National Day of Civic Hacking
Code for America documents National Day of Civic Hacking as an annual civic-engagement event in its Brigade era; archived White House material also documented federal collaboration on earlier editions.
Date and recurrence
Organizer dates varied by edition; Code for America’s documented 2021 edition was 18 September
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 Code for America civic-technology day of action; treat as an organizer-run legacy/edition-specific event unless a new edition is announced. 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.
Sources
- Code for America — What is civic hacking?Organizer
- Obama White House archive — National Day of Civic Hacking 2015Government Archive
Frequently asked questions
When is National Day of Civic Hacking?
Organizer dates varied by edition; Code for America’s documented 2021 edition was 18 September The stored recurrence guidance is: Organizer dates have varied by edition; refresh the current edition.
Does National Day of Civic Hacking fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is National Day of Civic Hacking an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Code for America civic-technology day of action; treat as an organizer-run legacy/edition-specific event unless a new edition is announced. 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 Day of Civic Hacking?
The stored designation basis is: Code for America documents National Day of Civic Hacking as an annual civic-engagement event in its Brigade era; archived White House material also documented federal collaboration on earlier editions.. Supporting provenance includes Code for America — What is civic hacking?. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Day of Civic Hacking international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Code for America civic-technology day of action; treat as an organizer-run legacy/edition-specific event unless a new edition is announced. 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 2026-09-07.