National Microtia Awareness Day 2026: Monday, Nov. 9, Started in 2016

National Microtia Awareness Day is on November 9, according to Ear Community, the organization that founded it; in 2026 the date is a Monday. Ear Community says the day started in 2016 and exists to promote public awareness of microtia and atresia. Its 2026 announcement could not be read, so the date here rests on that recurring November 9 date.

National Microtia Awareness Day dates and facts

Nov. 8, 2026 is a Sunday, so Nov. 9 falls on the Monday that follows. Ear Community’s page, dated Sept. 20, 2020, is titled “National Microtia Awareness Day is on November 9th!” and is not a 2026 page.

Item	What the source says	Source
Date	November 9	Ear Community (2020 page)
2026 weekday	Monday (computed from Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026)	Calendar
Started	2016	Ear Community; Hearing Review (Nov. 9, 2016)
Purpose	“To help promote public awareness of Microtia & Atresia”	Ear Community (2020 page)
Organizer	Ear Community	Ear Community

The November 2026 printable calendar and the weekly calendar fit the date.

Who started National Microtia Awareness Day?

Ear Community wrote on its own page that the day “started in 2016 and was established by our Ear Community Organization.” Hearing Review, in an item published on Nov. 9, 2016, wrote that Ear Community founded Microtia Awareness Day in 2016. One aggregator site gives 2015; the organizer and the trade publication agree on 2016, so that year is used.

Is it National Microtia Awareness Day or Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day?

Both names appear. The headline uses the organizer’s name, National Microtia Awareness Day. A press release from Rep. Joe Neguse, dated Nov. 9, 2023, says he introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for November 9 to be recognized as National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day.

Name	Used by	Year
National Microtia Awareness Day	Ear Community	2020 page
National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day	Rep. Neguse’s press release	2023

Has Congress recognized the day?

Not that this story could confirm. The 2023 press release shows a resolution was introduced, which is a proposal. The Congress.gov search that would show its number and outcome returned an access error, and no adopted resolution was found elsewhere.

What is not yet confirmed for 2026?

• Any 2026 statement from Ear Community, including a theme or campaign.
• A sale or order deadline: a search snippet mentioned Sept. 30, 2026, but no official page showed it.
• Federal recognition of the day.

This story does not explain what microtia or atresia are, and it gives no medical information; the official pages used here do not cover it.

Print the National Microtia Awareness Day fact sheet

The free one-page sheet holds the Nov. 9 date, the 2016 start, the purpose Ear Community gives and a list of what is still unconfirmed for 2026.