Mark Your Calendar: National Ravioli Day Falls on March 20, 2026

National Ravioli Day came and went on March 20, 2026, and if you missed it, you're not alone. The date landed on a Friday this year, and while it didn't exactly clear out grocery store pasta shelves, the National Day Calendar did what it does every year: published its March 20 entry reminding readers what the holiday is, how ravioli are defined, and how people typically observe the occasion.

That kind of explainer might seem unnecessary to anyone who's spent an afternoon crimping fresh pasta dough around a ricotta filling, but the National Day Calendar's entry is aimed at a broader audience. It covers the basics: ravioli as a filled pasta, typically square or round, sealed at the edges and boiled or pan-fried before serving. The holiday itself has no official governing body, no founding document, just a date that food-calendar sites have collectively agreed on and keep surfacing year after year.

What's notable this week is that multiple calendar and food-holiday sites updated their March 20 pages around the same time, giving the date a brief visibility bump. Whether that translated into anyone actually pulling out a pasta roller is another question.

For what it's worth, March 20 is a reasonable date to build a ravioli tradition around. It sits right at the edge of spring, which is when you start wanting lighter fillings, butternut squash gives way to fresh ricotta and herbs, and a brown butter sage sauce stops feeling like the only appropriate option. A spring pea and ricotta raviolo dressed with lemon zest is exactly the kind of dish this date almost asks for.

The next National Ravioli Day falls on March 20, 2027. Plenty of time to practice the fold.