World Nursery Rhyme Week 2026: Nov. 9-13 Dates, the 5 Official Rhymes and a Printable

World Nursery Rhyme Week 2026 runs Monday, Nov. 9, to Friday, Nov. 13, according to the organiser’s official website, worldnurseryrhymeweek.com. The site lists five official rhymes for 2026 and says people who register receive a free resource pack. It does not publish a day-by-day rhyme plan, a registration deadline or a time of day.

World Nursery Rhyme Week 2026 dates by day

The home page reads “9th to 13th November 2026”, and the About page repeats the range. Weekdays are computed from the calendar. The table gives the five days with a live count from today.

Date	Day	What happens	Days from Nov. 8
Nov. 9	Monday	World Nursery Rhyme Week begins	1
Nov. 10	Tuesday	Second day of the week	2
Nov. 11	Wednesday	Third day of the week	3
Nov. 12	Thursday	Fourth day of the week	4
Nov. 13	Friday	World Nursery Rhyme Week ends	5

For a full month view, use the November 2026 printable calendar.

Which five rhymes are official in 2026?

The How To Take Part page carries the heading “Our 5 official rhymes for 2026”. The table keeps the organiser’s order. The page gives titles only, so no rhyme is tied to a weekday here.

Order on the page	Rhyme
1	Hickory Dickory Dock
2	Doctor Foster
3	Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
4	Row Row Row Your Boat
5	12345

What is the Rhyme a Day Challenge?

The organiser’s “Rhyme A Day Challenge” section says registrants receive a free pack of resources with supporting activities. The pack itself is not reproduced here; it comes from the organiser after registration.

Who can take part and how to register?

The home page says the week is for anyone who works with or has a child under the age of 7. It names primary schools, nurseries, preschools, childminders, parents, grandparents, guardians, nannies, home educators, speech and language practitioners and librarians. No country is named.

To join, the How To Take Part page tells visitors to register and download the free resource pack through a registration page it links. Cost beyond the free pack, a deadline and a time of day do not appear on the pages read.

Who runs World Nursery Rhyme Week?

The About page says it was founded by Music Bugs and launched in 2013, and that it promotes the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development and education. The organiser says over 8 million children from countries around the world have taken part since 2013. That reach figure is the organiser’s own claim.

Another education observance falls in the same days: Children’s Book Week runs Nov. 9-15, a separate event. Families can also use the printable school calendar to place the week beside term dates.

Printable activity sheet for the week

The one-page sheet lists the five rhymes, a five-day tally from Monday, Nov. 9, to Friday, Nov. 13, and a checklist that starts with registering for the free resource pack. A lined area is left for the rhymes a family sang.