Global Beatles Day founder Faith Cohen sees a dream decades in the making come true

Published

June 4, 2026 3:35PM (EDT)

The Beatles on the television program "Our World" in 1967, where they performed "All You Need Is Love," especially written for the occasion (Chris Burnett/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

In 2009, lifelong Beatles fan Faith Cohen launched Global Beatles Day on a wing and a prayer. A truly grassroots effort, Global Beatles Day has slowly but surely emerged as a bona fide tradition over the years, celebrated annually around the world on June 25.