“Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the World!”

International Surfing Day – June 20

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Around the world, people celebrate the waves and the skill to ride them.

In the United States alone there are approximately 3.5 million surfers, about 10% of the surfers in the world. In the US, surfers spend between $1.9 and $3.3 billion per year on surfing events, and trips (Wikipedia) .

International Surfing Day is annually held on June 20. This day celebrates surfing and the surfing lifestyle. In more than 30 countries they honor International Surfing Day with scheduled events for the whole day.

Surfers all around the world stay out all day and night on the water for International Surfing Day. People come out and watch the contests, while they enjoy barbecues, take videos, and have surf-related activities and classes for beginners. These contests and get-togethers are eco-friendly, and even have beach cleanups happening at the same time.

There are many things that you can do to make celebrate International Surfing Day .these events even better.

  • Learn to surf, maybe at a surf school like Adventure Out.com.
  • Share waves with friends.
  • Grab your boogie board and go to Stinson Beach
  • Participate in beach cleanups
  • Donate to nonprofit surfing organizations, like City Surf Project.com
  • Learn more things to do at Surfer Today.com