The Most Excellent Day of the Year!
Bill & Ted Day is a commemorative holiday observed annually on June 9th, celebrating the Bill & Ted franchise and its values. It's a day where people around the world make a concerted effort to be excellent to each other, and party on, dude. It was created by John Morzen. The first Bill & Ted Day took place on June 9th, 2012. In the years since, tens of thousands of people around the world have celebrated this most bodacious day both online and in-person. On years that Bill & Ted Day occurs during the work week, celebrations often extend into the following weekend.
Common festivities include watching the Bill & Ted films (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill & Ted Face the Music) and cartoon (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures), listening to the soundtracks, holding a Bill & Ted screening party with friends and family, hosting a public Bill & Ted-themed event, introducing people to the franchise, wearing Bill & Ted-themed clothing, sharing quotes, photos, fan art and appreciation for the franchise on social media with the hashtags #BillandTed and #BillandTedDay, cosplaying as characters from the franchise, playing air guitar, and generally being excellent to each other. One of the highlights of the day are the many members of the cast and crew who celebrate with fans, online!
Over the years, public Bill & Ted Day events have been independently hosted at various places around the world, and even an entire Island, in New York! In 2020 alone, more than a hundred thousand people around the world participated online, which coincided with the release of the first trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music! That day, the #BillandTedDay hashtag became the most engaged promoted trend on Twitter, ever!
Common festivities include watching the Bill & Ted films (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill & Ted Face the Music) and cartoon (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures), listening to the soundtracks, holding a Bill & Ted screening party with friends and family, hosting a public Bill & Ted-themed event, introducing people to the franchise, wearing Bill & Ted-themed clothing, sharing quotes, photos, fan art and appreciation for the franchise on social media with the hashtags #BillandTed and #BillandTedDay, cosplaying as characters from the franchise, playing air guitar, and generally being excellent to each other. One of the highlights of the day are the many members of the cast and crew who celebrate with fans, online!
Over the years, public Bill & Ted Day events have been independently hosted at various places around the world, and even an entire Island, in New York! In 2020 alone, more than a hundred thousand people around the world participated online, which coincided with the release of the first trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music! That day, the #BillandTedDay hashtag became the most engaged promoted trend on Twitter, ever!
THIS YEAR MARKS THE THIRTEENTH BILL & TED DAY!
Why is Bill & Ted Day on June 9th?
It correlates with the time frame that the events of the first film occur - at the end of the school year. In 1988, when the film takes place, June 9th was a Thursday - which is when San Dimas High School usually has their final exams. In real life they've had them on June 9th several times since, including in 2022!
It correlates with the time frame that the events of the first film occur - at the end of the school year. In 1988, when the film takes place, June 9th was a Thursday - which is when San Dimas High School usually has their final exams. In real life they've had them on June 9th several times since, including in 2022!
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Plus, San Dimas, California uses the month/day/year format when numerically writing a date. Thus, June 9th would be 6/9, the number Bill & Ted are thinking of when they meet themselves in front of the Circle K. WHOA.
Public Bill & Ted Day Events 2024:
Over the years, independently-organized Bill & Ted Day events, meetups and get togethers have taken place around the world! Want to host one in 2024? Let us know the details, and we may feature a link to it on this page! (Please note: to publicly show any of the three films, even if it's a free event, you MUST acquire a license to do so. In the United States, this can be done by visiting Swank.com, selecting the type of venue, and typing the names of the films and selecting each. In other territories, please research where to acquire a license to show the films. All independently-organized events are the sole responsibility of those who are hosting them.)