Exchange Day 2026 was celebrated throughout the United States, spanning from rural Midwest communities, mountain towns, southern coasts and major metropolitans. These examples represent the power exchanges have in showcasing American innovation, education, and opportunity within a vast range of communities. To demonstrate this power, we’ve highlighted some of this year’s celebrations.

Celebrate Exchange Day on Monday, August 5! Learn more at: https://exchangeday2024.weebly.com/

Haldis Toppen, Communications Director at Greenheart International, reflects on the creation of Exchange Day, how its changed over the years, and how Greenheart is celebrating the day this year.

Join us in sharing the power of exchange programs this Exchange Day on Monday, August 7.

J Day is a nationwide celebration of the power of international exchange. International exchange participants will come together with their American hosts to "eat, play, and give" -- to share American customs, to give back to their communities, and to have some fun. J Day is also an opportunity to raise awareness of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) and spread the word about the power and breadth of cultural exchange. J Day was piloted in the summer of 2014 by three Alliance members -- CCI Greenheart, CENET: Cultural Exchange Network, and Spirit Cultural Exchange.