Today, seventeen years after the first Go Skateboarding Day, it can be challenging for some skateboarders to get excited about going to any events. Go Skateboarding Day is on June 21st, 2021 from 10 a.m. Therefore we made the decision not to post it here. The video is still available on YouTube however, we suggest watching it at your own discretion. The incident made headlines when a YouTube video of the arrest was uploaded and was viewed over three million times, followed by intense internet debate over the incident and Go Skate Day. The group was involved in an incident with the police.īaird and the involved skaters contend that the police used excessive force when they arrested them the law maintains that the officer was enforcing a city ordinance. One of the incidents involved Matt McCormack, Skylar Nalls, Robbie Brindley, Casey Canterbury, and several others in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 2007, some skaters celebrating Go Skateboarding Day ran into conflicts with the law. Go Skate Day 2007 YouTube Arrest Incident And in 2006, more than 350 events took place across 32 countries due to Go Skate DayĬheck out this video of Go Skateboarding Day in California 2020. In 2005, the IASC received recognition from US Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez to promote skateboarding and encourage young people to get outside and practice skateboarding. With that, they set a date for June 21st, the longest day of the year. Per Welinder, co-founder of Birdhouse Skateboards, suggested calling it Go Skateboarding Day to give the day a call-to-action. Now that the day is on the calendar, skateboarding media, on a mainstream level, would start holding events.” “And as much as I feel like we don’t need a lot of those days, it did create a focus that everyone talked about. “Whenever I looked at calendars, there would always be these stupid things like National Bird Day or Puppy Day,” Don said. That being said, Don proposed creating a National Skateboarding Day that would motivate people into skating. And many in the industry, despite working for skateboard brands, couldn’t find much time to skate outside of work. Founders Of Go Skate Dayĭon liked organizing informal skate outings with fellow industry employees. Don Brown (founder of Go Skate Day) claims that they weren’t aware of the All-City Skate Jam when they organized their event on the West Coast. It is celebrated in many major cities and towns across the world.īefore the first Go Skate Day, some similar events, such as the All-City Skate Jam across New York City, ran for several years. While now, Go Skate Day is an international day of skateboarding. In the first year, 2004, there were only a handful of events. While it didn’t start off with a bang, it grew with the years.
The Go Skate Day event was created to help make skateboarding more accessible and acceptable in major cities worldwide. Go Skate Day was created in 2004 by IASC, with a handful of events across North America. OK, most skateboarders do this every day of their lives, but this is just one more reason to blow off your television/computer/video games and go skateboarding!” Skateboarders in Milan enjoying Go Skateboarding Day, 2019. It began as the All-Star City Skate Jam held by Kernel Roach and Bryan Chin in 2002 in New York City, and as it grew, it was renamed Go Skate Day in 2004Īs Transworld Skateboarding puts it, “On June 21st, skateboarders around the globe will celebrate the pure exhilaration, creativity, and spirit of one of the most influential activities in the world by blowing off all other obligations to go skateboarding. Go Skateboarding Day is an annual promotional event organized by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC).
But what is Go Skate Day, and how did it start? Let’s answer those questions and many more. Every year Go Skateboarding Day falls on June 21st, which happens to be a Tuesday in 2022.
Go Skate Day is a non-official international holiday.
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