Celebration of World Philosophy Day 2026

Every year on the third Thursday of November, UNESCO invites us to celebrate World Philosophy Day. As Kitija Mirončuka, a researcher at the University of Latvia, told SMG, this year it will be celebrated on November 19, but events dedicated to it in Latvia will take place from today, November 12, to December 5.

"The main goal is to show that philosophy is necessary – we all collaborate, think in our daily lives, and philosophy permeates our everyday life, and we are invited to appreciate this benefit of philosophy, as philosophy has historically shaped humanity, ideas, history, and development.

There will be events that combine both the interaction of philosophy and folklore, philosophy and psychiatry, philosophy and the mundane, including lectures, readings, and events in museums – all of this will welcome every interested person."

Kitija Mirončuka, researcher at the University of Latvia.