Food Calendar Dates to Remember: A Guide to Food Holidays and Celebration Days
Don’t miss out on these important food calendar dates! Learn about the best food holidays and celebration days of the year with our comprehensive guide.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | |||
| Dry January | 1- 31 | 1- 31 | 1- 31 |
| Veganuary | 1 - 31 | 1- 31 | 1- 31 |
| Burns Night | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| St Dwynwen’s Day (Welsh Valentine’s Day) | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Chinese New Year | 25 | 10 Feb | 29 |
| International Chocolate Cake Day | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| February | |||
| Yorkshire Pudding Day | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| National Pizza Day | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Valentine’s Day | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Real Bread Week | 18- 26 | 17- 25 | |
| Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) | 21 | 13 | 4 March |
| March | |||
| St David’s Day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dementia UK Time for a Cuppa Week | 1 - 8 | 1- 8 | 1- 8 |
| School Breakfast Week | 2 - 6 | 4- 8 | 3- 7 |
| British Pie Week | 6- 12 | 4- 10 | 3- 9 |
| National Butcher’s Week | 9 - 15 | 4- 10 | 3- 9 |
| St Patrick’s Day | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Mother’s Day | 19 | 10 | 30 |
| April | |||
| Good Friday | 7 | 29 March | 18 |
| Easter Sunday | 9 | 31 March | 20 |
| Vaisakhi (Sikh New Year) | 14 | 13 | |
| National Tea Day | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| St George’s Day | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Great British Beef Week | 23 - 30 | ||
| May | |||
| World Fairtrade Day | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| World Cocktail Day | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Vegetarian Week | 15- 21 | 20- 26 | 19- 25 |
| World Baking Day | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| World Whisky Day | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| British Sandwich Week | 22- 28 | 19- 25 | 18- 24 |
| World Hunger Day | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| National Biscuit Day | 29 | ||
| National Barbecue Week | 29- 4 June | 27- 2 June | 26- 1 June |
| British Tomato Fortnight | 29- 11 June | 20- 2 June | 26- 8 June |
| June | |||
| World Milk Day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| National Cheese Day | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Big Lunch Weekend | 6- 7 | 1- 2 | |
| World Gin Day | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Open Farm Sunday | 11 | 9 | |
| Healthy Eating Week | 12- 16 | 10- 14 | |
| English Wine Week | 17- 25 | 15- 23 | 21- 29 |
| National Picnic Week | 17- 25 | ||
| Father’s Day | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| National Cream Tea Day | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| July | |||
| Ice Cream Month | 1- 31 | 1- 31 | 1- 31 |
| World Chocolate Day | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| August | |||
| National Allotments Week | 7- 13 | 5- 11 | 4- 10 |
| Afternoon Tea Week | 7- 13 | 12- 18 | 11- 17 |
| National Oatcake Day | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| National Burger Day | 24 | 22 | 28 |
| September | |||
| Organic September | 1 - 30 | 1- 30 | 1- 30 |
| National Mushroom Month | 1 - 30 | 1- 30 | 1- 30 |
| Love Lamb Week | 1- 7 | 1- 7 | 1- 7 |
| Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight | 2- 16 | ||
| Eat An Extra Dessert Day | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| National Fish & Chips Day | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Zero Waste Week | 4- 8 | 2- 6 | 1- 5 |
| Cake Week UK | 5- 11 | ||
| Fairtrade Fortnight | 9- 22 | ||
| National Rice Week | 11- 17 | ||
| Raspberry Day | 15 | ||
| British Food Fortnight | 16- 1 October | 17- 2 October | 17- 2 October |
| Apple Day | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| World School Milk Day | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning | 29 | ||
| October | |||
| World Vegetarian Day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| International Coffee Day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| National Curry Week | 2- 8 | 7- 13 | 6- 12 |
| World Egg Day | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| National Baking Week | 14 - 20 | 14- 20 | 14- 20 |
| World Food Day | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| International Chefs Day | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| National Nut Day | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| World Pasta Day | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Halloween | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| November | |||
| World Vegan Month | 1 - 30 | 1- 30 | 1- 30 |
| World Vegan Day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bonfire Night | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| National School Meals Week | 6- 10 | 12- 17 | |
| British Game Week | 6- 12 | ||
| Diwalhi | 12 | 1 | |
| Stir Up Sunday | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| St Andrew’s Day | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| December | |||
| Hannukka | 7- 15 | 26- 2 Jan | 15- 22 |
| National Cupcake Day | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Christmas Day | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Boxing Day | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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