Events in 2026

1 Oct 2026

Åland Post: Cancellation mark (Mariehamn)

Åland Post is issuing a special cancellation mark to commemorate World Postcard Day with a cute postal worker with a satchel holding a postcard.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Mariehamn

Postcrossers are getting together in Mariehamn to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day cancellation mark (Buenos Aires)

Correo Argentino joined the celebrations by issuing a commemorative cancellation mark in Buenos Aires on 1 October 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Bongaree

Postcrossers are getting together in Bongaree to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Sydney

Postcrossers are getting together in Sydney to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Campbell Town

Postcrossers are getting together in Campbell Town to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Melbourne

Postcrossers are getting together in Melbourne to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day Workshop in Nillumbik (Victoria)

Nillumbik Shire Council is hosting a hands-on World Postcard Day workshop where participants can write, decorate, swap and view postcards, while learning more about ways to share them.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Red Cliffs Library (Victoria)

Red Cliffs Library in Victoria is celebrating with a free, all-day drop-in postcard decorating and making session. Supplies are provided, and visitors can stay for as little or as long as they like.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Brisbane

Postcrossers are getting together in Brisbane to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Wiener Neustadt

Postcrossers are getting together in Wiener Neustadt to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Vienna

Postcrossers are getting together in Vienna to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Baku

Postcrossers are getting together in Baku to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Vitebsk

Postcrossers are getting together in Vitebsk to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Minsk

Postcrossers are getting together in Minsk to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Grodno

Postcrossers are getting together in Grodno to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Mahilyow

Postcrossers are getting together in Mahilyow to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Homyel'

Postcrossers are getting together in Homyel' to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Brugge

Postcrossers are getting together in Brugge to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Palmeira

Postcrossers are getting together in Palmeira to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Brasília

Postcrossers are getting together in Brasília to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in São Paulo

Postcrossers are getting together in São Paulo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Plovdiv

Postcrossers are getting together in Plovdiv to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

12 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Burnaby

Postcrossers are getting together in Burnaby to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Montréal

Postcrossers are getting together in Montréal to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Toronto

Postcrossers are getting together in Toronto to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Winnipeg

Postcrossers are getting together in Winnipeg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Calgary

Postcrossers are getting together in Calgary to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Hamilton

Postcrossers are getting together in Hamilton to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Havelock

Postcrossers are getting together in Havelock to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

Letter Writing and Postcard Making in Toronto

Join Handmade Jungle at Permission Slip Studios for a paid World Postcard Day workshop in Toronto, with vintage postcards, postcard-making materials, guided prompts, light refreshments and stamps included. Participants will spend the evening creating and writing postcards, with optional mailbox drop-off afterwards.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Surrey

Postcrossers are getting together in Surrey to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026, 2-4pm

World Postcard Day at Alderney Gate Library (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)

Alderney Gate Public Library is hosting a one-hour drop-in celebration for adults and teens. The programme celebrates the handwritten messages, colourful images and stamps that make postcards such delightful ways to connect.

1 Oct 2026, 2-4pm

Creative Correspondence (London, Ontario)

Join the Embassy Cultural House in partnership with the Department of Visual Arts, Western University, John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, London, Ontario, Canada. The meeting will take place in the Cohen Commons. Postcards and stamps will be supplied by the Embassy Cultural House.

1 Oct 2026

Creative Correspondence (Williamstown, Ontario)

Celebrate World Postcard Day by designing a miniature work of art at Williamstown Branch Library. Paints, markers, collage materials and other supplies will be provided for creating a unique postcard.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Viña del Mar

Postcrossers are getting together in Viña del Mar to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

10 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Santiago

Postcrossers are getting together in Santiago to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Shanghai

Postcrossers are getting together in Shanghai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Guangzhou

Postcrossers are getting together in Guangzhou to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Zigong

Postcrossers are getting together in Zigong to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in San José

Postcrossers are getting together in San José to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Ostrava

Postcrossers are getting together in Ostrava to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Copenhagen

