Gery Deer won the 2022 Towel Day Ambassador Contest and became Earth's Towel Day Ambassador.

To help him with this enormous responsibility, Perkeo will assume the role of regional TDA for North America and Australia. Congratulations to both!

TIME TABLE OF MAJOR ONLINE EVENTS ON 25 MAY 2022

24 May 23:00 UTC - 25 May 01:00 Paris / 00:00 London / 24 May 19:00 New York / 24 May 16:00 LA
YouTuber Mr Sensible ("fighting stupidity with logic and cheese") releases a Towel Day tribute video on his Channnel.

25 May 15:00 UTC - 17:00 Paris / 16:00 London / 11:00 New York / 08:00 LA
YouTuber Mr Sensible ("fighting stupidity with logic and cheese") hosts a Towel Day LIVE stream with "Submit your towel pic" competition, viewers Vogon poetry readings, HHGTTG live quiz, Win a towel Superchat lucky draw. Full info and rules for the competition are on his YouTube community page.

25 May 18:00 UTC - 20:00 Paris / 19:00 London / 14:00 New York / 11:00 LA
The annual Vogon Poetry Slam, which has been running for over a decade, is back! Entry is Pay What You Want - donations via PayPal to deaddarlingspodcast.gmail.com Twelve poets can participate but they need to register their interest before May 15th. Full programme, details and RSVP on Facebook and Eventbrite

25 May 18:00 UTC - 20:00 Paris / 19:00 London / 14:00 New York / 11:00 LA
For Towel Day, Gallifrance is hosting a live broadcast on Twitch:

• 20h00: Rétrospective Douglas Adams avec Nicolas Botti. De H2G2 : la série radio au film, en passant par The Pirate Planet et City of Death
• 22h00: Diffusion du premier épisode de la série Radio H2G2 en français.
• 22h30: Interview de Nicolas Botti, auteur de l'adaptation française de H2G2
• 23h00: Let's play Starship Titanic, l'un des jeux écris et supervisé par Douglas Adams.

25 May 17:00 UTC - 19:00 Paris / 18:00 London / 13:00 New York / 10:00 LA
On Radio For Humans, join Adam Hebert from 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT for his annual tribute to Douglas Adams with an airing of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Primary and Secondary Phases.

26 (!) May 17:45 UTC - 19:45 Paris / 18:45 London / 13:45 New York / 10:45 LA
In London, on may 26 (the day after Towel Day), a Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture will take place at the Royal Geographic Society. It will also be streamed online. It will be devoted to Douglas' conservation exploits and his book Last Chance to See, co-written by Mark Carwardine. This year's lecture will be given by Professor E.J. Milner-Gulland from the University of Oxford. Other speakers are Dr Fay Clark, a zoologist and experimental psychologist based in Bristol, Angus Dunican, a writer, actor, and award-winning stand-up comedian, and John Henry Falle, a multi-award nominated comedian and Vogon Poet. The event will be hosted by Producer, Comedian and serial Douglas fan, Rachel Wheeley. Details and tickets here

