Record Store Day
Record Store Day’s official UK site identifies Saturday 18 April 2026 as the 19th edition and describes the event as an annual April celebration.
Date and recurrence
18 April 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 Record Store Day / participating independent record shops. 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
- Record Store Day UK — Save the date: 18 April 2026First Party Event
- Record Store Day UK — FAQFirst Party Reference
Frequently asked questions
When is Record Store Day?
18 April 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 18 April 2026.
Does Record Store Day fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Record Store Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Record Store Day / participating independent record shops. 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 Record Store Day?
The stored designation basis is: Record Store Day’s official UK site identifies Saturday 18 April 2026 as the 19th edition and describes the event as an annual April celebration.. Supporting provenance includes Record Store Day UK — Save the date: 18 April 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Record Store Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Record Store Day / participating independent record shops. 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.