List of food days all over the world
This is a list of food days by country. Many countries have designated specific days as celebrations, commemorations, or acknowledgments of certain types of food and drink.
Global or international [ edit ] Date Event Origin Notes Image November 11 Pocky Day Ezaki Glico , 1999. Pictured are sticks of original-type Pocky. [ 35]
Date Event Origin Notes Image April 18 Black Day A single people's day celebrated with jajangmyeon , the black noodle dish which gave the day its name. November 11 Pepero Day Begun in 1994, this is an observance in South Korea similar to Valentine's Day, but held on November 11. The original purpose of the day was to exchange peperos with each other in hopes of becoming taller and thinner. The current purpose is to exchange peperos to show affection for friends and loved ones. Pictured are pepero almond sticks. [ 35]
Date Event Origin Notes Image March 25 National Waffle Day (Våffeldagen) Celebrated on Our Lady Day . In Swedish that is "Vårfrudagen", and it sounds like "Våffeldagen", meaning Waffle day.[ 39] Celebrations with waffles have been documented since the 19th century.[ 40] October 4 National Cinnamon Bun Day (Kanelbullens dag) Created in 1999 on initiative of Swedish lobbyists "Hembakningsrådet", i.e. approximately "Home Baking Counsel".[ 41] The organisation started 1959 working for yeast, sugar, flour and margarine manufacturers and later for Nordzucker . [ 42]
Date Event Origin Notes Image Second Sunday in August Melon Day
As of 2014, the United States had over 365 days related to awareness of specific foods or drinks .[ 46] [ 47]
Foods at a buffet . National Buffet Week begins on January 2 each year in the United States. A bowl of ice cream offered for free by an ice cream vendor in celebration of Ice Cream for Breakfast Day , 2014 In the United States, March 23 is National Chips and Dip Day A corn dog ; National Corndog Day occurs on March 22 in the United States A grilled cheese sandwich ; April 12 is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day May 5 is National hoagie day in the United States. Pictured is a cheesesteak sandwich prepared with a hoagie roll . Escargot at a restaurant. May 24 is National Escargot Day. National Doughnut Day occurs on the first Friday of June every year. National Corn on the cob day occurs on June 11. June 15 is National Lobster Day. National Chili Dog Day occurs on the fourth Thursday of July. National Fried Chicken Day occurs on July 6. July 14 is National Mac & Cheese Day. July 24 is National Tequila Day. Pictured is a Tequila Sunrise . August 25 is National Whiskey Sour Day. 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Oxford University Press. p. 421 . ISBN 0-19-860990-6 . ^ "Israel gears up for International Hummus Day" . The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com . 12 May 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ SureshikaThilakarathna. "Today is World Milk Day" . news.lk . Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Go coco for lamingtons - it's World Lamington Day" . Food . 20 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-07 . ^ "Where to get a free cup of coffee to celebrate International Coffee Day!" . ABC13 Houston . 29 September 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Best porridge title scooped by US" . BBC News . BBC. October 11, 2009. ^ "World Porridge Day" . Mary's Meals . Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 . ^ "American wins world porridge title" . Daily Telegraph . October 11, 2009. ^ "World Food Day: Millions malnourished in India" . BBC News . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "It's World Tripe Day!" . Los Angeles Times . October 24, 2014. ^ "Vegan-friendly city going 'whole hog' as 70th anniversary marked" . BBC News . November 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Who's doing what, where for Philly Vegan Day" . Philly.com . October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "World Egg Day 2024- From Ancient Egypt To Rome, How History Shaped The Way We Eat Our Breakfast Today" . Times Now . 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2024-10-28 . ^ "UN, AU join forces against acute malnutrition" . Standard Digital . Kenya. ^ "Bolo de cenoura: conheça a história e 8 receitas do doce" [Carrot cake: learn the history and 8 recipes of the dessert]. Casa e Jardim (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-10-31 . ^ "Dia do pão francês: saiba curiosidades da iguaria que nasceu no Brasil no século 20" [Pão francês day: learn more about the delicacy that was born in Brazil in the 20th century]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-10-31 . ^ "Dia da Pizza" . ^ "Food Freedom Day" . Canadian Federation of Agriculture . Retrieved March 24, 2023 . ^ "James: A humble declaration of Jamaican Patty Day - The Star" . Toronto Star . 22 February 2012. ^ "The National Khachapuri Day - 27th of February" . ^ "Bon Appetit Wednesday: Celebrating Germany's National Soup Day!" . Antiquity Now . November 19, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2015 . ^ "Traditions" . www.iceland.is . Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-03-20 . ^ Sigmundsdóttir, Alda. "Happy happy Cream Puff Day!" . Guide to Iceland . Retrieved 2024-09-04 . ^ "Bolludagur (Cream Puff Day!)" . Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto . Retrieved 2024-09-04 . ^ "Bolludagur/Bun day" . Hvolsvöllur . 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-09-04 . ^ Fontaine, Andie Sophia; Bicnick, Art (2018-02-12). "It's Time For Cream Puffs Today In Iceland" . The Reykjavík Grapevine . Fröken. Retrieved 2024-09-04 . ^ "Cream Puff Day in Iceland" . Iceland Review . 