MORE ONLINE EVENTS

• Colin Reynolds will publish his third annual HHGTTG trivia quiz, again based on the Primary and Secondary Phases (the original radio show).
• Colin Reynolds is also giving away his ebook for free on 25 May 2022! Feel free to grab a copy!
• Towel Day Ambassador Gery Deer is raising money for literacy until Towel Day. He writes "Literacy is the silver bullet to poverty, ignorance, and socioeconomic issues." We wholeheartedly agree. Go Gery!
• Alex Hallatt draws the comic Arctic Circle, that appears online and in newspapers around the world. The comic for Towel Day 2022 contained references to Douglas Adams and towels. She's a Douglas Adams fan. Her dad give her recordings of the radio series in the eighties and the books thereafter. She is sure Douglas Adams influenced her writing and hopes that it is reflected in her work as a syndicated cartoonist. Thank you Alex!
• Cartoonist Carlos Ruas also published a Towel Day cartoon in his Um Sábado Qualquer series.
• Manc Pete will release a couple of Hitchhiker's related videos.
  The first will be a video narrating the 1994 Trading Card set, including an incredibly abridged retelling of the story of the first novel. Previews: Arthur & "Phil", Memories of Marvin, and (early edit, will be different) the "abridged" version of Hitchhiker's as told by the trading card set. He has been releasing individual "bite sized" versions over on his TikTok account.
  Secondly (subject to him finishing the new additions) a compilation of the Douglas Adams related videos/narrations from his channel so far. This video will also include a couple of new extracts from The Guide as well newly recorded reading of "Young Zaphod Plays it Safe". For the individual videos here's the playlist.
  Lastly he intends to do a Douglas Adams related livestream on his YouTube channel (details still to be determined, likely an open chat with people about their experiences of Adams' work).
• YouTuber Mr Sensible ("fighting stupidity with logic and cheese") celebrates Towel Day 2022 by releasing a couple of videos and hosting a livestream:
  00:00 BST release of his Towel Day tribute video
  16:00 BST release of his "my day with my towel" video
  21:00 Towel Day LIVE stream with "Submit your towel pic" competition, viewers Vogon poetry readings, HHGTTG live quiz, Win a towel Superchat lucky draw. Full info and rules for the competition are on his YouTube community page.
• Twin Terrors Macabre Manor of Mead Metal and Mayhem podcast has a special Towel Day episode. They're discussing the four songs that make up the trilogy of songs that inspired aspects of the HHGTTG. Plus, a wee bit of what they do to celebrate Towel Day.
• Lofty Pursuits are selling their famous handmade artisanal babel fish candy again. They're not responsibly for any issues should you stuff them in your ear!
• Suzanne Moore from the Wilkes Country Public Library wrote "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Don't Panic!", an article about Douglas Adams' masterpiece and her appreciation for it.
• Re-POP Gifts are giving away screen printed tea towels! Towels are free to the first 42 customers with a minimum $25 purchase, one per customer, while supplies last! In-store or on-line 10:00am-7:00pm. Spend $42 or more and get extra goodies and a certificate good for $5 off your next purchase! Details on Facebook
• Sebastian Wortys released an animated illustration of Vogon poetry. Not for the faint of heart!
  
• These Czech science popularisers released a video about Douglas Adams' atheism. (thank you Sebastian for the link)
• Barrister and Mann are selling Limited Edition "42" shaving soap, shaving towels, eau de toilette, etc.
• Political analyst Fernando Dworak published "El día del orgullo geek" on La-Lista.com. Google translate translation of his conclusion: "what does this celebration have to do with politics? Actually, a lot: there is no more powerful weapon against authoritarianism than humor, when it comes from the deepest indignation, such as satire. Furthermore, satire is most dangerous when it is disguised as fantasy literature. Therefore, advance proselytism: look for your books. Or if you want, you can watch the movie version of The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy on Disney, and Netflix has a very smart, wacky, and funny series based on Adams' work: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Take three steps back, contemplate the absurdity and let it change your life."
• Sound of Prog - the live radio show about the many faces of progressive rock music takes place from 9pm-11pm CET. They celebrate Towel Day 2022 together with you and other galactic hitchhikers! The theme of this show is galactic prog songs - perfect if you're hitchhiking through the galaxy. And one more thing... don't forget your towel! With Big Big Train, Ayreon, Sound of Contact, Lonely Robot, The Adekaem, Star One, Last Flight To Pluto, In Continuum and many more.
  Listen: direct stream, VLC, Winamp, Windows Media Player, Web Player, Mobile App Android, Mobile App iOS
  Follow them on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
• Indian news site Firstpost ran "Towel Day: All you need to know about history, significance, celebrations and quotes".
• The Evening Standard published an article titled "Towel Day 2022: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans celebrate Douglas Adams" by Seren Morris.
• On SVZ.de, Martina Schwenk posted "2ückt die Handtücher" (paywall).
• If you buy a Hitchhiker's guide pin set, Candydollclub throws in a free Heart of Gold Motel keyring (One free keyring per order).
• UK streamer RandomBrithishDude on twitch wore a towel on his stream and made a few serenades to towels: Clip 1, Clip 2.

