World Orienteering Day (retired; succeeded by World Orienteering Week)
The International Orienteering Federation states that the seventh and last World Orienteering Day was organized in May 2023 and that World Orienteering Week began in 2024.
Date and recurrence
Last held 17–23 May 2023; World Orienteering Week replaced it from 2024
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is International Orienteering Federation / historical global development initiative. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
World Orienteering 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.
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- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- International Orienteering Federation — World Orienteering Week / WOD historySport Governing Body
Frequently asked questions
When is World Orienteering Day (retired; succeeded by World Orienteering Week)?
Last held 17–23 May 2023; World Orienteering Week replaced it from 2024 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: Last held 17–23 May 2023; World Orienteering Week replaced it from 2024.
Does World Orienteering Day (retired; succeeded by World Orienteering Week) fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is World Orienteering Day (retired; succeeded by World Orienteering Week) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International Orienteering Federation / historical global development initiative. 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 Orienteering Day (retired; succeeded by World Orienteering Week)?
The stored designation basis is: The International Orienteering Federation states that the seventh and last World Orienteering Day was organized in May 2023 and that World Orienteering Week began in 2024.. Supporting provenance includes International Orienteering Federation — World Orienteering Week / WOD history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is World Orienteering Day (retired; succeeded by World Orienteering Week) international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International Orienteering Federation / historical global development initiative. 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 2026-09-07.