National Share the Warmth Day2026 · Date · History · Messages
One Warm Coat states that National Share the Warmth Day is celebrated annually on the third Tuesday of October; its 2026 campaign page resolves that rule to October 20, 2026.
About National Share the Warmth Day
National Share the Warmth Day is One Warm Coat’s annual awareness and action day, currently observed on the third Tuesday in October.
The campaign encourages people and organizations to help provide warm coats to people who need them through responsible donation and coat-drive activity.
Why National Share the Warmth Day matters
The emphasis is practical: collect or donate clean, wearable coats and support established distribution partners rather than treating the day as a symbolic gesture only.
One Warm Coat’s current campaign materials connect the observance with its wider mission of providing free coats to people in need.
History of National Share the Warmth Day
One Warm Coat’s November 15, 2018 press release called that event the second annual One Warm Coat Day, which supports a 2017 first edition under that earlier name.
The organization’s current materials use the name National Share the Warmth Day and place it on the third Tuesday of October.
The reviewed sources do not establish the exact date of the rename or a single formal decision changing the schedule, so the current recurrence is not backdated to the 2017–2018 events.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
One Warm Coat
The historical and current first-party campaign records identify One Warm Coat as the organization behind the observance.
One Warm Coat
One Warm Coat created and runs the campaign day documented in its own releases.
First documented observance
One Warm Coat’s November 2018 release calls that event the second annual One Warm Coat Day, supporting 2017 as the first edition.
The campaign now operates as National Share the Warmth Day rather than the earlier One Warm Coat Day name.
One Warm Coat
One Warm Coat
One Warm Coat currently publishes and organizes National Share the Warmth Day.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
4 fields not established in reviewed sources
Later institutional actions
Later recognition, renaming, mergers or date changes are kept separate from original establishment.
Also known as
National Share the Warmth Day, Share the Warmth Day
How to Observe National Share the Warmth Day
Donate a clean, wearable coat through a current One Warm Coat drive or another established local organization, checking its accepted-item rules first.
If you organize a coat drive, follow the receiving organization’s current collection, storage and delivery guidance.
Share accurate information about a verified local drive, including its deadline, accepted sizes or items and drop-off location.
National Share the Warmth Day Facts
The current recurrence is the third Tuesday in October.
The campaign previously operated as One Warm Coat Day.
A 2018 One Warm Coat release called that event the second annual edition, supporting a 2017 start under the earlier name.
National Share the Warmth Day Messages
Share the warmth with a coat that is clean, wearable and ready for someone who needs it.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
One Warm Coat historical release (opens in a new tab)
One Warm Coat — National Share the Warmth Day (opens in a new tab)
Organizer First Party
One Warm Coat — organization home / annual rule (opens in a new tab)
Organizer First Party
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is National Share the Warmth Day?
Third Tuesday of October The documented recurrence rule is: Third Tuesday of October; calculate the target-year date from the weekday rule..
Does National Share the Warmth Day fall on the same date every year?
It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.
Is National Share the Warmth Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: United States / One Warm Coat awareness and action campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Share the Warmth Day?
The reviewed sources identify One Warm Coat as the proclaiming or establishing body. Current facilitation or coordination is recorded as One Warm Coat.
Is National Share the Warmth Day international or country-specific?
This observance is specific to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / One Warm Coat awareness and action campaign.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-10.
When is National Share the Warmth Day?
One Warm Coat currently observes it on the third Tuesday in October.
Who runs National Share the Warmth Day?
One Warm Coat is the current organizer documented in first-party campaign materials.
Was it always called National Share the Warmth Day?
No. One Warm Coat’s own 2018 release used the name One Warm Coat Day.
When did the earlier observance begin?
A 2018 first-party release called that year the second annual One Warm Coat Day, which supports a 2017 first edition. The exact rename date to National Share the Warmth Day is not established in the reviewed sources.
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