LOCAL EVENTS

AUSTRIA

• In Bregenz, there is a Towelday Flashmob on Karl-Tizian-Platz. A colorful 42 will be formed with the towels of the attending froods between 19:52 - 20:01 o' clock (EU- Time). Pickup signs will be painted and cult author Douglas Adams will be commemorated together. If no one picks up these hitchhikers, they will afterwards go in search of a Pangalactic Gargle Blaster, or order "six pints of bitter - and quickly please". Details and RSVP on Facebook

• In Camaragibe, Pernambuco, the 10h edition of the free Power-Kon Recife convention takes place from 13 to 15 May (11 am to 9 pm). It's a big geek convention at Camará Shopping (Camaragibe-PE) and this year multiverses are a big theme. It's taking place before Towel Day but there will be a towel competition and trivia quiz about Towel Day and Douglas Adams, besides many other attractions like shows, cosplay, K-Pop dance, Spiderverse presentation, Star Wars Celebration, Karaoke, video games, and lots of fun for the whole family. Don't forget to bring your towel! RSVP and details on Facebook. For more information about the schedule, check Tiktok or instagram: @powerkonrecife
  Location: Camará Shopping, Rua Manoel Hónorato da Costa, 555 - Vila da Fabrica, Camaragibe - PE, 54759-902
  Free Admission: Collaborate by Donating 1Kg of Non-Perishable Food, Basic Basket or donation via Pix Key: powerkonrecife@gmail.com
• In Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), there's a fan meeting with free drinks and snacks, giveaways, quiz and photo backdrop! It's from 1pm to 8pm in Livraria Leitura Shopping Cidade. The event is organized by Instituto 42 with support from Arqueiro Publishing and Livraria Leitura.

• STARIA, an online sci-fi bookshop located in Guangzhou, has two microblog posts on Towel Day:
  The first one, posted at 9:45 Beijing (01:45 UTC). They seem to post one sci-fi quote each day, and today, while introducing Towel Day to fans, they quoted the famous statement about towels of the Guide, "... any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the Galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with."
  The second one, posted at 16:55 Beijing (08:45 UTC). It's a postcard from a parallel universe, like they are sharing recently, written by Arthur Dent to Zaphod Beeblebrox. Although Arthur is always nagging, Marvin in the parallel world does not seem to be paranoid. I'll try to put here the text of the postcard in English in the style of the Guide: The big headed robot on your ship is too noisy. I mean, everything is noisy: the shipboard computer, tea-making machine, electronic doors, and yourself, but that big headed robot is the noisiest. Where on earth did it collect so many bad jokes? Yes, I mean the big headed robot called Marvin. You have to get rid of it somewhere, or you'll expect all of us end up mad.
  (thank you Alan, for the info and the translation!)

• In Prague, Towel Day is traditionaly celebrated in the garden restaurant at Zámeček Letná. The Vogon poetry recitation, where they recite various translations of Vogon poetry, begins at 18:00, the meeting itself starts adlib some time before that.
• In Pardubice, Douglas Adams' work will be paid tribute to at 16.00. "Come with us to honor the work of Adams Douglas - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by visibly wearing a travel towel. Under the portrait of the president of the galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox, we will expect the unlikely arrival of the "Heart of Gold" and try to come up with the basic question of "life, the universe and everything". Properly equipped "stopari" will receive a welcome Pangalactic Gargle Blaster". (rough translation, possibly incorrect) Details and RSVP on Facebook
• In Brno, the traditional get-together is held at the restaurant Plzeňský dvůr at 17:00. Details and RSVP on Facebook
• These Czech science popularisers released a video about Douglas Adams' atheism.

