September 16th 2027
BARBERS WORLDWIDE UNITE
The original World Barber Day – founded in Ireland in 2017, setting the date the world now marks.
Join barbers worldwide and raise funds for YOUR cause - a local charity, or people close to your community's heart
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Canada
Colombia
Croatia
Egypt
Ethiopia
France
Georgia
Germany
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Jamaica
Jordan
Malaysia
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Sweden
Tanzania
Trinidad & Tobago
Ukraine
UAE
United Kingdom
United StatesEvery cut counts – donate on our JustGiving page and watch the total climb on the day.
A Word from our Celebrity Brand Ambassadors
Around the World
James Nesbitt launches World Barber Day
Our celebrity ambassador joins Magic Breakfast to explain what September 16th is for: barbers using the craft they already have to raise money and give something back to the communities they cut hair in every day.
Free cuts for a whole city
On World Barber Day, barbers and volunteers in Iloilo City ran Haircut Para sa LAHAT with the Office of the City Mayor — free grooming for anyone who needed it. This is what the day looks like when a community takes it on: not a fundraiser bolted onto a shop, but a city turning out.
Help us Help Children all over the world
“Somewhere in the world today a boy is receiving the lifesaving gift of a vaccination Somewhere, for the first time, a girl is walking proudly along the dusty road to a schoolhouse. Somewhere, a refugee mother is reunited with her son after being separated during a conflict. And somewhere a child is having her first taste of clean water. […] Children’s futures are in all our hands.I invite you to find out more not only about what UNICEF is doing but how you can help make our world a better place for its youngest citizens, wherever they work.”
– Henrietta Fore, former Executive Director, UNICEF
September 16th 2026
BARBERS WORLDWIDE UNITE!
ArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanCanadaColombiaCroatiaEgyptEthiopiaFranceGeorgiaGermanyHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIrelandJamaicaJordanMalaysiaMongoliaMoroccoMyanmarNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugalSouth AfricaSwedenTanzaniaTrinidad & TobagoUkraineUAEUnited KingdomUnited StatesWhat is World Barber Day?
Help us Help Children All Over the World
“The next steps of our journey will depend on our willingness to adapt to the changing world around us… to infuse equity throughout our programmes… and to find new ways to realize the rights – and brighten the futures – of the most disadvantaged children around the world”
– Anthony Lake, former Executive Director, UNICEF
Our Mission
To empower barbers to use their skills as a force for good, offering dignity and hope to those who need it most.
Founded in Ireland in 2017. Marked every September 16th by barbers in over 50 countries.
Take Part in Three Steps:
Prepare
Make sure your whole team knows what World Barber Day is about. There is no rulebook – just our ethos: use your skills to offer dignity and hope to those who need it most.
Promote
Represent World Barber Day with your free digital promotional pack – posters, social graphics and logos, ready to download now. Tag #worldbarberday in your posts and we may feature your shop on our channels.
Participate
On September 16th, do what you always do – open your shop and cut hair. The one thing that matters: encourage your customers to donate, your way, to the cause you’ve chosen. A cause close to your own community, or UNICEF, our original partner charity.
From the blog
Barbers giving back
From us, to you
- Go raibh maith agatIrish
- Thank youEnglish
- GraciasSpanish
- MerciFrench
- DankeGerman
- ObrigadoPortuguese
- Dank je welDutch
- DziękujemyPolish
- HvalaCroatian
- KöszönjükHungarian
- TakkNorwegian
- TackSwedish
- ДякуємоUkrainian
- ՇնորհակալությունArmenian
- გმადლობთGeorgian
- Təşəkkür edirikAzerbaijani
- شكرًاArabic
- متشکرمPersian
- شکریہUrdu
- धन्यवादHindi
- ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳುKannada
- ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်Burmese
- БаярлалааMongolian
- 多謝Cantonese
- Terima kasihMalay
- SalamatFilipino
- AsanteSwahili
- Na godeHausa
- E ṣéYoruba
- NgiyabongaZulu
- DankieAfrikaans
- Ngā mihiMāori