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Poverty Eradication, 3rd Intl. Decade

Water for Sustainable Development, Intl. Decade

Decade of Family Farming, Intl.

Earth in Time

Indigenous Languages, Intl. Decade of

International Decade of Healthy Ageing

International Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace

Third International Decade Poverty Eradication

Second UN Decade for Action on Road Safety

Water for Sustainable Development, Intl. Decade

Gadhafi Assassination (2011)

International Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

International Decade of Family Farming

Poverty Eradication, 3rd Intl. Decade

Water for Sustainable Development, Intl. Decade

Poverty Eradication, 3rd Intl. Decade

Water for Sustainable Development, Intl. Decade

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Rangeland and Pastoralists, International Year of

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Rangeland and Pastoralists, International Year of

Sand and Dust Storms, Intl. Decade on Combating

Nigeria's Decade of Gas (NG)

United States Semiquincentennial (1776)

Woman Farmer, Year of Intl.

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Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia (RU)

Year of the Azalea

Year of the Ficus

Year of the Crocus

Year of the Impatiens

Year of the Sedum

Year of the Hot Pepper

Year of the Ornamental Grasses

Year of the Radish

Volunteers for Sustainable Development, Intl. Year of

Cloud Dancer is the Pantone Color of the Year

Turmeric, Herb of the Year

American Semiquincentennial, 250th Anniversary (1776)

China–Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges (CN)

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India–Spain Year of Culture, Tourism and AI (IN/ES)

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Decade of Sustainable Transport, Intl.

Chinese Year of the Horse, 4724

Losar and Year 2153 (B)

Earth Echo Challenge, Intl.

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Hurricane Season

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Buddhist Lent (B) (Vassa)

Blackpool Illuminations (UK)

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British Food Fortnight (UK)

Co-op Awareness Month

Danger Run (US-KY, IN, IL)

Fairtrade Fortnight (UK)

Fashion Month (Spring/Summer)

Hispanic Heritage Month (1821)

Jewish Year 5787 (J)

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest (CA-ON)

Nottingham Goose Fair, (UK)

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Seed Gathering Seasons (UK)

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Year of the Ficus: 2026

01 Jan. - 31 Dec. 2026
06:20 AM
279 Day(s) Ago

Event Description

YEAR OF THE FICUS Houseplants get their spotlight in 2026 with the ficus, NGB’s pick for a “Year of” plant that lives indoors but changes a room’s entire mood. Ficus varieties—from rubber plants to fiddle-leaf figs—are widely available and, once settled, can become long-term companions that reward consistency more than perfection. The “how” of observing this year is practical: learning light levels, watering rhythms, and how to respond when a plant drops leaves after being moved. Retailers and educators use the campaign to demystify plant care, encouraging new plant parents to start with a healthy specimen, a well-draining pot, and realistic expectations. For offices and classrooms, ficus becomes an easy “green upgrade” that supports routines—watering schedules, growth tracking, and basic responsibility-building. In a year when many people are rebuilding home and work habits, “Year of the Ficus” reads like a quiet invitation: build something living, slowly.