• In Aalborg, from 4pm - 5:30pm Jakob Farian Krarup is once more hosting a Towel Day get-together to celebrate Towel Day and remember Douglas Adams at the Cafeministeriet. Expect talk about the number 42 and primitive carbon-based creatures who still think digital watches are a cool idea. Details and RSVP on Facebook
• in Copenhagen, after a pandemic hiatius, the Towel Day Picnic is back, from 5pm until 10pm. If it rains they'll look for shelter in a bar with some beer, peanuts and local gargleblasters. Details and RSVP on Meetup.com

• In Turku at 20:00 Towel Day will be celebrated IRL at Cosmic Comic Cafe (Kauppiaskatu 4, Turku). The main programme consists of multidimensionally bad poetry recitations. Unlike almost everywhere else, it's not a competition. Whatever you churn out, they read, immediately, without any filtering. According to the unfound scriptures by Prophet Zarquon, theirs is the oldest ongoing bad poetry night on Towel Day; they started already in 2006. At midnight, while the universe is being gently destroyed, troubadour Kiero plays pangalactic hits accompanied by a harp. Their modest plan is to get rid of the Universe before that emerging local vogon Putin starts pressing buttons that should not be pressed. ”Kiusa se on pienikin kiusa”, as they say in Finland. Carry a towel and get a discount on Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters! While you wait for Towel Day to arrive, perhaps check out last year's poems.
  RSVP and details on Facebook. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter
• In Helsinki, Towel Day is celebrated starting at 18:00 at Bar Leijuva Lahna, Eerikinkatu 14, Kamppi, Helsinki. The main programme consists of drinking beer, consuming peanuts and trashtalking about Vogons and a lot more! The waiters go crazy when customers repeatedly order Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters and that drink drives them crazy... if Vogons poets didn't do it yet! All are welcome. Don't forget your towel!

• For Towel Day, Gallifrance is hosting a live broadcast on Twitch:
  • 20h00: Rétrospective Douglas Adams avec Nicolas Botti. De H2G2 : la série radio au film, en passant par The Pirate Planet et City of Death
  • 22h00: Diffusion du premier épisode de la série Radio H2G2 en français.
  • 22h30: Interview de Nicolas Botti, auteur de l'adaptation française de H2G2
  • 23h00: Let's play de Starship Titanic, l'un des jeux écris et supervisé par Douglas Adams.
  Find Gallifrance here on Twitch.
  Details and RSVP on Facebook

• In Hamburg, after a two year interruption, Towel Day will be celebrated again at 17:42 on the Platz ohne Namen (PON). All life forms are welcome to share some Pangalactic Gargle Blasters, listen to readings, get scientific enlightments, eat 42 peanuts & all the rest. They still accept submissions in 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!
• In Lüneburg, at 19:42, actor and director Thomas Ney will read live excerpts from "Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums" (in German). Entry is free and Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters will be served! Where: mosaique - Haus der Kulturen, Katzenstr. 1, D-21335 Lüneburg.
• In Berlin, at 19:42, Towel Day is celebrated at C-base, a non-profit association for learning about software, hardware and networks. This is a 10 year+ tradition. Once again there it involves a Space drink mixing contest, aboard the crashed space station. There will also be a little reading and a short performance by the coffeebots. The event will be mostly in German. Details here.
• Giga.de published an article named "Towel Day: Bedeutung des internationalen Handtuch-Tags", by Marco Kratzenberg.
• In Karlsruhe, Students Pub z10 posted "A towel is about as useful a thing as any interstellar hitchhiker knows. Today is Towel Day, the memorial day in honor of Douglas Adams, whose bizarre stories are almost part of the general knowledge of many students. So grab your towel and come to Z10 for a Pangalactic Gargle Blaster or beer and peanuts!"
• On SVZ.de, Martina Schwenk posted "2ückt die Handtücher" (paywall).