Postcrossers are getting together in Copenhagen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Joensuu

Postcrossers are getting together in Joensuu to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Jyväskylä

Postcrossers are getting together in Jyväskylä to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kuopio

Postcrossers are getting together in Kuopio to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Nokia

Postcrossers are getting together in Nokia to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Pori

Postcrossers are getting together in Pori to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Porvoo

Postcrossers are getting together in Porvoo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026, 3–5pm

Write a Card at the Postal Museum (Tampere)

The Finnish Postal Museum is inviting visitors to celebrate World Postcard Day by sitting down to write and send a postcard. For the occasion, the museum will provide both the postcard and the postage stamp; the activity runs from 3–5pm and is included with museum admission.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Turku

Postcrossers are getting together in Turku to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Vaasa

Postcrossers are getting together in Vaasa to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

2 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Hämeenlinna

Postcrossers are getting together in Hämeenlinna to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

2 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tampere

Postcrossers are getting together in Tampere to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Espoo

Postcrossers are getting together in Espoo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Hämeenkyrö

Postcrossers are getting together in Hämeenkyrö to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Himanka

Postcrossers are getting together in Himanka to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kangasala

Postcrossers are getting together in Kangasala to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kemi

Postcrossers are getting together in Kemi to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kouvola

Postcrossers are getting together in Kouvola to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Sastamala

Postcrossers are getting together in Sastamala to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Seinäjoki

Postcrossers are getting together in Seinäjoki to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Joroinen

Postcrossers are getting together in Joroinen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kankaanpää

Postcrossers are getting together in Kankaanpää to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Lahti

Postcrossers are getting together in Lahti to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Oulu

Postcrossers are getting together in Oulu to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Rauma

Postcrossers are getting together in Rauma to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Valkeakoski

Postcrossers are getting together in Valkeakoski to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Ylivieska

Postcrossers are getting together in Ylivieska to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Bourg-Achard

Postcrossers are getting together in Bourg-Achard to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Paris

Postcrossers are getting together in Paris to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Feuchtwangen

Postcrossers are getting together in Feuchtwangen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Gomaringen

Postcrossers are getting together in Gomaringen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

Write a Postcard at Berliner Platz Library (Erfurt)

Stadtteilbibliothek Berliner Platz in Erfurt is celebrating World Postcard Day with a free creative session for ages 8–99. Visitors can design their own postcards using pens, scratch-art materials and plenty of imagination; materials are provided and registration is requested.

1–29 Oct 2026

Deutsche Post: World Postcard Day commemorative postmark

Deutsche Post is once again taking part in World Postcard Day with a special commemorative cancellation!

If you’d like to have the World Postcard Day postmark applied to your postcards, place them in an  envelope and send them (already with sufficient postage for mailing) to:

Deutsche Post AG
Sonderstempelstelle
92627 Weiden
Germany

Please include a short note stating that you are requesting the World Postcard Day 2026 special cancellation.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Berlin

Postcrossers are getting together in Berlin to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Bremen

Postcrossers are getting together in Bremen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chemnitz

Postcrossers are getting together in Chemnitz to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct Sep 2026

World Postcard Day at Titirangi Library (Auckland)

A World Postcard Day geocaching event in Lüneburg’s Kurpark invites participants to design a personal “stamp” featuring their geocaching name. The creations can be added to an oversized postcard serving as the event logbook; the gathering runs from 5:30–6pm.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Nuremberg

Postcrossers are getting together in Nuremberg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Rottendorf

Postcrossers are getting together in Rottendorf to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Benndorf

Postcrossers are getting together in Benndorf to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Bielefeld

Postcrossers are getting together in Bielefeld to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Dortmund

Postcrossers are getting together in Dortmund to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Lübeck

Postcrossers are getting together in Lübeck to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Münster

Postcrossers are getting together in Münster to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Wiesmoor

Postcrossers are getting together in Wiesmoor to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

6 Oct 2026

Postcrossing workshop in Nordhorn

At Kirchenschiff Nordhorn, Postcrossing ambassador Martin will show visitors how Postcrossing works, with practical examples and plenty of postcard inspiration.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Guatemala City

