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Global Day of Unplugging

Every year on March 5-6, 2027, the whole world is invited to power down and look up. The Global Day of Unplugging is a 24-hour digital pause that runs from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday on the first weekend of March, when people everywhere trade their screens for face time, fresh air, and real conversation.

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Friday, March 5Every year on March 5
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Organized by the Unplug Collaborative; celebrated every first weekend of March since 2009
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3 ways to celebrate

AT HOME

Host a Screen-Free Supper

Cook a favorite meal together with every device in a drawer, and put a basket by the door for guests' phones. Conversation is the entertainment.

WITH FRIENDS

Plan a Phone-Free Adventure

Organize a hike, picnic, or board-game marathon with one rule: no screens until sundown Saturday. Take one group photo at the start, then pocket the camera.

IN THE COMMUNITY

Join the Unplug Map

Check the Unplug Map for a local gathering, or host your own at a park, library, or coffee shop and add your pin. Strangers make the best unplugged company.

Plan ahead

Global Day of Unplugging moves each year (CHANGES ANNUALLY). This year it is Friday, March 5, 2027. Check back for future years.

Fast facts

More than 135,000People have participated through events hosted by 1,000+ schools, religious institutions, and businesses worldwide
Put devices away for 24 hours, host or join a phone-free gathering, and add your pin to the Unplug Map

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