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Play-the-Recorder Day

The American Recorder Society states that Play-the-Recorder Day grew from a 1989 event, became annual in 1992, and is observed on the third Saturday in March.

Date / ruleThird Saturday in March

ScopeAmerican Recorder Society / recorder-community observance

VerificationFirst Party Association Verified

PortabilityRule Based Annual

Evidence statusSource-backed

Last authority check2026-09-10

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Authority summary

What is Play-the-Recorder Day?

The American Recorder Society states that Play-the-Recorder Day grew from a 1989 event, became annual in 1992, and is observed on the third Saturday in March.

Date and recurrence

Third Saturday in March

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

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is American Recorder Society / recorder-community 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

Play the Recorder Day, Play-the-Recorder Day, Recorder Day

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.

Provenance

Sources

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American Recorder Society — Play-the-Recorder MonthFirst Party Association
American Recorder Society — music archiveFirst Party Association

Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Play-the-Recorder Day?

Third Saturday in March The stored recurrence guidance is: Third Saturday in March each year..

Does Play-the-Recorder Day fall on the same date every year?

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

Is Play-the-Recorder Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: American Recorder Society / recorder-community 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 Play-the-Recorder Day?

The stored designation basis is: The American Recorder Society states that Play-the-Recorder Day grew from a 1989 event, became annual in 1992, and is observed on the third Saturday in March.. Supporting provenance includes American Recorder Society — Play-the-Recorder Month. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Play-the-Recorder Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: American Recorder Society / recorder-community 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 2026-09-10.

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