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National KidsDay

California ACR 86 describes National KidsDay as a special day set aside each year on the first Sunday in August and identifies a National KidsDay Alliance including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 4-H, KidsPeace and YMCA; contemporaneous organizational coverage confirms the same recurrence.

Date / ruleFirst Sunday in August
ScopeUnited States / National KidsDay Alliance youth-and-family observance
VerificationState Legislative Plus Institutional Rule Verified
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-10
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
Next date this engine can safely resolveSunday, August 1, 2027See everything on August 1 →
Authority summary

What is National KidsDay?

California ACR 86 describes National KidsDay as a special day set aside each year on the first Sunday in August and identifies a National KidsDay Alliance including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 4-H, KidsPeace and YMCA; contemporaneous organizational coverage confirms the same recurrence.

Date and recurrence

First Sunday in August

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: First Sunday in August each year.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / National KidsDay Alliance youth-and-family observance. 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 Kids Day, National KidsDay

Classification

Topic and context

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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.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. California Assembly — ACR 86 / National KidsDayState Legislative Record
  2. Baylor University — inaugural National KidsDay coverageInstitutional Archive
  3. American Library Association ALSC — National KidsDay FAQProfessional Association
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National KidsDay?

First Sunday in August The stored recurrence guidance is: First Sunday in August each year..

Does National KidsDay fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is National KidsDay an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / National KidsDay Alliance youth-and-family 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 KidsDay?

The stored designation basis is: California ACR 86 describes National KidsDay as a special day set aside each year on the first Sunday in August and identifies a National KidsDay Alliance including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 4-H, KidsPeace and YMCA; contemporaneous organizational coverage confirms the same recurrence.. Supporting provenance includes California Assembly — ACR 86 / National KidsDay. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National KidsDay international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / National KidsDay Alliance youth-and-family observance.

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 2026-09-10.

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