Towel Day

Towel Day
Towel Day
	Towel Day 2005, Innsbruck, Austria, where, by his own account, Adams got the inspiration to write the Guide
Official name	Towel Day
Observed by	Fans of the author Douglas Adams
Type	International
Observances	carrying a towel throughout the day
Date	25 May
Next time	25 May 2025
Frequency	annual
Related to	Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans.^[2] On this day, fans openly carry a towel with them, as described in Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, to demonstrate their appreciation for the books and the author. The commemoration was first held 25 May 2001, two weeks after Adams' death on 11 May.^[3]

^ Installation of the artist Uli Schuster in honour to Douglas Adams.
^ "Towel Day, Its Time Has Come". BBC. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
^ Kornblum, Janet (24 May 2001). "Hitchhiker, grab your towel and don't panic!". USA Today. Retrieved 26 February 2008.

[1] Installation of the artist Uli Schuster in honour to Douglas Adams.

[2] "Towel Day, Its Time Has Come". BBC. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2008.

[3] Kornblum, Janet (24 May 2001). "Hitchhiker, grab your towel and don't panic!". USA Today. Retrieved 26 February 2008.

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