World Lemur Day and the World Lemur Festival

Celebrate World Lemur Day on October 31, 2025!

World Lemur Day is celebrated on the last Friday of October. The World Lemur Festival is celebrated around the world all October.

This year, World Lemur Day falls on Halloween!

To help you celebrate, this year’s logo will feature the nocturnal aye-aye. We will reveal the 2025 logo and new Halloween-themed activities in August. And, our art challenge will focus on nocturnal animals!

With 98% of lemur species threatened with extinction and 31% critically endangered, the time to act is now. Join us as we inspire the world to love lemurs and help us save them from extinction.

Plan Your Event

Aye-aye in Daraina. Photo: Cheryl Antonucci.

RESOURCES FOR CELEBRATING WORLD LEMUR DAY

These resources help zoos, conservation organizations, educators, and individuals participate in World Lemur Day and the World Lemur Festival. Find inspiration in media created for other wildlife days, and contact us to learn more about participating.

2024 Event Calendar

Find virtual and in person events in Madagascar and around the world, as well as fun social media from zoos and lemur fans!

Download 2024 Logos and Activities

Use our Google Drive to download the 2024 logo files, coloring sheets, mask templates, our activity guide, and photos.

World Lemur Day Shop

Buy shirts, stickers, and other items with the World Lemur Festival logo. Shop on TeeSpring or RedBubble.

ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE

Activity Guide (PDF)

Download our PDF activity guide to help children of all ages learn about lemurs! This 41 page guide has 10 activities including a board game, trivia, coloring sheets, and masks. Also find a flyer to display at your event.

Lemurs! Card Game

Learn about lemurs with card games from LCN. Find 94 cards — including 29 species flashcards — and instructions for 6 games. Zoos and teachers in the USA get one box for free!

#LemurArtChallenge

Join us each week in October and create lemur-themed art from our prompts on social media. Win lemur swag from our shop!

HOW TO HELP LEMURS FOR THE WORLD LEMUR FESTIVAL

Top 10 Ways to Help Lemurs for World Lemur Day

Find fun and easy ways to help lemurs as we celebrate these endangered primates.

Participation Guide for Zoos and Educators

Find virtual event ideas and easy ways that zoos, conservation organizations, educators, and individuals can participate in World Lemur Day.

Social Media Guide

Find tips for social media messaging, including event hashtags, key messages, and examples of social media posts.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD LEMUR FESTIVAL

The first World Lemur Festival was celebrated in 2014, and was organized by Professor Jonah Ratsimbazafy of GERP Madagascar.

The first festival was held only in the capital city of Antananarivo, Madagascar. It raised awareness about the value of lemurs as Madagascar’s unique natural heritage among scientists and the general public. It aimed to awaken pride for lemurs in Malagasy people, improve the economy through tourism, and promote lemur conservation and education worldwide.