Postcrossers are getting together in Guatemala City to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

20 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Hong Kong

Postcrossers are getting together in Hong Kong to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

12 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chennai

Postcrossers are getting together in Chennai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Ahmedabad

Postcrossers are getting together in Ahmedabad to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chennai

Postcrossers are getting together in Chennai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Dehradun

Postcrossers are getting together in Dehradun to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Mumbai

Postcrossers are getting together in Mumbai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

India Post: World Postcard Day special cancellation in Maharashtra

India Post marked World Postcard Day with a special pictorial cancellation available at Philately Bureaus across the Maharashtra Circle. The design features a globe and postcards, together with the message “Communicating thoughts, ideas and emotions… globally”, celebrating the postcard’s role in connecting people around the world.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chennai

Postcrossers are getting together in Chennai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

11 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kolkata

Postcrossers are getting together in Kolkata to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

13 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kanchipuram

Postcrossers are getting together in Kanchipuram to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

12 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Rome

Postcrossers are getting together in Rome to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Milan

Postcrossers are getting together in Milan to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

19 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Fukushima

Postcrossers are getting together in Fukushima to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

20 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tsuchiura

Postcrossers are getting together in Tsuchiura to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

23 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Furukawa

Postcrossers are getting together in Furukawa to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Machida

Postcrossers are getting together in Machida to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Yamagata

Postcrossers are getting together in Yamagata to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tokyo

Postcrossers are getting together in Tokyo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Osaka

Postcrossers are getting together in Osaka to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Osaka

Postcrossers are getting together in Osaka to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Sendai

Postcrossers are getting together in Sendai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tokyo

Postcrossers are getting together in Tokyo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

10 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kōriyama

Postcrossers are getting together in Kōriyama to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kaunas

Postcrossers are getting together in Kaunas to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day with Pašto pagalba (Klaipėda)

The Herkus Kantas bar is marking World Postcard Day with a free evening dedicated to slowing down and writing by hand. Visitors can choose from vintage postcards and stationery, write to someone from a shared address book or compose a private “unsent” letter, then seal their message with wax; the Pašto pagalba initiative will take care of sending postcards on their way.

2 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Vilnius

Postcrossers are getting together in Vilnius to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Alytus

Postcrossers are getting together in Alytus to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Šiauliai

Postcrossers are getting together in Šiauliai to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Schengen

Postcrossers are getting together in Schengen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

2 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Luxembourg

Postcrossers are getting together in Luxembourg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

21 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Macau

Postcrossers are getting together in Macau to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Ipoh

Postcrossers are getting together in Ipoh to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at the Malta Postal Museum (Valletta)

The Malta Postal Museum is celebrating World Postcard Day with the launch of a new limited-edition postcard designed by Mariah Grech, plus another new postcard to be unveiled on the day. MaltaPost will also issue a special World Postcard Day cancellation handstamp at the museum’s post office counter, with the postmark also available to order through the MaltaPost Philatelic Bureau.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Mexico City

Postcrossers are getting together in Mexico City to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Valkenburg

Postcrossers are getting together in Valkenburg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Weesp

Postcrossers are getting together in Weesp to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Ermelo

Postcrossers are getting together in Ermelo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Groningen

Postcrossers are getting together in Groningen to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in The Hague

Postcrossers are getting together in The Hague to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

World Postcard Day at Titirangi Library (Auckland)

Titirangi Library is hosting a drop-in World Postcard Day session where visitors of all ages can create and write their own postcard. The activity runs throughout the day as part of the library’s school holiday programme.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Queenstown

Postcrossers are getting together in Queenstown to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Oslo

Postcrossers are getting together in Oslo to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Dasmariñas

Postcrossers are getting together in Dasmariñas to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Lisbon

Postcrossers are getting together in Lisbon to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Gondomar

Postcrossers are getting together in Gondomar to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1–9 Oct 2026

A Museum for Everyone (Lisbon)

Museu das Comunicações is marking World Post Day with free admission and a hands-on postcard activity for visitors of all ages. Participants can create a personalized postcard, which the museum will stamp and mail on their behalf.

