June 8th is Age Adventurously Day
Road Scholar, the not-for-profit leader in educational travel for older adults, has officially designated June 8th as an annual celebration called “Age Adventurously Day!”
Our participants inspire us every day to live life to the fullest, and we want to harness that momentum and maximize its impact by inviting everyone, from the Road Scholar community and beyond, to join us in a day of celebration of the joys of aging.
Join us on June 8 to do something ADVENTUROUS — whatever that means to you.
Whether you’re traveling to a faraway place on this day or staying right in your home city — spend June 8 doing something that expresses your adventurous spirit. Try something you’ve never done before. Have lunch at that restaurant you’ve been curious to try. Ask your friend if you can join his pickleball game. Take a cooking class or a dance class. Go ice skating. Hike a new trail. Order food in another language. Paint. Join a book club. Adopt a puppy. Invite your friends to karaoke. Get a tattoo.
Adventure begins on the edge of your comfort zone.
Make aging your greatest adventure. Grab a friend, or grab a few — and help us make Age Adventurously Day on June 8 a day to remember.
Age Adventurously and WIN!
Tell us how you're aging adventurously, and you could win a $1,500 Road Scholar travel voucher!
Make a plan TODAY for how you plan to Age Adventurously on June 8 and share it with us now. Or submit a story and/or photo of your adventures after June 8. You could win a Road Scholar Adventure Package, including a $1,500 voucher for a Road Scholar program and other adventurous prizes.
Entries are accepted through June 13. See Terms & Conditions.
Previous Age Adventurously Winners
Road Scholar is delighted to announce our inaugural Age Adventurously 2025 grand prize winner is George R. Hood of Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
George’s entry: In June 1972, I took off on an open-ended road trip in my faithful Super Beetle Otto. I had no set plans. Just a handful of maps. Three days into my adventure, I encountered the first “symptoms” of Hurricane Agnes. Fortunately, I decided to make a beeline home back to Rochester, NY. I was a little ahead of Agnes all the way back. Since I never really fulfilled my dream of taking an open-ended, no pre-set itinerary road trip, I've committed Age Adventurously Day as a chance to fill that void in my life. I'm allowing a whole month to just wandering around wherever the spirit moves me from day to day. Preferably, I’d like to visit places I've never been before, but if my route takes me elsewhere, so be it. Living adventurously, to me, has to transcend a single day or event in our lives — it involves a commitment to a style/philosophy of life that leaves one free to delve into subjects, places, people and/or experiences one hasn't met up with before.
Read more about George and how he’s aging adventurously!
Age Adventurously Facebook Club
Our Age Adventurously Club on Facebook connects an online community of like-minded adults who inspire each other every day with stories and photos of their adventures in aging. Get tips and advice on everything from travel destinations to the best hiking boots, and more!
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Wear Adventure on Your Sleeve
Check out our line of “Age Adventurously Day” t-shirts and tell the whole world how much you love adventure! Perfect to wear on June 8 as you step outside your comfort zone and do something adventurous that day to celebrate with us!