World Listening Day
The World Listening Project states that each year communities program World Listening Day activities on 18 July, the birthdate of R. Murray Schafer.
Date and recurrence
18 July annually
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 World Listening Project / global listening and acoustic-ecology campaign. 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.
Sources
- World Listening Project — AboutNonprofit Organizer
Frequently asked questions
When is World Listening Day?
18 July annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 18 July.
Does World Listening 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 World Listening Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: World Listening Project / global listening and acoustic-ecology campaign. 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 World Listening Day?
The stored designation basis is: The World Listening Project states that each year communities program World Listening Day activities on 18 July, the birthdate of R. Murray Schafer.. Supporting provenance includes World Listening Project — About. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is World Listening Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: World Listening Project / global listening and acoustic-ecology campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
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 2026-09-08.
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These records also resolve to July 18, 2027 under the current authority data.
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Nelson Mandela International Day
A/RES/64/13