WorldRhubarbDay
A global celebration of rhubarb, its growers, its culture and its future.
We aim to establish World Rhubarb Day as an internationally recognized celebration of rhubarb. It is not an official day yet — this page documents the open process of earning that recognition.
Specimen · Rhubarb stalks, vivid carmine gradients
Cultural Heritage
Rhubarb carries centuries of food culture — from English forcing sheds to Asian medicinal traditions to modern Nordic kitchens. It deserves a shared moment of recognition.
Grower Appreciation
A day that puts producers first: the people who plant, force, harvest and bundle one of the world's most distinctive crops.
Seasonal Gastronomy
A fixed point in the calendar for chefs, restaurants and food brands to celebrate rhubarb at its peak — in every hemisphere's season.
Agricultural Biodiversity
Attention for the varieties, cultivation knowledge and research that keep rhubarb viable for the next century.
The initiative moves through four working phases. Each phase produces a public artifact — research, a written proposal, a supporters' register and a campaign framework — published on this site as each is completed.
Current artifact
World Rhubarb Day Proposal — in research, to be published openly.
Research & Proposal
Consult growers, organizations and researchers on rhubarb's history, culture, production regions, harvest seasons and a suitable date — then publish the World Rhubarb Day Proposal.
International Support
Invite endorsements from growers, universities, agricultural organizations, food companies, chefs and restaurants. Names published only with formal consent.
National Chapters / Country Representatives
Recruit country organizers — e.g. World Rhubarb Day – Japan, – United Kingdom, – Poland — with a clearly defined, public relationship to WRA.
Global Campaign
SNS campaigns, farm events, restaurant fairs, product campaigns, school and university programs, growing events, recipe and photo contests — worldwide.
Seven steps. Each one publicly accounted for.
Global Consultation
Hearings with growers, organizations and researchers worldwide: history, culture, production regions, harvest seasons, existing events.
Date Selection
Choosing a date that respects harvest seasons across hemispheres and existing national traditions.
Proposal Publication
The World Rhubarb Day Proposal — published openly on this site for review.
International Endorsements
Formal support from growers, universities, agricultural organizations, food companies and chefs.
Global Campaign
Coordinated events: farm days, restaurant fairs, contests, school and university programs.
Official WRA Recognition
Formal adoption by the WRA once its governance structure is established.
Broader International Recognition
Working toward recognition by wider international and agricultural bodies.
Achievements at each step will be published here as they happen.
Carry the day into your country.
Country organizers lead World Rhubarb Day locally — events, partners and press. Organizer positions are open in every country, formally recognized by WRA, with the relationship made public.
Events Around the World
No official events yet.
The first coordinated events are planned with the global campaign phase. Farm events, restaurant fairs, recipe contests and education programs will be listed here — only once confirmed.
Global Supporters
Official supporters: 0.
Supporter names, countries, organizations and positions appear here only after formal written consent. The register starts empty — and grows in the open.
World Rhubarb Day Resources
Organizer toolkit — in preparation.
Visual identity, poster templates, event guides and press materials will be published here for country organizers.
Lend the day your name.
Growers, universities, agricultural organizations, food companies, chefs and restaurants: pledge your support for establishing World Rhubarb Day. With your consent, your name joins the public register — and only ever with your consent.