1–30 Oct 2026

CTT: Cancellation mark (Lisbon)

CTT is marking World Postcard Day once again with a special commemorative cancellation mark, now in its seventh consecutive year. It will be available throughout October at the Chiado post office in Lisbon.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Bucharest

Postcrossers are getting together in Bucharest to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

13 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tver

Postcrossers are getting together in Tver to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Moscow

Postcrossers are getting together in Moscow to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Saint Petersburg

Postcrossers are getting together in Saint Petersburg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Moscow

Postcrossers are getting together in Moscow to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Rostov-on-Don

Postcrossers are getting together in Rostov-on-Don to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Saint Petersburg

Postcrossers are getting together in Saint Petersburg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Surgut

Postcrossers are getting together in Surgut to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Vidnoye

Postcrossers are getting together in Vidnoye to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Moscow

Postcrossers are getting together in Moscow to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

4 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tomsk

Postcrossers are getting together in Tomsk to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Belgrade

Postcrossers are getting together in Belgrade to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Pošta Srbije launches a Postcrossing postage stamp

The Serbian postal operator (Pošta Srbije) is celebrating World Postcard Day by launching a Postcrossing-themed stamp to celebrate the project and its community in Serbia. The stamp will be available in post offices in Serbia from October 1st.

12 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Singapore

Postcrossers are getting together in Singapore to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Singapore

Postcrossers are getting together in Singapore to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Trnava

Postcrossers are getting together in Trnava to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Trbovlje

Postcrossers are getting together in Trbovlje to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Alcalá de Henares

Postcrossers are getting together in Alcalá de Henares to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Gothenburg

Postcrossers are getting together in Gothenburg to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Luzern

Postcrossers are getting together in Luzern to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

20 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Taichung

Postcrossers are getting together in Taichung to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Taipei

Postcrossers are getting together in Taipei to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcard Encounter Night (Taipei)

Taipei’s Arts and Cultural Creators Union is hosting a World Postcard Day gathering centred on storytelling and postcard exchange. Participants bring one postcard, share its story and then exchange it with someone new through a guided activity; paid registration is open to non-members.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Ankara

Postcrossers are getting together in Ankara to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Lviv

Postcrossers are getting together in Lviv to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

Design Your Own Postcard at Ash Library

Ash Library in Surrey is hosting an all-ages World Postcard Day craft session where visitors can decorate a blank postcard with drawings, stickers and stamps. The activity costs £1 per postcard and includes a second-class stamp.

1–28 Oct 2026

Royal Mail World Postcard Day Postmarks (Birmingham and London)

Royal Mail will once again be marking World Postcard Day with a special cancellation mark. This year, there will be two locations to choose from: Birmingham and London.

Anyone wishing to have their World Postcard Day postcards cancelled with one of these matching postmarks should place them inside an outer envelope, together with sufficient postage for forwarding or return, and send them to the appropriate address below.

For the Birmingham postmark:

The Northern Special Handstamp Centre
Royal Mail Tallents House
21 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9PB
UNITED KINGDOM

Please include a note or covering letter clearly stating that you are requesting the World Postcard Day Birmingham 2026 cancellation mark.

For the London postmark:

The London Special Handstamp Centre
Royal Mail Mount Pleasant
Farringdon Road, London
EC1A 1BB
UNITED KINGDOM

Please include a note or covering letter clearly stating that you are requesting the World Postcard Day London 2026 cancellation mark.

Postcards and covers should ideally arrive before or on the date of the postmark. The cancellation marks will remain available for two weeks after the date for UK submissions and for 28 days for overseas submissions.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Birmingham

Postcrossers are getting together in Birmingham to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Wish You Were Here: A Love of Postcards (Exeter)

Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives is hosting a paid World Postcard Day workshop inspired by vintage postcards from the Cathedral Archives. Participants will design and write their own postcard to send to a loved one, with an Exeter Cathedral postcard, blank postcard and UK stamp included.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in London

Postcrossers are getting together in London to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Glasgow

Postcrossers are getting together in Glasgow to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

16–30 Sep 2026

Collaborative Postcards at The Art Squad Exhibit (Point Richmond, California)

At The Art Squad: Memories and Celebration exhibit in Point Richmond, visitors can collaborate on postcards that will be mailed on World Postcard Day. The free exhibit runs from September 16–30 at ar-ti-fact gallery.

19 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Postcrossers are getting together in Virginia Beach, Virginia to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

20 Sep 2026

World Postcard Day in San Diego (San Diego, California)

Jenn is hosting a paid postcard-decorating event at MNGO Cafe in San Diego, where participants will create postcards to exchange with crafty friends around the world. The ticket covers postage, with supplies provided (drinks and snacks are not included).

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chandler, Arizona

Postcrossers are getting together in Chandler, Arizona to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Dallas, Texas

Postcrossers are getting together in Dallas, Texas to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26–27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Davie, Florida

Postcrossers are getting together in Davie, Florida to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Houston, Texas

Postcrossers are getting together in Houston, Texas to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada

Postcrossers are getting together in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Liberty, Missouri

Postcrossers are getting together in Liberty, Missouri to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Omaha, Nebraska

Postcrossers are getting together in Omaha, Nebraska to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Saint Charles, Missouri

Postcrossers are getting together in Saint Charles, Missouri to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in San Diego, California

Postcrossers are getting together in San Diego, California to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Springfield, Ohio

Postcrossers are getting together in Springfield, Ohio to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tucson, Arizona

Postcrossers are getting together in Tucson, Arizona to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

26 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in West Columbia, South Carolina

Postcrossers are getting together in West Columbia, South Carolina to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Casey, Illinois

Postcrossers are getting together in Casey, Illinois to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Fall River, Massachusetts

Postcrossers are getting together in Fall River, Massachusetts to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee

Postcrossers are getting together in Knoxville, Tennessee to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Portland, Oregon

Postcrossers are getting together in Portland, Oregon to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Reno, Nevada

Postcrossers are getting together in Reno, Nevada to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

27 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in San Francisco, California

Postcrossers are getting together in San Francisco, California to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Bordentown, New Jersey

Postcrossers are getting together in Bordentown, New Jersey to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

30 Sep 2026

World Postcard Day at John Steinbeck Library (Salinas, California)

John Steinbeck Library in Salinas is hosting a World Postcard Day event where visitors can write to a friend or loved one, decorate cards with stickers and washi tape, and learn about Postcrossing. The library will provide postcards, including the official World Postcard Day card, and even postage for those who want to mail their cards.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Ann Arbor District Library is marking World Postcard Day with a special evening program at its Malletts Creek Branch. Visitors are invited to take part in the one-hour celebration dedicated to postcards and correspondence.

1 Oct 2026

Free Postcard Writing Night (Cathedral City, California)

MomentoArtPost is organizing a World Postcard Day gathering at Luchador Brewing Company Cat City at 7pm. Around 50 free postcards and postage stamps will be available, and participants can write and mail a message to someone special; advance postcard reservations are available through the organizer.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chanhassen, Minnesota

Postcrossers are getting together in Chanhassen, Minnesota to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026, 1-4pm

World Postcard Day at the Lexington County Public Library (Chapin, South Carolina)

The Chapin branch of Lexington County Public Library is joining World Postcard Day celebrations, as a way to learn about the world through postcards. Open to all ages.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Chicago, Illinois

Postcrossers are getting together in Chicago, Illinois to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1–30 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day pictorial postmark (College Station, Texas)

Postcrosser Trevor (aka Angelthepup22) has arranged a special pictorial postmark to celebrate World Postcard Day! If you'd like your postcards or other mail to receive the postmark, simply send your pre-stamped items to the address shared here by the end of October. Trevor will take care of having them postmarked and sending them on to their final destinations.

