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National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day

Girl Scouts council material for Girl Scout Week 2026 labels 12 March National Girl Scout Day, while a New York legislative resolution recognized Girl Scout Day on the same date and tied it to the 1912 founding.

Date / rule12 March; 12 March 2026
ScopeGirl Scouts anniversary commemoration in the United States; not a federal public holiday
VerificationOrganization And State Resolution Current Edition
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day?

Girl Scouts council material for Girl Scout Week 2026 labels 12 March National Girl Scout Day, while a New York legislative resolution recognized Girl Scout Day on the same date and tied it to the 1912 founding.

Date and recurrence

12 March; 12 March 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 Girl Scouts anniversary commemoration in the United States; not a federal public holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Girl Scout Day

Classification

Topic and context

Celebrations & Social →
Accuracy controls

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.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
  • Minors Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois — Girl Scout Week 2026Girl Scout Council
  2. New York State Assembly Resolution K1009State Legislature
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day?

12 March; 12 March 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 12 March; 12 March 2026.

Does National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day an official public holiday?

Within the verified scope, the authority record identifies it as Girl Scouts anniversary commemoration in the United States; not a federal public holiday. That status is not automatically extended to other countries or jurisdictions.

Who established or recognizes National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day?

The stored designation basis is: Girl Scouts council material for Girl Scout Week 2026 labels 12 March National Girl Scout Day, while a New York legislative resolution recognized Girl Scout Day on the same date and tied it to the 1912 founding.. Supporting provenance includes Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois — Girl Scout Week 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Girl Scout Day / Girl Scout Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Girl Scouts anniversary commemoration in the United States; not a federal public holiday. 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.

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