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2024-09-04 . ^ "Anand to celebrate National Milk Day in Kurien's memory" . The Times of India . November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2016 . ^ a b Gale, Alastair (November 11, 2013). "On Pepero Day, a Japanese Rival Lurks" . WSJ . Retrieved July 23, 2015 . ^ "Give a pretzel to your sweetheart" . Luxemburger Wort . March 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. ^ "Joepie, het is nationale pannenkoekdag" [Yippie, it is national pancake day] (in Dutch). The Netherlands: RTV Noord-Holland . March 30, 2012. ^ "Over Nationale Pannenkoekdag" [About National Pancake day] (in Dutch). pannenkoekdag.nl. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012 . ^ "Våffeldagen (Vårfrudagen)" . Nordiska museet (in Swedish). 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2023-01-06 . ^ "Jungfru Marie bebådelsedag" . Svenska Dagbladet . March 31, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-01-06 . Allmänna benämningen på densamma är [...] Våffeldagen, hvilket senare namn medfört seden på en del trakter att på denna dag äta våfflor." ^ Matsson, KG (October 2010). "Med hembakat skänker vi varandra glädje och omtanke" . Hemmets Journal . Archived from the original on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06 . ^ "Cinnamon Bun Day" . Temadagar. January 29, 2015. ^ Doré, Louis (June 5, 2015). "National fish and chips day: the ten best shops in the country" . The Independent . London. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Hooton, Christopher (August 22, 2014). "National Burger Day: Get 20% off basically all good London burgers next week" . The Independent . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Smith-Jarvis, Charlotte (24 August 2020). "11 of the best burger places in Suffolk" . East Anglian Daily Times . Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020 . ^ a b c d e f g h Severson, Kim (May 30, 2007). "Having a Snack? Make It a Holiday" . The New York Times . ^ Ansberry, Clare (December 11, 2014). "Today Is National Noodle Ring Day, So If You've Got a Bundt Pan, Use It" . The Wall Street Journal.com . Retrieved December 16, 2014 . ^ Praetorius, Dean (January 5, 2011). "National Whipped Cream Day Spurs Sales, Criticism" . The Huffington Post . Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ Hoffer, Steven (2011-01-05). "Is National Whipped Cream Day Insensitive to World Hunger?" . AOL News . Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2024-09-05 . ^ "National Pie Day: A Colorado-born holiday" . The Denver Post . MediaNews Group . 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2024-09-06 . ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (2014-01-15). " 'Labor Day' Partners with American Pie Council for National Pie Day" . Variety . Retrieved 2024-09-06 . ^ Aasen, Eric (January 21, 2012). "Sunday is National Pie Day, when pie takes center stage" . The Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. ^ Svan, Darren (2024-02-07). "Pie Day puts smiles on lawmakers' faces" . Idaho Education News . Retrieved 2024-09-05 . ^ Fontenot, Edouard (2022-02-24). "When It Was Pie Day All Day" . The Provincetown Independent . Retrieved 2024-09-05 . ^ "Saturday is National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day" . The News-Press . February 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015 . ^ a b "Consuming Passions" . The Economic Times . U.S.A (United States of America). April 28, 2011. ^ "It's National Pizza Day and National Bagel Day" . NY Daily News . Retrieved December 8, 2016 . ^ a b c Hirsch, J. M. (August 18, 2004). "Food turns eating into stream of holidays" . Associated Press via Kentucky New Era . ^ "New holiday alert:Celebrate the inaugural Friday Fish Fry Day on February 19" . Milwaukee Record . February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 . ^ "The absolute best cocktails for National Margarita Day" . Fox News . February 20, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015 . ^ Cruz, Nancy (February 23, 2015). "Somethin' to Celebrate- National Banana Bread Day" . KTLA . Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015 . ^ a b c "Fun Facts" . National Peanut Board . Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ Reyes, Liz (March 2, 2015). "Grab a fork for National Banana Creme Pie Day" . FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports, Social . Retrieved September 28, 2015 . ^ a b c d e f g h i Rem, Kathryn (March 9, 2010). "Yesterday was National Crabmeat Day and you missed it" . The State Journal-Register . Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ "Photos: National Corndog Day" . daytondailynews.com . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ the National Corndog Day website (26 February 2014). "National Corndog Day March 22" . Mason City Globe Gazette . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Goldstein, Darra (2011). "National Turkey Day" . Gastronomica . 11 (4): iii–iv. doi :10.1525/gfc.2012.11.4.iii . ^ "March 27: International Whiskey Day" . Carriage Towne News . 27 March 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Rasputin Todd (March 21, 2014). "Food events: March 21–30" . Cincinnati.com . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Koonse, Emma (April 2, 2012). "National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day Today" . The Christian Post . