Category: General
Playday in United Kingdom in 2024
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About Playday

How long until Playday?
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Dates of Playday
2025 United Kingdom Wednesday, August 6thPlayday
2024 United Kingdom Wednesday, August 7thPlayday
2023 United Kingdom Wednesday, August 2ndPlayday
2022 United Kingdom Wednesday, August 3rdPlayday
2021 United Kingdom Wednesday, August 4thPlayday
Summary
Playday is the national day for play, traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August.

It is the biggest play sector event in the UK, and possibly Europe! As well as a celebration of children’s right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. Playday is coordinated by Play England, in partnership with Play Wales, Play Scotland and PlayBoard Northern Ireland.

It began in 1987 to raise the profile of play and alert people locally to the potential loss of children’s play services. 

From just a couple of events in 1987, Playday grew to around a dozen in London by 1989, went national in 1991 and is now the biggest celebration of children’s play in the UK, if not Europe. Last year communities across the UK celebrated Playday at more than 850 events.

What happens on Playday?

To celebrate Playday, children, young people and communities get out and play at hundreds of community events across the UK.

Playday events range from street parties, festivals in parks or village greens, mass adventures in woodlands, fields, even beaches, and public events at community venues. From small-scale events to thousands of children taking part in events organised in parks and open spaces – Playday is celebrated by each community in a way that suits them.

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