Although World Orca Day is commemorated on the 14th of July, the week surrounding this day is one for celebrating orca!
The acronym for World Orca Week is WOW – and that says it all for us.
World Orca Week starts each year on the Monday preceeding the 14th of July. In 2022, World Orca Week is observed from 11-17 July. Check below for other dates.
Are you up for the Orca Week 7-day challenges? (of course you can do them any week of the year, too!).
Future World Orca Week dates
- 2023 ~ 10-16 July (World Orca Day will be on Friday the 14th)
- 2024 ~ 8-14 July (World Orca Day will be on Sunday the 14th)
- 2025 ~ 7-14 July (World Orca Day will be on Monday the 14th)
- 2026 ~ 13-19 July (World Orca Day will be on Tuesday the 14th)
- 2027 ~ 12-18 July (World Orca Day will be on Wednesday the 14th)
- 2028 ~ 10-16 July (World Orca Day will be on Friday the 14th)
- 2029 ~ 9-15 July (World Orca Day will be on Saturday the 14th)
- 2030 ~ 8-14 July (World Orca Day will be on Sunday the 14th)
Here are the previous dates for World Orca Week.
- 2014 ~ 7-14 July (World Orca Day was on Monday the 14th)
- 2015 ~ 13-19 July (World Orca Day was on Tuesday the 14th)
- 2016 ~ 11-17 July (World Orca Day was on Thursday the 14th)
- 2017 ~ 10-16 July (World Orca Day was on Friday the 14th)
- 2018 ~ 9-15 July (World Orca Day was on Saturday the 14th)
- 2019 ~ 8-14 July (World Orca Day was on Sunday the 14th)
- 2020 ~ 13-19 July (World Orca Day was on Tuesday the 14th)
- 2021 ~ 12-18 July (World Orca Day was on Wednesday the 14th)