Darwin Days 2026 celebrated from February 10 to February 14 with theme on mollusk evolution.

Key facts

• Darwin Days 2026 is scheduled from February 10 to February 14.
• The 2026 edition highlights mollusk evolution linked to the Museum of the Earth exhibition 'Marvellous Mollusks: The Secret World of Shells'.
• Darwin Day commemorates Charles Darwin, born on February 12, 1809, and author of 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'.
• The first organised Darwin Day events were held in 1995 by the Humanist Community of Palo Alto, California.
• The first official Darwin Days, a five-day series of events, took place in 2006 in Ithaca, New York, organised by the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) and its Museum of the Earth in collaboration with Cornell University and Ithaca College.