World Whale Day 15 Feb 2026

World Whale Day

World Whale Day, observed on the third Sunday of February, began in the 1980s in Hawaii, where communities celebrated the seasonal return of migrating humpback whales. The day gained wider recognition after the International Whaling Commission"s 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, which marked a major milestone in international whale conservation.

© Kiliii Fish/Cavan Images

palette

Today in History

We’re all smiles for World Hippo Day
15 Feb 2025Kingfisher

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Stairway to heaven?
Blending in nicely
20 Jan 2026Penguin Awareness Day
13 Jan 2025Happy Welsh New Year!
On a dark and stormy night...
29 Nov 2024Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
An architectural masterpiece fit for a king
The Old Bridge, reborn
15 Jan 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
24 Jul 2025Happy Cousins Day!
12 Jun 2025Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
22 Nov 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
3 Jul 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
8 Nov 2023Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia, Wales
20 Sep 2023Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
6 Mar 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
6 Feb 2024Lake Tahoe, USA
4 Mar 2025Happy Fat Tuesday!
The Town of Books
7 Aug 2025Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
3 Nov 2025World Jellyfish Day
15 May 2024The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
19 Sep 2024International Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Sep 2025Thousand Islands region, St Lawrence River, USA-Canada border
25 Dec 2024Merry Christmas!
20 Jun 2024Summer solstice
17 Oct 2023Spreadsheet Day
15 Mar 2025Ides of March
11 Dec 2023International Mountain Day
25 Jan 2026Burns Night