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Fussel, James A. (May 27, 2006). "Everyday can be like a holiday" . Albany Times Union . Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. ^ Verive, John (April 6, 2013). "Sunday is National Beer Day -- raise a glass to L.A.'s history" . Los Angeles Times . ^ Thorn, Bret (April 12, 2012). "Grilled cheese sandwiches spotlighted" . Nation's Restaurant News . Penton Media . ^ a b c Nauroth, Tony (January 4, 2008). "CELEBRATIONS GALORE; THERE'S A DAY, WEEK OR MONTH FOR EVERYTHING" . The Post-Standard . Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. ^ a b c Harper, Jennifer (April 22, 2006). "What a day; we need to celebrate" . The Washington Times . Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ Reitz, Scott (April 19, 2011). "When Every Day Is a National Food Day, Is Food Still Special?" . Dallas Observer . Retrieved September 12, 2015 . ^ House of Representatives - Thursday, April 26, 2001 - National Pretzel Day . Congressional Record of the United States House of Representatives . April 26, 2001. ISBN 9780160924309 . ^ Bites (April 27, 2011). "Carnivores rejoice! It's National Prime Rib Day" . NBC News . Retrieved September 12, 2015 . ^ Baltimore Sun (May 1, 2013). "May 5: National Hoagie Day" . baltimoresun.com . Retrieved July 3, 2015 . ^ "National Hoagie Day" . myfoxphilly.com . May 5, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2015 . ^ Murphy, Katelyn (July 22, 2015). "GDC: National Pizza Party Day!" . WTTE . Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ Smith, Emily (May 23, 2012). "National taffy day" . Eatocracy . CNN. Archived from the original on Oct 2, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2013 . ^ "Saturday is National Italian Beef Day" . May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017 . ^ Thornby, Hannah (May 28, 2015). "Happy National Brisket Day: The year in smoked meats" . All Ablog Austin . Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015 . ^ "National Hamburger Day" . Days Of The Year . 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-07-25 . ^ a b c d Glover, Katherine (June 5, 2009). "National Doughnut Day and Other Food Holidays" . Moneywatch . CBS News . Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ "National Donut Day: Pastry Party Ahead" . NBC Southern California . 2 June 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Baltimore Sun (June 2, 2015). "Boston Market rotisserie chicken - Baltimore Sun" . baltimoresun.com . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ WNCN Staff (May 26, 2014). "RALEIGH: Clueless Chick: Celebrate National Rocky Road Day - FOX10 News - WALA" . fox10tv.com . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . [permanent dead link ] ^ Liz Reyes (June 3, 2015). "National Chocolate Macaroon Day" . fox8live.com . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Dion, Jill (19 May 2015). "Egg McMuffins will be 63 cents June 3: National Egg Day" . Milford Mirror . Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Adeeyo, Dara (June 4, 2014). "Celebrate National Cognac Day" . Jet . Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2015 . ^ "National gingerbread day" . cnn.com . June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Tonight: Free food for National Moonshine Day" . Philly.com . June 5, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "National applesauce cake day" . National applesauce cake day – Eatocracy . June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015 . ^ "Days in June, 2016" . June 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017 . ^ "REFRESHING! Today is National Iced Tea Day" . wpxi.com . June 10, 2015. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2024 . ^ Katherine Ducharme (June 10, 2015). "Teavana gives free tea in honor of National Iced Tea Day" . fox28.com . Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Living Well with National Corn on the Cob Day" . Fox 59 . 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Dive into these recipes for National Lobster Day" . Fox News . June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "Celebrating National Fudge Day with Levee Mercantile" . FOX2now.com . 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ WFSB Staff (June 16, 2015). "Today is National Fudge Day" . wfsb.com . Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ ABC News. "National Vanilla Milkshake Day" . ABC News . Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "National Ice Cream Soda Day" . 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Retrieved July 20, 2013 . ^ Strickland, Ashley (July 7, 2011). "Breakfast buffet: National strawberry sundae day" . cnneatocracy.wordpress.com . CNN. Retrieved October 9, 2018 . ^ "Breakfast buffet: National chocolate with almonds day" . cnn.com . July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ "July 8: National Chocolate With Almonds Day" . Carriage Towne News . 8 July 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015 . ^ Ezell, Tim (9 July 2013). "National Sugar Cookie Day" . fox2now.com . Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2013 . ^ Terrero, Nina. "Celebrate National Piña Colada Day" . nbclationo.com . NBC Universal. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013 . ^ Smith, Emily (July 11, 2013). "National blueberry muffin day" . Eatocracy . CNN. Retrieved July 20, 2013 . ^ Smith, Emily (July 12, 2013). "National pecan pie day" . Eatocracy . CNN. Archived from the original on Mar 29, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2013 . ^ Harris, Jenn (July 13, 2013). 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