Roald Dahl Story Day
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity currently promotes Roald Dahl Story Day as an annual global celebration beginning from 13 September, with schools able to choose a suitable participation day.
Date and recurrence
From 13 September annually under the current charity campaign framing
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Literacy/storytelling celebration and charity fundraising context. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Roald Dahl Day
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.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Roald Dahl Story Day?
From 13 September annually under the current charity campaign framing The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 September under the current annual charity campaign framing.
Does Roald Dahl Story Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Roald Dahl Story Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Literacy/storytelling celebration and charity fundraising context. 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 Roald Dahl Story Day?
The stored designation basis is: Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity currently promotes Roald Dahl Story Day as an annual global celebration beginning from 13 September, with schools able to choose a suitable participation day.. Supporting provenance includes Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity — Roald Dahl Story Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Roald Dahl Story Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Literacy/storytelling celebration and charity fundraising context. 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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