supported open-data community. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
International Open Data 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
- Open Data Day / Open Knowledge Foundation — 2026Official Organizer
Frequently asked questions
When is Open Data Day?
7–13 March 2026 event window The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 7–13 March 2026 event window.
Does Open Data Day fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Open Data Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International / Open Knowledge Foundation-supported open-data community. 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 Open Data Day?
The stored designation basis is: The official Open Data Day site, maintained and supported by the Open Knowledge Foundation, lists the 2026 celebration window as March 7–13.. Supporting provenance includes Open Data Day / Open Knowledge Foundation — 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Open Data Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International / Open Knowledge Foundation-supported open-data community. 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 2026-09-08.