World Ballet Day

World Ballet Day is an annual celebration of ballet held since 2014 in October or November. It is a collaboration between major ballet companies around the world, which stream live video of their behind-the-scenes preparations in their respective time zones. Other companies and schools hold local celebrations. Lead co-producer is the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

The companies which contribute to the live stream are:

• The Australian Ballet
• Bolshoi Ballet
• The Royal Ballet
• The National Ballet of Canada
• San Francisco Ballet
• Royal Swedish Ballet

The date of World Ballet Day since its inception in 2014 has been:

• 1 October 2014 ^[1]
• 1 October 2015 ^[2]
• 4 October 2016 ^[3]
• 5 October 2017 ^[4]
• 2 October 2018 ^[5]
• 23 October 2019 ^[6]
• 29 October 2020 ^[7]
• 19 October 2021
• 2 November 2022 ^[8]
• 1 November 2023 ^[9]
• 12 November 2025