Although the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) has been promoted by some of the world's most influential people its goal has been to be a completely decentralized initiative.

For it to succeed we need you to work at the grassroots level, organizing and promoting events. We must move beyond mere words of tolerance and acceptance. We must work towards harmony.

We understand that many of you may have not organized interfaith events before. Rest assured it's pretty easy to do.

Plan Your Event (must be held between January 30 – March 1, 2026)

If this is your first WIHW then all we ask is that you gather with fellow lovers of harmony nearby and plan just one simple event. Don't worry about making a big splash this year; a simple breakfast or bazaar is a great first step. You'll have an entire year to make the next one a huge event.

We always receive questions about what kind of events people should organize. It can be intimidating for some to organize their first interfaith event.

1. Interfaith Digital Story-Wall & Social Media Campaign
   What: Invite people from different faiths to share a short video/photo/story about a “moment of kindness” in their tradition. Create a digital “story wall” and promote on social media with a hashtag like #WIHW2026.
2. Inter-Faith “Common Values” Workshop with Youth
   What: Bring together young members of different faith communities for a workshop exploring what shared values they hold (service, compassion, justice etc). Then have them co-design a small project (e.g., a joint service activity) to be carried out that week.
3. Interfaith Service Day + Photo-Gallery
   What: A morning where faith communities come together for a service activity (e.g., clean-up of a park, planting trees, refurbishing a community-centre). Afterwards display a “before & after” photo gallery or short exhibition (in a local community hall, church/mosque foyer or even online).
4. Interfaith Film Night & Discussion
   What: Screen a film (or two short films) that highlight inter-faith themes, then have a discussion panel with representatives of different faiths + audience Q&A. Follow with refreshments.
    Why it’s timely: Visual storytelling still resonates and the discussions can deep-dive to build understanding. Some past winners of WIHW used film-series.
5. Interfaith Breakfast / Brunch with Open Table
   What: Simple, but effective: invite people of various faiths to a breakfast or brunch, seated randomly (so people from different faiths sit together) and include a short sharing session. 
6. World Bazaar / Food & Culture Fair with Interfaith Crafts
   What: A mini-fair where each faith community has a stall/booth: could showcase food, craft, music, stories of their faith/tradition. Visitors move around, sample, ask questions, learn. Include a “kids zone” with inter-faith arts & crafts.
7. Inter-Faith Dialogue “Walk & Talk” – Local Heritage Route
   What: Create a short walking route where small interfaith mixed groups walk together, stop at a couple of points (with short reflection prompts) and end with tea/refreshments.
8. Interfaith Arts & Music Night
   What: Invite musicians, poets, artists from different faith backgrounds to perform pieces inspired by their tradition, then open mic for audience reflections. Could include visual art show or interactive art piece (e.g., “What brings us together?” wall).
9.  Greening Sacred Spaces / Eco-Interfaith Project
   What: Partner faith communities with one local environment initiative (e.g., planting native trees on the grounds of a local place of worship; composting initiative; recycling drive) – highlight how faith leads to stewardship of planet & people.
10. Interfaith Online Challenge / “7-Day Kindness”
    What: Over the week (1-7 Feb), invite participants to do one simple act each day (across faith communities) for each other – e.g., hand-write a note, invite someone from another tradition for tea, share a meal, plant a flower, help a neighbour. Use a hashtag, post on social media, share reflections. Cap it with a gathering on the final day.

The ideas are endless but please do set aside one day for community charity work! Please also view our resources page for more. Also don't forget to visit us on Facebook.

Now that you have some ideas all you have to do is pick up your phone and start calling others and get the ball rolling. You'll be surprised at how quickly things will come together once you get it started.

Register Your Event

The only thing you have to do now to qualify for the grand prize is register your event to our website. You will need to sign up to create events. You can then access your events from the My WIHW menu. You don't need to have all details confirmed before doing so. You can just post the estimated date and timing of your event and log in to edit details as they become available.

The main thing now is to register your event and get the buzz going that will help you win the prize.

Hold Your Event

While you are holding your event, it is important to document. Please feel free to use all media at your disposal. We ask that you include:

• An event report describing the event and its impact
• Media links to reports, videos, pictures, and audio
• Links to event website and social media 
• Any other supporting documents (e.g. testimonies)

Feel free to look through past events to see what was submitted. Everyone who has registered an event can submit their report through the My WIHW page.

Submit Your Event Report (all event reports need to be submitted by March 8, 2026)

All reports can be uploaded through the My WIHW page, soon after the event submission page opens. Notifications of awards will be made in late March. Time and location of the prize-giving ceremony to be announced (flights and accommodation will be provided).