GLOBAL SKEPTICS in the PUB
TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2026
24 hours of conviviality
Meet other science-minded people on our planet
A moment from the 2025 Global Skeptics in the Pub with folk from Sweden, Belgium, Canada, England, Czechia, The Netherlands, Australia, Canary Islands, USA
The Third Annual Global Skeptics in the Pub begins Tuesday, October 13 in New Zealand at 7PM Kiwi Time and ends 24 hours later. [UTC 0700 October 13 until UTC 0700 October 14]
[Every year, October 13 is celebrated as International Skeptics Day]
Plan to join in!
This event is a 24-hour Zoom Session. Install the Zoom app on your mobile phone and/or computer in advance to participate from anywhere. Download to your device from: https://zoom.us/download
The following will be posted here on October 12:
Zoom Session URL:
Zoom Session PASSCODE:
URL TO upload Images & Videos:Event coordinated by the Bay Area Skeptics
Wikipedia: Skeptics in the Pub
Participants [that’s you]:
are welcome to converse in their native languare.
may join multiple times during the 24 hours.
are encouraged to take event photos & videos. Upload to https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15Fq0sGVWMOh05yJFnaJVlLeFKyOkR8Vk?usp=sharing
are expected to conduct themselves in the spirit of civil discourse. Contentious political issues, religion bashing, and ad hominem attacks will not be condoned. [However, there is nothing contentious about excoriating the Trump Administration.]
may join individually or as groups or both.
are encouraged to edit their Zoom name to add their city & country [click on 3 dots at top-right of your image]
To add your group or podcast as a “Participanting Organization” please email david.almandsmith@gmail.com
During the 24 hours, participating organizations may, if they wish, give a presentation with the goal of helping other organizations become even more successful. Include a short summary of the programs, publications, activities, and/or strategies that have been most effective in gaining members and influencing policies and the public. Presentations may be live or pre-recorded but no longer than 10 minutes. A question and answer session may follow. Presenters must inform Dave Almandsmith (david.almandsmith@gmail.com) of the time [ local & in UTC ] they wish to reserve for their presentation.
List of Participating Organizations et al. (This list is frequently updated)
Association Française pour l’Information Scientifique, France
Atheist Community of San José, California, USA
Aula Cultural de Divulgación Científica de la Univ. de La Laguna, Canary Is, Spain
Australian Skeptics Inc, Sydney
Bay Area Skeptics, California, USA
Beehive Skeptics, Utah, USA
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, England
Hong Kong Skeptics in the Pub, China
Humanist Association of Nigeria
Humanistischer Verband Österreich, Wien, Austria
Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, India
Monterey County Skeptics, California, USA
National Capital Area Skeptics, DC, USA
Oregonians for Science and Reason, Oregon, USA
Perth Skeptics, Australia
Point of Inquiry Podcast
Rational Roundtable, Central Valley, California, USA
Rocky Mountain Atheists, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sheffield Skeptics in the Pub, England
SKEPP, Belgium
Skeptics in the Pub, Toronto, Canada
SkeptiLab! The Bunk Stops Here Podcast
Sociedad Humanista México, Playa del Carmen, México
South African Secular Society
Southeastern Virginia Atheists, Skeptics & Humanists, USA
The Conspiracy Skeptic Podcast
Yalansavar, Türkiye