Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001).
On that day, fans around the universe carry a towel in his honour.
Tell us about events you organize on Towel Day, and we will announce them here!
On Towel Day, carry a towel. Where? Everywhere.
Proudly show the world you've observed Towel Day! Post for example a photo or video with your towel on the Towel Day Facebook page and enjoy other people's. Some alternatives are the Flickr group for pictures and of course YouTube for videos.
What is happening on Towel Day 2024?
This list is just getting started and very incomplete. Know about any Towel Day events we should add? Please mail us!
ONLINE EVENTS
On the RPRepository.com forum, a community of 44780 gamers, writers and artists who love to role play, there's a proposal to create a thread for Towel Day art submissions and perhaps a little art museum based on H2G2.
This is a good example of something you can do if you're very active in a forum where many Douglas Adams fans may be found!
Galactic Zine Zone is requesting contributions for something they plan to release on Towel Day on multiple online platforms. If you're interested, find and message them on Twitter or Tumblr.
If you have an original art piece or something to say about the Hitchhiker's Guide, they're doing conversational interviews and surveys, some jokes and art and articles, and even fanfiction, if you're up for it.
Check it out! Updates on the project posted frequently. It's unpaid but for camaraderie and credit to your work, but a beautiful project none the less!
LOCATION BASED EVENTS
AUSTRALIA
In Perth, the observatory hosts a Towel Day Night Tour! Bring your towel and come to the Perth Observatory for an unforgettable night!
Our volunteers will be ready to take you on a grand tour of the Southern Hemisphere's sky with a wide range of targets including nebulae, planets, dying stars, and enormous star clusters. As Douglas Adams wrote, a towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.
Book your tickets here!
RSVP and details on Facebook
DENMARK
In Copenhagen, The Social Geek CPH once more hosts a picnic (if weather allows) in a park. They're hoping to enjoy the outdoors and the sun with some hoopy froods.
Save the Date for this special SATURDAY Towel Day.
Details and RSVP on Meetup.com and on Facebook
GERMANY
In Berlin at 20:00 Towel Day is celebrated at C-base, a non-profit association for learning about software, hardware and networks. This tradition has been going on for over a decade now.
Music, visualizations, drinks and games related to Douglas Adams... and the reveal of ShaderAmp 1.0! Details
In Hamburg at PON - Platz ohne Namen, Towel Day celebrations will start at 18:42. Every life form is welcome to share some Pangalactic Gargle Blasters, listen to readings, get scientific enlightments, eat 42 peanuts & all the rest. They still accept submissions in the form of more Adams readings, Vogon poems, towel origami, intergalactic lectures & planetary workshops, please contact them via their webpage. Things are going to happen if you make them happen. Bring your towel, a lawn chair and don't panic!
ITALY
In Ravenna, at the Planetarium at 4:30pm there is a Galactic Guide for Mini Space Travelers Show with Amalia Persico (recommended age is 8 years old).
Reservation is recommended. Under the dome of the planetarium. A conference-show on the occasion of Towel Day. We will ask ourselves why the science fiction writer Douglas Adams of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" chose the towel as a fundamental element for those wishing to travel in our galaxy.
Using his book as inspiration and the planetarium as a map, we will discover the physical characteristics of our galaxy, the current knowledge of the objects they contain and the possibilities of future space travel.
Full admission: 5 EUR, reduced admission: 2 EUR.
Source
NETHERLANDS
In Rotterdam, from 17:40-23:40, fans of Douglas Adams and/or Terry Pratchett are welcome at Cafe Pardoen, Spaansekade 62. Bring a towel, wear the lilac. In honour of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Rotterdam Editie The 9th Edition will feature: Pangalactic Gargleblasters, Vogon Poetry Contest, Dwarfish Battle Bread Battle, Elvish Impersonation Contest, Dirk Gently's Holistic Treasure Hunt and much, much more! Prizes galore!" Details and RSVP on Facebook
UNITED KINGDOM
In London, at 14:30 (2:30pm), at Gunnersbury Park Museum, documentary director, writer and animator Kevin Jon Davies will discuss all things "Hitchhikers" with actor David Learner ("Marvin the Paranoid Android"). There will also be the opportunity to see a display of original cels from the BBC series' BAFTA winning animation sequences.
Get your tickets here!
The next day in Cambridge at 13:00 at the railway station, David Haddock awaits you for his traditional Douglas Adams themed Cambridge Tour. RSVP and details on Facebook
USA
In Roswell, NM, Roswell Galacticon presents Roswell Towel Day, at the Roswell Convention Center! Special Guest: Odfel as Trillian!
Planned Events include: Vogon Poetry reading, Dinner Theatre @ The End of The Universe, Odfel workshop, more cosplay, vendors...
There's also an informal Vogon poetry event on Friday night.
Details: roswelltowelday.com
In Wayne, MI, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm you can join the Wayne Public Library as they paint and stamp towels, so you'll always know where your towel is! Source
In Pittsburgh, PA, at 5pm Melanie Todoroff hosts a Karaoke BBQ called "Karaoke BBQ 8: The BBQ at the end of the Universe".
If you want to attend, you need to contact Melanie first (we imagine space is limited).
Hey all you Hoopy Froods, grab your towel and head on over to the first karaoke BBQ of the year, which happens to fall on Towel Day!
bring your towel and a dish to pass and/or whatever you want to drink
karaoke by Parioke
pangalactic gargle blaster cocktails by Eric
dogs and burgers, vegan options provided
game TBA
hitchhikers guide playing outside
Details and RSVP on Facebook AND PLEASE GET IN TOUCH via Facebook Messenger at Melanie Todoroff or todoroffmel@gmail.com if you want to come.
In Tampa, FL, at Shuffle a Towel Day Celebration Show start at 7:30pm.
"What better way to celebrate Towel Day in honor of the late Douglas Adams than a live show at Tampa's favorite shuffleboard bar? Shuffle in the Tampa Heights neighborhood features indoor and outdoor shuffleboard courts, a full bar, and tasty burgers, wings, and other pub fare. The mini-amphitheater stage in the large back yard is a great addition for live music. Please join us for a fun evening while we make some noise. Music will start at 7:30pm. As always, don't forget your towel." Details and RSVP on Events.in
In Wilkesboro, NE, Wilkes County Public Library is celebrating Towel Day. Drop in for photo ops! Don't forget to brint your towel!
This list is just getting started and very incomplete. Know about any Towel Day events we should add? Please mail us!
Want to organize a Towel Day event? Inspiration can be found in the Archives
Featured video: Mostly Harmless - a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cocktail for Towel Day, by Angrycocktails
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