National Coloring Book Day
Dover Publications states that it launched National Coloring Book Day and identifies August 2 as the celebration date, including its tenth-anniversary material in 2025.
Date and recurrence
2 August
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 Coloring community / Dover Publications-created 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.
Sources
- Dover Publications — National Coloring Book DayCreator Brand First Party
Frequently asked questions
When is National Coloring Book Day?
2 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 2 August.
Does National Coloring Book 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 National Coloring Book Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Coloring community / Dover Publications-created 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 National Coloring Book Day?
The stored designation basis is: Dover Publications states that it launched National Coloring Book Day and identifies August 2 as the celebration date, including its tenth-anniversary material in 2025.. Supporting provenance includes Dover Publications — National Coloring Book Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Coloring Book Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Coloring community / Dover Publications-created 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.
Other observances on August 2
These records also resolve to August 2, 2027 under the current authority data.
British Columbia Day
British Columbia Day Act
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Colorado Day
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Heritage Day
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