The first annual World Naked Gardening Day took place on September 10, 2005.[1] In 2007, the event date was moved to the first Saturday in May; as of 2018, the event still takes place on the first Saturday in May.[10] In 2018, however, the New Zealand Naturist Federation adopted the last weekend in October as World Naked Gardening Day; this date was deemed to be better suited to the climate of the Southern Hemisphere.[11]