Read Across America Day 2026

March 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 Read Across America Day Monday March 2 1 year, 3 months, 9 days or 466 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 8 1 year, 3 months, 15 days or 472 days 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 St Patricks Day Tuesday March 17 1 year, 3 months, 24 days or 481 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Palm Sunday Sunday March 29 1 year, 4 months, 8 days or 493 days 30 31

Read Across America Day for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, March 2.

Read Across America Day is held annually on a school day closest to March 2nd each year. The day promotes reading for children. The popular children’s author Dr. Seuss had his birthday on March 2nd thus original planners of the holiday wanted it to be near his birthday. The National Education Association (NEA) was one of the main backers of this idea to have a special day to promote reading among the population and especially children.

Days to the start of Read Accross America Day 2026

Monday, March 2nd is day number 61 of the 2026 calendar year with 1 year, 3 months, 9 days until Read Across America Day 2026.