Thursday 22 October 2026 · 5 – 10pm
Sign up for Water Night and pledge to take part
Imagine waking up one morning and the taps run dry. No shower. No cup of tea. No flush of the toilet. Life stalls in an instant, because as our CEO Nicci Russell said in her recent TEDx talk: “Nothing happens without water.”
And yet, most of us barely notice our everyday water habits – leaving the tap running while brushing our teeth, rinsing dishes under a steady stream or overfilling the kettle.
Water Night is your chance to press pause on your water use, and level up your water-saving knowledge.
Like Earth Hour, it’s a symbolic event: one evening, one powerful action, endless impact. From 5 – 10pm on Thursday 22 October, households across the UK will turn off non-essential taps to reflect on just how much we rely on running water every single day. Sign up now and pledge to take part in Water Night!
This year’s theme – Tap Pause. Level Up – is about pausing our everyday routines, and rethinking our relationship with water. Levelling up our understanding of where it comes from, how much we use and why protecting this resource matters.
Across the country, iconic landmarks will light up in blue to show national support, uniting us in a shared call to action.
Get involved
It’s simple:
1 – Pledge to take part – Sign-up here and pledge to turn off your taps from 5 – 10pm on Thursday 22 of October. Everyone who signs up will have the chance to enter into our big prize draw to win a bundle of water-efficient products for your home (T&Cs apply). Prize draw link in sign up email.
The big prize bundle of water-efficient products includes :
- A Pulsify Select S hand shower and Designflex Textile shower hose from Hansgrohe
- A Wash Wise kit from Showerbob
- An automatic outdoor hose shut-off from Sealstop
- A Watergate Sonic leak detection device
- Plus a Waterwise branded bamboo and steel sustainable water bottle!
2 – Check the guide – Read our preparation tips here.
3 – Access free resources – Explore our guides, posters, and activities below to make the most of the evening (scroll down this page).
4 – Share your moment – Snap your household taking part or a blue-lit landmark and post on social media with our hashtags: #WaterNightUK #TapPauseLevelUp
Sign-up for Water Night here!
Download your social media posts, guides and activities here to make the most out of Water Night!
Schools Engagement Guide – coming soon
For Schools: Wear Something Blue Day
Schools across the country are invited to join Wear Something Blue Day on Thursday 22 October. Students wear an item of blue clothing to show their support. Parents and carers (18+) are encouraged to sign up their households for Water Night – so families can take action together.
Teachers can also access our ready-to-use classroom resources and take-home activities from the resources section above.
Headline Sponsor
Water Night 2026 is supported by our Platinum Headline Sponsor Let’s Save Water: A campaign across England and Wales to change how society thinks about and uses water. The campaign is backed by water companies and regulators. Everyone is playing their part.
Product Sponsor
We’re delighted to have Hansgrohe supporting Water Night 2026 as a Gold Product Sponsor. Their products are developed for impressive water experiences with reduced water consumption. So you don’t have to choose between well-being and sustainability.
“Water is more than a resource to us – it is at the heart of what we do. As a business working with water every day, we have a responsibility to help protect it for the future. That’s why we’re proud to support Waterwise and Water Night: a simple but powerful initiative that encourages us all to think differently about how we use water and the part we can each play in safeguarding it.”
— Hansgrohe UK
