03 Nov 2020 – World Town Planning Day is an event that is aimed at advancing public and professional interest within the planning profession and it is dedicated to giving focused recognition to the ideals of community planning, which brings professional planners and communities together. This event has been celebrated as early as 1949, and it continues to present an opportunity to look at planning from a local and global perspective and celebrate the profession’s achievements as well as showcase planning evolution.

The theme for the World Town Planning Day 2020 event is: The Paradox of Planning Implementation across the Globe. This is an international event that will be held online via Zoom from the 4th to the 6th of November 2020. The event is organised by several stakeholders namely eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South African Council of Planners (SACPLAN), South African Cities Network (SACN), South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE). Furthermore, the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) has endorsed this event. World Town Planning Day 2020 is a pre- congress event for the 56th ISOCARP Virtual World Planning Congress on the Post-Oil City.