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May 2020
World Goth Day
As well as celebrating Goth Music, World Goth Day also promotes work for charities that combat prejudice and hatred against subcultures.
Find out more »International Day for Biological Diversity
The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for 2020 is Our solutions are in nature.
Find out more »Towel Day / Geek Pride Day
Towel Day is a celebration of the work of Douglas Adams, author of Last Chance to See, and other books. Geek Pride Day is an event originating in Spain, celebrating Geek Culture. Discworld geeks will be celebrating The Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May, where they will wear lilac to remember the People's Revolution and, on Roundworld, the work of Terry Pratchett to raise money for Alzheimer research.
Find out more »June 2020
National Gardening Exercise Day
The nation is almost certainly the USA, but expect a push to promote garden centres. Could also be used to promote research into garden use, and home botanising.
Find out more »World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
A day marked by the UN. At the time of entry there were no obvious plans for 2020. A day to promote water use efficiency in plants, drought tolerance and anti-desertification programmes.
Find out more »July 2020
Canada Day
Canada Day marks the day when the Constitution Act joined three provinces into one country: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario & Quebec. It's a day for promoting Canadian botany, with impeccable manners.
Find out more »Botany 2020
The Botanical Society of America has moved its Botany 2020 conference online.
Find out more »Plant Biology 2020
The ASPB Plant Biology conference planned for Washington is now going to be held online.
Find out more »August 2020
National Watermelon Day
It's unclear why melons and other curcubits are excluded from celebration on this day in the USA.
Find out more »September 2020
International Literacy Day
"International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the world's remaining literacy challenges." For botanically-minded weblogs, it could also be a day to reflect on access to botanical literature.
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