• In Hongkong, from 5pm-10pm, award winning bartender Ezra Star hosts a Towel Day party at her new bar "Mostly Harmless" (110 Queens Road, West Hong Kong island). They will be giving away some Mostly Harmless towels and celebrating the man who described the universe in the most plainly simple some what fantastic real human words on paper.

• In Diósd (near Budapest), Rádiósd celebrates Towel Day for the first time and a group picture will be taken at 7:00 at the Petöfi-Mikszáth zebránál. They're asking peope to send Towel Day pictures and will group them in an album. Details and RSVP on Facebook

• In Gurugram, at 4pm, Project Bibliotherapy celebrates Towel Day at Kunzum Bookstore, Guraon (Delhi NCR). Project Bibliotherapy is an initiative run by two lifelong readers to nudge folks to build a better reading habit. They are huge fans of DNA. Here's what they plan to do:
  • An introduction to the author, to Project Bibliotherapy and a preview of what the event would be about, for participants.
  • A dramatic reading by us from the original radio play scripts. Video
  • The launch of a zine curated by us, featuring rare interviews, videos, articles and other fascinating memorabilia from the life of the author
  • A curated display of his works for participants to browse and buy
  • A Guided Reading Meditation led by us from the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy & Last Chance to See
  • An interactive quiz session followed by refreshments
  • The Ultimate Twitter Thread Readathon kick-off, here
  • Afterparty at the BYOB at the end of the universe :)
  Register here.
  Details and RSVP on Facebook
• Indian news site Firstpost ran "Towel Day: All you need to know about history, significance, celebrations and quotes".

• In Caorle (Venice) 10 days before Towel Day froods will have a first meeting at the "La brussa" beach on Sunday 15 May at 10:30 am at the exit of the second entrance. More information on the Telegram channel https://t.me/towelday_it - Happy Towelday!
• In Turin, on SATURDAY 28 May at 20:00, Douglas Adams fans will get together at Klec Blazna in Turin to drink, eat and chat about their trips. Dinner reservations before Sunday 15 May. There will be a poetry competition. Details and RSVP on Facebook

• In Rotterdam, from 17:42-23:42, 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 5th 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
• Q42, a Dutch company that works on apps, websites, connected devices, games and VR, continues its tradition of giving away cool towels. Instructions on how to win one can be found here.

• Alex Hallatt draws the comic Arctic Circle, that appears online and in newspapers around the world. The comic for Towel Day 2022 contained references to Douglas Adams and towels. She's a Douglas Adams fan. Her dad give her recordings of the radio series in the eighties and the books thereafter. She is sure Douglas Adams influenced her writing and hopes that it is reflected in her work as a syndicated cartoonist. Thank you Alex!

• In Łaziska Górne from 19:00 - 19:42, geocachers, Muggles and new players are invited to come celebrate the 21st Towel Day on the place in front of the House of Culture. They will try to form the longest / largest towel "carpet", create intergalactic chalk drawings, sit in a circle and talk about geocaching and recent trips, exchange geocoins, read together the next chapter / chapters from the Hitchiker's guide, and take a photo commemorating the event. Changes will be published via Announcements. Details and RSVP on Geocaching.com

• In London, ON MAY 26 at 7pm, a Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture will take place at the Royal Geographic Society. It will be devoted to Douglas' conservation exploits and his book Last Chance to See, co-written by Mark Carwardine. his year's lecture will be given by Professor E.J. Milner-Gulland from the University of Oxford. Other speakers are Dr Fay Clark, a zoologist and experimental psychologist based in Bristol, Angus Dunican, a writer, actor, and award-winning stand-up comedian, and John Henry Falle, a multi-award nominated comedian and Vogon Poet. The event will be hosted by Producer, Comedian and serial Douglas fan, Rachel Wheeley. It will be streamed online as well. Details and tickets here
• The Evening Standard published an article titled "Towel Day 2022: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans celebrate Douglas Adams" by Seren Morris.
• Egremont Town Band performed at Bookwell Primary School to celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee, with their towels at the ready. Of course the towels serve other purposes related to their instruments, but they did have their towels and at least one of them was thinking of Towel Day :-) and took the time to write us.
• UK streamer RandomBrithishDude on twitch wore a towel on his stream and made a few serenades to towels: Clip 1, Clip 2.

