International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend Aug. 17, 2025

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

Built to brave storms and steer ships to safety, lighthouses now glow as symbols of heritage, wonder and connection. Each year on the third weekend of August, the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend brings together people from around the globe to celebrate these coastal icons. The event was launched in 1998 by John Forsyth and Mike Dalrymple of Scotland"s Ayr Amateur Radio Group. It aims to raise awareness about preserving lighthouses and lightships while also promoting amateur radio and encouraging international goodwill.

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Gravity-defying wonders of the world
So fresh, so clean
Aug. 17, 2024International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend

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Rainbow around the sun
Golden cliffs of deep space
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
High above the Aegean Sea
Tomb of the Golden Pharaoh
Sep. 25, 2025Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
Feb. 13, 2026Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
Sep. 23, 2025Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
Apr. 4, 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Sep. 14, 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
Feb. 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia
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Aug. 8, 2025The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
Dec. 14, 2025Christmas Bird Count
Oct. 6, 2025Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
May 13, 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Babbling on and on
Warm light through an ancient forest
Nov. 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Jan. 25, 2024Snowy owl
Nov. 4, 2025Tower Bridge, London, England
Jan. 12, 2026Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia
Jan. 7, 2026Old Rock Day
Eyes on the skies
Dec. 21, 2025Winter solstice
An iridescent view
The only road to P.E.I.
Dec. 14, 2023Boreal owl
Nov. 6, 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile