World Futures Day 2026

Celebrate the 6th annual World Futures Day - Young Voices 24-hour around the world conversation. Join young people and futurists across 24 sessions to celebrate World Futures Day on March 1st, 2026.

Why?

World Futures Day is an annual global event held on March 1st to spark conversations about the future. But whose future are we discussing? Young people deserve a seat at the table—their voices, ideas, and visions should shape the world they will inherit. That’s why Teach the Future, in partnership with the Millennium Project and friends, launched the Young Voices Edition.

What?

For 24 hours, we invite young people from around the world to engage in conversations about the future alongside futurists, educators, and visionaries of all ages. Each hour, a new session will take place, featuring discussions, insights, and collaborative explorations of what the future could hold.

Join Us!

💬 Want to hear young people’s visions for the future and share your own? Learn more community porjects from around the world? Play cool foresight games? Join our live Zoom sessions happening all day round on March 1st!🌍

What is World Futures Day?

World Futures Day was founded by The Millennium Project in 2014 and is celebrated annually as a 24-hour global conversation about the future. The event brings together people from all over the world to discuss what lies ahead, with sessions hosted by The Millennium Project, the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), Humanity+, and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF).

What is the Young Voices Edition? (WFD-YV)

Since 2021, Teach the Future has hosted the Young Voices Edition of World Futures Day to ensure that young people are actively involved in shaping future discussions. Every hour, young leaders and futurists co-host sessions to explore emerging trends, challenges, and possibilities. This platform empowers young people to share their ideas, be heard, and contribute to building the future.

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Sessions (Check back soon!)

(TO BE UPDATED)

Below is the 24-hour schedule. Each session is at 5pm of the major city column. Check what the session time is using the everytimezone link. You can join as many sessions as you'd like!

This year, there are multiple timezones where 2 sessions will occur at the same time, look for session a and b in each timezone to find out what sessions are coinciding. These will be facilitated in the same Zoom link but in breakout rooms.

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YV News

Celebrating The Founding Members Young Voices Council Graduation

The Teach the Future Young Voices Council brought together brilliant minds from twenty-five countries, united by a shared mission to bring Futures Literacy to K–12 education worldwide. These aren't just students. They are pioneers, futurists, and changemakers who have dedicated themselves to reshaping how we prepare young people for an ever-changing world.

Applications Now Open: Join Teach the Futures 2025–2026 Award Winning Young Voices Council!

Join us in shaping the future of education! Apply now to be part of the Teach the Future Young Voices Council (YVC) 2025-2026 and make your voice heard in transforming learning for generations to come. Open to middle school and high school students from around the world.

Spotlight on Belen: A Young Voices Council Member Making an Impact

In a time when decisions about the future are more important than ever, it’s essential to hear directly from the people who will live with those outcomes. We're proud to recognize Belen, a member of our Young Voices Council (YVC), for her recent role in the international "Women Who Future(s)" event.

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In a rapidly evolving world it is essential to learn how to deal with uncertain and ever-changing futures. Let’s prepare our next generations with these skills in the classroom!

Our aspiration is that every student is prepared to navigate an uncertain world and has the agency to imagine and create their preferred future.

Our mission is to teach futures-thinking skills to students and educators around the world and to inspire them to influence their futures.

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