• In Indianapolis, IN, Books & Brews run their trivia night from 7pm until midnight. "From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, we celebrate everything Douglas Adams with discounts on all books, beer, collectibles, and more." "Stay tuned for more specials and discounts (but only if you bring your towel)." Details and RSVP on Facebook
• In Nederland, CO, the Backdoor Theatre will host a Vogon Poetry Slam contest at 5pm at the Knotted Root Brewery (250 N Caribou St.) Those adventurous souls that survive the contest will get to witness prizes for the three worst poems. Having a towel will be key to survival as the group will move to the Backdoor Theatre (750 Highway 72 North). Once there each adventurer will be able to demonstrate their skills with a towel. Prizes for the top three adventures in the Towel Contest. After demonstrating their skills with a towel the theatre will then show the 2004 movie "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Don't Panic!
• In Cambridge (Boston Area), MA, from 1pm-9pm Pandemonium Books & Games has a Towel and Toiletry drive, in order to guarantee that all froods have that most important of items: a towel! There will be a costume contest: two of the best dressed--bathrobes or any other character included--will receive a special 25th Anniversary Edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Their address is 4 Pleasant St. Cambridge, MA 02131. Details
• In Lincoln, NE, software engineering company Don't Panic Labs runs their annual towel drive. They collect new and used towels for the People's City Mission, that has a constant need for towels. Towels are collected in numerous locations that are listed on their website, and financial contributions for towels are also accepted.
  The company's name was inspired by Adams' best-known novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where the words "Don't Panic" are printed on the cover of the Guide. More
• In Seattle, WA, Amanda Funaro will be hosting a Vogon Open Mic Night at the College Inn Pub.
• In South Bend, IN, Crooked Ewe Brewery & Ale House will be giving away a free towel to every patron on Towel Day!
• In Newton Falls, OH, the local library celebrates the work of Douglas Adams from 9:30am - 8:00pm. "Take on the challenge of contests and quizzes based on the classic "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Build your own planet, write the worst poetry in the universe and don't forget your towel!" Details and RSVP on Facebook
• In North Wilkesboro, NC, the Wilkes County Public Library celebrates Towel Day. Stop by the library for festive craft kits, contests, photo-ops and a guest appearance by Marvin the Paranoid Android! If you can't participate in the festivities in-person, no problem!
  Tune in to their YouTube channel for readings & snippets of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, readings of patron-submitted Bad Vogon Poetry. Tag them on Facebook/Instagram/orTwitter with your best (properly dressed) towel photos and your favorite Hitchhiker's Guide memories!
  The library is also running a Towel Donation Drive (all day!) on May 25th. They're collecting towels and new washcloths to share with the Catherine H. Barber Memorial Shelter and the Humane Society. "For every person that donates, you get a prize!"
  At 1pm the Towel Contest Begins (in-person!): come sporting your best towel for a chance to win prizes!
  And as if all that isn't enough, until May 31st you can take part in the Sample Menu Contest for the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Do you have ideas of what the Restaurant at the End of the Universe should serve? Let's see those ideas! Submit your entries online through Facebook or Instagram or bring in your submissions to the Children's Library! Bonus Points if you bring them a menu that they can display! Source
• In Boise, ID, Re-POP Gifts are giving away screen printed tea towels! Towels are free to the first 42 customers with a minimum $25 purchase, one per customer, while supplies last! In-store or on-line 10:00am-7:00pm. Spend $42 or more and get extra goodies and a certificate good for $5 off your next purchase! Details on Facebook
• In Newton Falls, OH, the public library is celebrating Towel Day. Details and RSVP on Facebook

• The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world and an official work of the Vatican City State, has a page with a short description of Towel Day.