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It's Officially Dolly Parton Day, with Parades, Pink Lights and Book Drives
- Communities across the world are celebrating Dolly Parton Day on Friday, Sept. 25, honoring the late country music icon's enduring legacy as a singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist.
- Organizers selected Sept. 25 as a tribute to Parton's hit song "9 to 5," marking the first annual observance for the singer who died of cancer last month at age 80.
- Nashville is illuminating the city with pink lights and posters, New Orleans' Krewe of Dolly will parade through the French Quarter, and San Francisco is organizing a public celebration called Dolly Day.
- The Imagination Library is encouraging the public to give directly to their local Imagination Library Partner on Dolly Parton Day, continuing Parton's literacy mission that sends more than a million books monthly to children.
- Tennessee officials are pursuing renaming the airport after Parton, as Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell stated, "Dolly Parton's impact on Nashville will be felt for generations, through the music she has given us, the people she has helped and the example she continues to set.
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In honor of the country icon Dolly Parton, who died in 2026, fans in the USA celebrated their lives and legacy with colourful parades, pink vehicles and the newly introduced Dolly Parton Day.
·Berlin, Germany
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The first Dolly Parton Day was celebrated yesterday in various American cities. The date was not chosen at random; September 25, or 9/25 in English, sounds the same as one of Parton's biggest hits: 9 to 5. Several cities and states officially dedicated the day to the singer who passed away last month. Her life was commemorated in a festive manner in San Francisco, Nashville, Sevierville, and Pigeon Forge, among others. In San Francisco, the cele…
·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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