Source-backedVariable CustomHeightened editorial care

World Sleep Day

World Sleep Society

Date / ruleFriday before the March equinox
ScopeOrganizer-backed international observance
VerificationOrganizer Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-05
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is World Sleep Day?

World Sleep Society

Date and recurrence

Friday before the March equinox

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Organizer-backed international observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Health, Wellness & Awareness →
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.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. World Sleep Day — Toolkit and historyOrganizer Authoritative Page
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is World Sleep Day?

Friday before the March equinox The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve the target-year/local date from an authoritative source; stored evidence: Friday before the March equinox.

Does World Sleep Day fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is World Sleep Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Organizer-backed international 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 World Sleep Day?

The stored designation basis is: World Sleep Society. Supporting provenance includes World Sleep Day — Toolkit and history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is World Sleep Day international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: Organizer-backed international observance. 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 2026-09-05.

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