THE FOOD CALENDAR 2020 | Charlotte's Lively Kitchen

January 2020

Date	Event
1 January	New Year’s Day
1 – 31 January	Dry January
1 – 31 January	Ginuary
1 – 31 January	Veganuary
6 January	National Shortbread Day
20 – 26 January	Sugar Awareness Week
25 January	Burn’s Night
25 January	St Dwynwen’s Day
25 January	Chinese New Year
27 January	International Chocolate Cake Day

Date	Event
2 February	British Yorkshire Pudding Day
5 February	World Nutella Day
14 February	Valentine’s Day
22 February – 1 March	Real Bread Week
23 – 29 February	Cornish Pasty Week
24 February – 8 March	Fairtrade Fortnight
25 February	Shrove Tuesday

Date	Event
1 March	Peanut Butter Lovers Day (US)
1 March	St David’s Day
1 – 8 March	Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa
2 – 8 March	SPAM Appreciation Week
2 – 8 March	National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
2 – 8 March	British Pie Week
4 March	World Obesity Day
9 – 13 March	Sport Relief
9 – 15 March	National Salt Awareness Week
9 – 15 March	National Butchers Week
12 March	International School Meals Day
16 – 22 March	Nutrition & Hydration Week
17 March	St Patrick’s Day
22 March	Mother’s Day
23 – 29 March	National Intergenerational Week
25 March	International Waffle Day

Date	Event
4 August	International Day of Italian Cuisine
7 August	International Beer Day
10 – 16 August	National Allotments Week
10 – 16 August	Afternoon Tea Week
16 August	National Rum Day
TBC	World Plant Milk Day

Date	Event
1 September	National Tofu Day
1 – 7 September	Love Lamb Week
1 – 30 September	Sourdough September
1 – 30 September	Organic September
NEW 28 September – 4 October	Healthy Eating Week
4 September	National Fish & Chips Day
5 – 20 September	Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
7 September	World Salami Day
7 – 11 September	Zero Waste Week
13 September	International Chocolate Day
14 – 20 September	Negroni Week
19 September – 4 October	British Food Fortnight
20 September	Open Farm Sunday
20 – 26 September	British Sandwich Week
23 September – 23 October	Seed Gathering Season
25 September	Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
30 September	World School Milk Day
TBC	National Rice Week

Date	Event
1 October	World Vegetarian Day
1 October	International Coffee Day
1 – 6 October	Celebrating 25 Years of Fairtrade
1 – 31 October	Unblocktober
1 – 31 October	National Cholesterol Month
3 October	Global Champagne Day
9 October	International Beer & Pizza Day
9 October	World Egg Day
10 October	World Porridge Day
12 October	Thanksgiving (Canada)
16 October	World Food Day
19 October	World Champagne Day
21 October	Apple Day
22 October	National Nut Day
25 October	World Pasta Day
26 October – 1 November	UK Sausage Week
31 October	Halloween
TBC	National Seafood Week
TBC	National School Meal’s Week
TBC	International Gin & Tonic Day
TBC	Egg Week
TBC	RNLI Fish Supper
TBC	National Curry Week
TBC	International Chefs Day

Date	Event
1 November	World Vegan Day
1 – 30 November	World Vegan Month
2 November	Day of The Dead (Día de los Muertos)
5 November	Guy Fawkes Night
13 November	Children In Need
14 November	World Diabetes Day
16 – 22 November	Alcohol Awareness Week
22 November	Stir-Up Sunday
26 November	Thanksgiving (USA)
23 – 29 November	British Game Week
30 November	St Andrew’s Day
TBC	International Stout Day

Date	Event
25 December	Christmas
31 December	New Year’s Eve