When is World Hello Day 2026?

World Hello Day is November 21 every year, a Saturday in 2026. Two brothers, Brian and Michael McCormack, began it in 1973 to show that talking to each other helps people solve problems.

How do you celebrate World Hello Day at school?

Greet at least ten people during the day. The Say Hello to 10 People Challenge Sheet keeps track, and the Hello Around the World bunting and flag posters teach greetings to try.

What languages do the posters show?

Greetings from many countries, such as hola in Spanish, bonjour in French, ni hao in Chinese and jambo in Swahili, each with the country's flag. The Hello Around the World Map Match pairs each greeting with its place on the map.

Saturday, November 21, 2026

World Hello Day Activities for Kids

Learn to say hello in many languages and greet ten people for World Hello Day.

See the printables

Grade-alignedEvery printable is matched to the grades it fits, Pre-K to 5th grade.
Print and goReady-to-print US Letter PDFs, with steps and supply lists on the craft pages. No prep needed.
10 printables in all6 kinds of activities in one place, made by teachers for real classrooms.