National Chemistry Week
Also known as
National Chemistry Day
NCW
Observed
on November 6th (1987)
for 7 days starting on October 29th (1989)
the first full week of November (1991)
the first full week of November (1993 to 2001)
the week of October 22nd (since 2002)
Dates
October 16th, 2022 to October 22nd, 2022
October 22nd, 2023 to October 28th, 2023
October 20th, 2024 to October 26th, 2024
October 19th, 2025 to October 25th, 2025
October 18th, 2026 to October 24th, 2026
Founded by
American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1986
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National Chemistry Week, also known as National Chemistry Day and NCW, is observed next on Sunday, October 19th, 2025. It was observed on November 6th in 1987. It was observed for 7 days starting on October 29th in 1989. It was observed the first full week of November in 1991. It was observed the first full week of November from 1993 until 2001. It has been observed the week of October 22nd since 2002.