1 Oct 2026

Coffee and Postcards (Danville, Kentucky)

Boyle County Public Library is celebrating World Postcard Day and International Coffee Day together! Stop by two downtown Danville coffee shops to explore postcards from the area’s past and send a postcard of your own.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Downers Grove Public Library (Downers Grove, Illinois)

Downers Grove Public Library is hosting a free, all-day World Postcard Day activity. Visitors can celebrate the occasion by writing and mailing a postcard directly from the library.

1 Oct 2026

Postcard Writing, Collage and Swap (Evans, Georgia)

Evans Library is hosting a public World Postcard Day celebration where visitors can write to friends and family, create collage postcards and join a postcard swap. Participants can also learn how Postcrossing works and meet local postcard enthusiasts.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Broward County Main Library (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

Broward County Main Library is hosting a postcard-making session where participants can create and mail their own postcard. Postage is included, and registration is requested for the one-hour afternoon program.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Garden Grove, California

Postcrossers are getting together in Garden Grove, California to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Postcrossers are getting together in Grand Rapids, Michigan to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day Take & Make (Haddonfield, New Jersey)

Haddonfield Public Library invites visitors to stop by on October 1st to pick up a postcard and stamp to mail for World Postcard Day. This all-day take-and-make activity is open to everyone.

1 Oct 2026

STEM Play: Mail! (Hamden, Connecticut)

Brundage Community Branch Library is celebrating World Postcard Day with mail-themed STEM challenges, games, and activities. The program is aimed at children ages three and up accompanied by a caregiver.

1 Oct 2026

Make and Mail a Postcard (Hannibal, Missouri)

Hannibal Free Public Library will have postcard-making stations in its children’s room, Teen Zone and Reading Room throughout the day. Stamps will be available, and visitors can mail their finished cards themselves or leave them with the library for posting.

1 Oct 2026

Postcards & Pie (Homer Glen, Illinois)

Homer Township Public Library is celebrating World Postcard Day with “Postcards & Pie”, a registration-required event for adults and seniors. Participants will write postcards to family and friends while enjoying slices of pie, with postcards and stamps provided.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Issaquah, Washington

Postcrossers are getting together in Issaquah, Washington to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026, 6–8pm

Join Kzoo Mail Snails on World Postcard Day (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

On October 1st, join the Kzoo Mail Snails on World Postcard Day to make, write and send postcards. The event takes place at the community craft room Guild Kalamazoo, which is at 1501 Fulford St, Kalamazoo MI 49001.

1 Oct 2026, 5:30–6:30 pm

World Postcard Day at Kennett Library (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania)

On October 1st, the Kennett Library will celebrate World Postcard Day by turning its Gallery into a writing room!

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Kennewick, Washington

Postcrossers are getting together in Kennewick, Washington to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day Drop-In (Lakewood Ranch, Florida)

Lakewood Ranch Library is hosting a drop-in World Postcard Day activity in The Workshop. Visitors can stop by during the afternoon session to take part in the celebration.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day with Manifest Creative Club (Livermore, California)

Manifest Creative Club is hosting a paid postcard-making event at Wingen Bakery & Restaurant in Livermore, California, where attendees will design up to three postcards to be exchanged with craft clubs around the world. Craft supplies, postcards and postage are included in the ticket price, and the event is for adults 18+.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Logan, Utah

Postcrossers are getting together in Logan, Utah to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Marion Carnegie Library (Marion, Illinois)

Marion Carnegie Library invites adults to stop by Carnegie Commons on October 1st to choose a postcard and write a note to brighten someone’s day. Postcards will be provided, and participants can mail them at their convenience.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at North Haven Memorial Library (North Haven, Connecticut)

North Haven Memorial Library invites visitors to celebrate World Postcard Day by picking up a postcard and sending a little sunshine through the mail. Stop by the library on October 1st and help make someone’s day a little brighter.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at UT Dallas (Richardson, Texas)

