Orange Shirt Day in 2025 is on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Quick Scoop: When is Orange Shirt Day 2025?

Orange Shirt Day is marked every year on September 30, and 2025 is no exception. In 2025, it falls on a Tuesday and continues to be closely connected with Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with many events, walks, and ceremonies planned around that date (sometimes also on September 29).

What Orange Shirt Day is about

  • It is a day of remembrance and education about the harms of residential and Indian boarding schools, and to honour Survivors and the children who never returned home.
  • The orange shirt symbolizes the loss of children’s culture, language, and identity, and the commitment that every child matters.
  • Many communities hold walks, powwows, film screenings, healing gatherings, and talks led by Indigenous Elders, Survivors, and knowledge keepers.

How people are observing it in 2025

  • Universities (like the University of Toronto and University of Calgary), governments, and Indigenous organizations are hosting commemorations, fires, educational events, and reflection activities on or around September 30, 2025.
  • Events include remembrance walks, healing walks and powwows, film screenings, talking circles, and community meals, often open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants.
  • People are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on September 30 to show support and to engage with Indigenous-created resources, stories, and teachings rather than treating it as just a symbolic “shirt day.”

“By wearing an orange shirt on September 30th, you commit to the enduring truth that every child matters, every day and everywhere.”

If you want to take part

  1. Mark Tuesday, September 30, 2025, on your calendar.
  1. Look for local Indigenous-led events, walks, or gatherings in your area (community centres, universities, libraries, or tribal/First Nations organizations often post schedules).
  1. Wear an orange shirt purchased from Indigenous artists or organizations if you can, and take time to learn about the history and ongoing impacts of residential and boarding schools.

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