Star Trek Day

Star Trek Day celebrates the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series, but more broadly speaking, it celebrates everything in the Star Trek universe. The day has been embraced by the likes of CBS, Google, and even Oreo. September 8th has long been informally observed as Star Trek Day, but beginning in 2020, CBS—first through CBS All Access and then through Paramount+—began hosting Star Trek Day celebrations. These have featured live-streamed panels with conversations with cast members from different series, streams of Star Trek episodes, the raising of money for social justice issues, and sales on Star Trek merchandise.

Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry. What became known as the Star Trek: The Original Series debuted on September 8, 1966, and ran for three seasons on NBC. (Although, Canadian viewers actually saw it on September 6th.) Set in the twenty-third century, it followed the Starship USS Enterprise, captained by James T. Kirk, who was played by William Shatner. Star Trek gained a cult following and Trekkies were born. Besides The Original Series, there have been five other television series: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Star Trek: Discovery. There has also been an animated series and numerous films. Toys, comics, novels, figurines, and other things related to the series were also created. On Star Trek Day, we celebrate the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series and all things Star Trek!

How to Observe Star Trek Day

Some ways you can celebrate the day include:

• Check StarTrek.com/Day for official events.
• Watch Star Trek: The Original Series.
• Watch another Star Trek series or a Star Trek film.
• Greet everyone you meet today with a Vulcan salute.
• Make plans to attend a Star Trek convention.
• Visit a place related to Star Trek, such as the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour.
• Learn Klingon, a language featured in Star Trek.

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