Sunshine Week

Across the country, Sunshine Week is marked by panel discussions, workshops and other events about using and understanding the latest developments in freedom of information resources. Take a look at our 2020 calendar and email us your events!

Sunshine Week celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015, and we’ve made a lot of gains in open government thanks to your work. Please share your experiences and success stories with sunshineweek@newsleaders.org and we’ll post some of them on the website.

Major news organizations work together on a special reporting package free for anyone to publish in print or online during Sunshine Week, made available at the start of the week’s events. For the 2019 budget and package of materials, click here.

Sunshine Week lasts seven days, but it's up to all of us to keep the sun shining on government all year. Share your great FOIA stories, new laws and other efforts on behalf of open government on Twitter using #SunshineWeek, or on our Facebook page.