Yuri's Night

Yuri's Night is a holiday that celebrates the power of space to bring the world together. We create amazing events that join artists and musicians with scientists, engineers and astronauts to unite humanity and inspire us to be our best selves. We encourage people around the world to host events on or around April 12th every year to honor the joint space anniversaries of the former space rivals: 12 Apr 1961 when Russia sent the 1st human to space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, and 12 Apr 1981 when the U.S. launched the 1st Space Shuttle. Yuri's Night has been celebrated since 2001, and has included parties on all seven continents, on the International Space Station, and even by the Curiosity rover on Mars. Our intention is Yuri's Night is still celebrated 10,000 years in the future when Earth's descendants are scattered across 12 different star systems.