diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240501-151902.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240501-151902.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1522e9775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240501-151902.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Cross-database `date` macro
+time: 2024-05-01T15:19:02.929676-06:00
+custom:
+  Author: dbeatty10
+  Issue: 1221
diff --git a/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/utils/date.sql b/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/utils/date.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f3b85aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/utils/date.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% macro bigquery__date(year, month, day) -%}
+    date({{ year }}, {{ month }}, {{ day }})
+{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/utils/test_utils.py b/tests/functional/adapter/utils/test_utils.py
index 58cecdc7e..7ad4bdd6e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_cast_bool_to_text import BaseCastBoolToText
 from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_concat import BaseConcat
 from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_current_timestamp import BaseCurrentTimestampAware
+from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_date import BaseDate
 from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_dateadd import BaseDateAdd
 from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_datediff import BaseDateDiff
 from dbt.tests.adapter.utils.test_date_spine import BaseDateSpine
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ class TestCurrentTimestamp(BaseCurrentTimestampAware):
     pass
 
 
+class TestDate(BaseDate):
+    pass
+
+
 class TestDateAdd(BaseDateAdd):
     pass