World Water Wedding DaY
World Water Wedding Day: Sunday 22nd March 2026
World Water Wedding is an XRUK Dirty Water campaign, inspired by Meg Avon, a writer and campaigner from Bristol. The date has been chosen to fall on the United Nations’ World Water Day.
Water is the most precious of all resources, the basis of life itself. Yet many of our beautiful streams, rivers, lakes and oceans are polluted by sewage and in a terrible state of health.
We invite you to join (or plan!) a ceremony to love and honour your local water body and commit to protecting it ‘in sickness and in health’.
Planned Ceremonies
In the UK, the following ceremonies are planned. You are invited!
XR Ilkley
Wed 25th Feb
13:00
Outside The Box Cafe, The Victorian Arcade, Ilkley, LS29 9DY
Join us as we get together for tea & cake and a chat. We’ll also be talking about plans for the World Water Ceremony on 22nd March. If you’ve not been to a meeting before, we’re a small and friendly group who would love to welcome you.
XR Shrewsbury
Sun 22nd Mar
Meet at 11:00 for procession starting 12:00
Abbey Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AA
A procession to celebrate the regenerative and healing power of our waterways and to express our grief, sadness and anger at their current state.
Dress code Blues and Greens. Bring a flag, Banner or a representation of a river creature.
Matlock Bath
Sun 22nd Mar
13:00
Whistlestop Centre, DE4 3PT
XR Peak, Friends of the Derwent
Join us in a water wedding ceremony to the River Derwent, as part of the World Water Wedding campaign and World Water Day.
- Meet at 1pm outside Whistlestop Hub which is near the Matlock Bath rail station.
- Please wear Wedding attire or blue clothes. There will be music/drums.
- 1:30 procession to the River Derwent (about 10 minutes) walking along road/pavement and then on paths through a park.
- 2pm World Water wedding participants can get wed to the river or witness / observe / support the ceremony.
Thames Beach
Sun 22nd Mar
12:00
Thames Beach SE1 9PP
RoR London Drummers, XR Rhythms, XR London, XRCamden, River Wye Goddess
Stop polluting our rivers. Drumming on the beach as part of London Drum Break. Visiting goddess from River Wye
Joining events like these is a fantastic way to get involved with a group of local people taking action. Find the above groups and others in your area by viewing our local group map.
Plan a Ceremony of Your Own
If this campaign captures your imagination (as we hope it will!), we have our Action Pack you can use to set up a ceremony of your own. View our Action Pack below.