World Turtle Day🐢

About World Turtle Day

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2026 InternationalMay 23 International Sat, May 23Observances Holiday 2025 InternationalMay 23 International Fri, May 23Observances Holiday 2024 InternationalMay 23 International Thu, May 23Observances Holiday 2023 InternationalMay 23 International Tue, May 23Observances Holiday 2022 InternationalMay 23 International Mon, May 23Observances Holiday
Summary
A special day to appreciate these heroes in a half-shell.

The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.

World Turtle Day is celebrated around the globe in a variety of ways, from dressing up as turtles or wearing green summer dresses, to saving turtles caught on highways, to research activities. Turtle Day lesson plans and craft projects encourage teaching about turtles in classrooms.

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