A little reason to celebrate
Mario Day
Fun · Hobby · March 10
Mario Day, also called MAR10 Day, honors the cheerful video game plumber in the red cap, along with his jumps, coins, mushrooms and friends.
Mario Day falls on Wednesday, March 10, 2027. That is 134 days away.
A short man in a red cap and blue overalls runs to the right, leaps, and lands on a mushroom-shaped enemy. That is Mario, the video game plumber with the bushy mustache, and Mario Day (also written MAR10 Day) is given over to him. It is marked in the United States too, by people who grew up with him and people who met him last week.
The appeal is simple to describe and hard to put down. Mario jumps, collects coins, and grabs power-ups. A mushroom makes him bigger, and a flower lets him throw fireballs. His brother Luigi, taller and in green, often comes along, and the villain Bowser, a large spiky turtle king, keeps kidnapping Princess Peach with impressive persistence.
Over the years Mario has left the pipes behind for go-kart racing, tennis, golf and board-game parties. That range is part of why so many households have a favorite Mario game, and why arguments about which one is best can outlast dinner.
Most people mark the day by playing. Some return to an old level they know by heart, others hand a controller to a younger relative and watch them figure out the first jump. Fans also draw the characters, hum the music, or bake cookies shaped like coins and stars.
The first enemy in many of his games, the Goomba, is a walking mushroom, which makes the mushrooms that help him feel like a mild family dispute.
Ways to celebrate
- Replay a favorite Mario level you remember from childhood.
- Teach someone new how to make Mario's first jump.
- Draw Mario, Luigi or a Goomba from memory.
- Hum the familiar theme music and see who recognizes it.
- Bake simple cookies shaped like coins or stars.
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday, March 10 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, March 10 |
| 2028 | Friday, March 10 |
| 2029 | Saturday, March 10 |
| 2030 | Sunday, March 10 |
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