This is one day, the 16th of September, when barbers all around the world unite to give back. It is our twenty four hour event: barber shops all around the world open & go about business as usual – but everything raised on the day goes to a cause that helps your local community, chosen by you. There is no physical pack to wait for – every registered barbershop receives a free World Barber Day digital pack to download, with everything you need to take part.

In the Middle Ages, barbers were not only cutting hair and shaving – they were pulling teeth, dressing wounds and performing operations. These barber-surgeons formed their first organisation in France in 1096, the year barbers were recognised for more than just men’s hairstyles & shaves.

World Barber Day is a demonstration of how ordinary barbers are so much more than a barber – and how each barber can make a significant difference to the world in just one single day. The initiative was founded in 2017 by brothers Hugh & Conor Mc Allister, owners of the successful Grafton Barber barbershop chain in the Republic of Ireland – where the initiative is still run from today. World Barber Day is the founding organisation of the day itself: September 16th was established by this initiative, and international calendar sites that once listed other dates now mark ours.

We used the combination of 1096 (16/09) to signify the day barbers can revert back to Barber – Surgeons & make a worldwide difference.

Red and white striped with a hint of blue – a barber pole twisting next to a storefront signifies a place where men can get a haircut. On World Barber Day this signifies so much more.

All proceeds taken on the day are donated on behalf of World Barber Day, through your own fundraising method, to the cause you’ve chosen. There is no one-size-fits-all plan – just the World Barber Day ethos: use your skills as a force for good.

– UNICEF, our original partner charity, fights for the rights of every child, everyday, across the globe. Many of our barbers choose to support UNICEF’s work for children – the choice of cause is always yours.