Prototype Tomorrow
Celebrating 20 Years of Park(ing) Day
Cities are shaped by the people who participate in them.
Join thousands of people around the world who transform ordinary parking spaces into temporary public places—one day, one space, one idea at a time.
Whether it's your first Park(ing) Day or your twentieth, we invite you to prototype tomorrow with us.
Park(ing) Day is September 18, 2026!
WHAT IS PARK(ING) DAY?
Every meaningful innovation begins as a prototype.
Once a year, people around the world transform ordinary parking spaces into places for connection, play, ecology, conversation, art, music, learning, and care.
Some ideas last a day.
Some inspire permanent change.
Participation is how change happens.
THE GLOBAL MAP
Every project added to the map becomes part of a global experiment in civic imagination.
Explore what's happening near you, or put your own idea on the map and invite others to join.
Start here.
Everything you need to plan your installation.
Whether you're creating a tiny park, hosting a community conversation, building a pollinator garden, or testing an idea you've been carrying around for years, our How-to Manual will help you get started.
Share.
Your idea might inspire the next one.
FOLLOW: @parkingday #ParkingDay2026 #PrototypeTomorrow
STEWARD
Park(ing) Day is a volunteer-led global movement. While thousands of people bring it to life every year, the website, global map, and free resources are lovingly stewarded year-round by a small team of volunteers.
OUR STORY
Twenty Years of Park(ing) Day
From one parking space in San Francisco to a global movement.
Creators
John Bela, Matthew Passmore, Blaine Merker, Teresa Aguilera (Rebar Group), with Andrea Scher, Gregory Kellett, and Brady Moss.
Collaborators
ASLA, Spin, Parkade, Parking Reform Network and to the thousands of people that have participated in Park(ing) Day over the last 17+ years. Thank you!
Allies
This list is on ongoing work in progress, please email us with updates: hello@myparkingday.org
Original Park(ing) Day logo by Maki Kawaguchi.
“We have expensive housing for people and free parking for cars. We have our priorities the wrong way around (…) We are killing our cities.”
— Donald Shoup.