Celebrate World Postcard Day and Archives Month at UT Dallas! Stop by the McDermott Library to pick up a postcard kit, send a card to someone special, and explore postcards and other treasures from the university’s Special Collections and Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah

Postcrossers are getting together in Salt Lake City, Utah to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Pruitt Library (San Antonio, Texas)

Pruitt Library is inviting adults to write and send a postcard to someone they care about. Participants can create their own postcard or choose a premade one, with all supplies provided.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Seattle, Washington

Postcrossers are getting together in Seattle, Washington to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

Lunch & Learn: World Postcard Day at Isle of Wight County Museum (Smithfield, Virginia)

Isle of Wight County Museum is hosting a World Postcard Day Lunch & Learn about written communication. Visitors are invited to bring postcards to share, browse postcards from the museum’s collection, and choose a postcard from the gift shop to mail afterwards.

1 Oct 2026

Free Postcards at Paper & String Books (South Hamilton, Massachusetts)

Paper & String Books is celebrating World Postcard Day from 1–4pm with free 2026 World Postcard Day postcards. Visitors can stop by and pick up a couple of cards while supplies last.

1-3 Oct 2026

Write a Postcard at Edwards Public Library (Southampton, Massachusetts)

Edwards Public Library is setting up a postcard station in the children’s room from October 1–3, where visitors can write to friends or family, learn how mail travels, or send a postcard to someone in another part of the world. The activity is free and drop-in, while supplies last.

1 Oct 2026

Postcard-Making Drop-In at Central Library (St. Louis, Missouri)

Central Library is offering a free, all-ages World Postcard Day drop-in featuring postcard making. Blank postcards and art supplies will be available throughout the afternoon and early evening, with no registration required.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Sumter Public Library (Sumter, South Carolina)

All Sumter Public Library locations in Florida are giving away special postcards featuring photos of their local libraries. Visitors can mail one to someone special or keep it as a souvenir, while supplies last.

1 Oct 2026

Worldwide Postcard Day — Create + Swap (Tempe, Arizona)

Painting Friendship is hosting a paid postcard-making and swapping event in Tempe as part of a wider exchange between craft clubs around the world. Participants will collage, create or colour postcards, with supplies, postage and handling included.

1 Oct 2026

Postcard History and Design Activity (Tooele, Utah)

Tooele City Library invites visitors to learn interesting facts about postcard history and design a postcard of their own to mail. The activity is free and open to everyone.

1 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Troy, Ohio

Postcrossers are getting together in Troy, Ohio to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

1 Oct 2026

World Postcard Day at Macomb Community College (Warren, Michigan)

The Student Life & Leadership department and the Macomb Community College Libraries are putting together an event to celebrate World Postcard Day on their South campus.

2 Oct 2026

First Friday: World Postcard Day Celebration (Algoma, Wisconsin)

Yardstick Books is celebrating World Postcard Day during its First Friday evening, with postcard-writing activities and two free commemorative postcards for visitors.

2 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Winter Springs, Florida

Postcrossers are getting together in Winter Springs, Florida to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Buena Park, California

Postcrossers are getting together in Buena Park, California to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Duxbury, Massachusetts

Postcrossers are getting together in Duxbury, Massachusetts to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Worldwide Postcard Swap Workshop (Gaithersburg, Maryland)

Design and decorate three postcards at The Paper Heart, then place them in a custom mailbox to be exchanged with crafters worldwide. The workshop fee includes event-exclusive postcards, postage, and decorating supplies.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Postcrossers are getting together in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Portland, Oregon

Postcrossers are getting together in Portland, Oregon to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

3 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Rochester, Minnesota

Postcrossers are getting together in Rochester, Minnesota to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.

15 Oct 2026

Craft and Create: Postcards (District Heights, Maryland)

The Spauldings Branch of Prince George’s County Memorial Library System is hosting a guided postcard-making workshop for all ages. Participants can create a postcard to keep or send to a friend; registration is required and supplies are limited.

11 Oct 2026

Postcrossing meeting in Tashkent

Postcrossers are getting together in Tashkent to celebrate World Postcard Day 2026.