THE FOOD CALENDAR 2020/2021

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February 2020

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

March 2020

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

April 2020

Date	Event
1 April	April Fool’s Day
4 April	International Carrot Day
7 April	World Health Day
10 April	Good Friday
12 April	Easter Sunday
13 April	Easter Monday
21 April	National Tea Day
23 April	St George’s Day
23 – 30 April	British Beef Week

May 2020

Date	Event
5 May	Cinco de Mayo
9 May	World Fairtrade Day
11 – 17 May	National Vegetarian Week
11 – 17 May	Coeliac Awareness Week
16 May	World Whisky Day
25 – 31 May	National Barbecue Week
25 May – 7 June	British Tomato Fortnight
28 May	World Hunger Day
29 May	National Biscuit Day
29 May	Tiger Nut Day

June 2020

Date	Event
1 June	World Milk Day
8 – 14 June	Diabetes Week
12 June	International Falafel Day
13 June	World Gin Day
15 June	Beer Day Britain
18 June	World Sushi Day
20 – 28 June	English Wine Week
21 June	Father’s Day
26 June	National Cream Tea Day

July 2020

Date	Event
1 – 31 July	Ice Cream Month
6 – 12 July	Great British Pea Week
7 July	World Chocolate Day
16 July	National Cherry Day

August 2020

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
13 August	National Prosecco Day
16 August	National Rum Day
27 August	National Burger Day

September 2020

Date	Event
1 September	National Tofu Day
1 – 7 September	Love Lamb Week
1 – 30 September	Sourdough September
1 – 30 September	Organic September
*NEW* 1 – 30 September	Honey Month (US)
*NEW* 4 September	Macademia Nut Day (US)
4 September	National Fish & Chips Day
5 – 20 September	Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
*NEW* 7 September	Acorn Squash Day (US)
7 September	World Salami Day
7 – 11 September	Zero Waste Week
*NEW* 12 June – 12 September	National Chocolate Milkshake Day (US)
13 September	International Chocolate Day
*NEW* 13 September	Peanut Day (US)
14 – 20 September	Negroni Week
14 – 20 September	National Rice Week
*NEW* 16 September	Guacamole Day (US)
*NEW* 18 September	Cheeseburger Day (US)
19 September – 4 October	British Food Fortnight
20 September	Open Farm Sunday
*NEW* 22 September	White Chocolate Day (US)
23 September – 23 October	Seed Gathering Season
25 September	Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
*NEW* 26 September	Pancake Day (US)
*NEW* 27 September	Corned Beef Hash Day (US)
28 September – 4 October	Healthy Eating Week
30 September	World School Milk Day

October 2020

Date	Event
1 October	World Vegetarian Day
1 October	International Coffee Day
20 October	International Chefs Day
1 – 31 October	Unblocktober
*NEW* 4 October	Taco Day (UK)
9 October	International Beer & Pizza Day
9 October	World Egg Day
*NEW* 9 October	Moldy Cheese Day (US)
10 October	World Porridge Day
12 October	Thanksgiving (Canada)
16 October	World Food Day
*NEW* 18 October	Chocolate Cupcake Day (US)
*NEW* 19 – 25 October	UK Coffee Week
21 October	Apple Day
22 October	National Nut Day
23 October	Global Champagne Day
25 October	World Pasta Day
31 October	Halloween
1 – 31 October	National Cholesterol Month
TBC	Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off
TBC	International Gin & Tonic Day
TBC	Egg Week
TBC	RNLI Fish Supper
TBC	National Curry Week

November 2020

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
5 November	International Stout Day
*NEW* 10 November	Vanilla Cupcake Day (US)
*NEW* 11 – 15 November	National School Meal’s Week
13 November	Children In Need
*NEW* 14 November	Pickle Day (US)
14 November	World Diabetes Day
16 – 22 November	Alcohol Awareness Week
*NEW* 17 November	Homemade Bread Day (US)
22 November	Stir-Up Sunday
26 November	Thanksgiving (USA)
*NEW* 28 November	French Toast Day (US)
23 – 29 November	British Game Week
30 November	St Andrew’s Day

December 2020

Date	Event
2 December	English Breakfast Day
*NEW* 5 December	Pigs in Blankets Day
*NEW* 8 December	Brownie Day (US)
*NEW* 17 December	Maple Syrup Day (US)
25 December	Christmas
31 December	New Year’s Eve

 

The 2021 Food Calendar

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

February 2021

Date	Event
7 February	British Yorkshire Pudding Day
5 February	World Nutella Day
12 February	Chinese New Year
14 February	Valentine’s Day
16 February	Shrove Tuesday
20 – 28 February	Real Bread Week
22 February	National Margarita Day
22 February – 7 March	Fairtrade Fortnight
TBC	Cornish Pasty Week
TBC	National Pizza Day
TBC	National Toast Day

March 2021

Date	Event
1 March	Peanut Butter Lovers Day (US)
1 March	St David’s Day
1 – 7 March	British Pie Week
4 March	World Obesity Day
14 March	Mother’s Day (UK)
15 – 21 March	Nutrition & Hydration Week
17 March	St Patrick’s Day
19 March	Red Nose Day
25 March	International Waffle Day
TBC	Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa
TBC	SPAM Appreciation Week
TBC	National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
TBC	National Salt Awareness Week
TBC	National Butchers Week
TBC	International School Meals Day
TBC	National Intergenerational Week

April 2021

Date	Event
1 April	April Fool’s Day
2 April	Good Friday
4 April	International Carrot Day
4 April	Easter Sunday
5 April	Easter Monday
7 April	World Health Day
21 April	National Tea Day
23 April	St George’s Day
TBC	British Beef Week
TBC	UK Coffee Week
TBC	Cupcake Day – Alzheimer’s Society
TBC	Allergy Awareness Week

May 2021

Date	Event
5 May	Cinco de Mayo
8 May	World Fairtrade Day
9 May	Mother’s Day (US)
10 – 16 May	National Vegetarian Week
15 May	World Whisky Day
TBC	Tiger Nut Day
31 May – 6 June	National Barbecue Week
TBC	The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week
TBC	Coeliac Awareness Week
TBC	British Tomato Fortnight
TBC	World Hunger Day
TBC	National Biscuit Day

June 2021

Date	Event
1 June	World Milk Day
5 – 6 June	The Big Lunch
12 June	International Falafel Day
12 June	World Gin Day
15 June	Beer Day Britain
20 June	Father’s Day
TBC	Diabetes Week
TBC	English Wine Week
TBC	International Day of Italian Cuisine
TBC	World Sushi Day
TBC	The Great Get Together
TBC	National Picnic Week
TBC	National Cream Tea Day
TBC	Food Safety Week
TBC	National Fish & Chips Day

July 2021

Date	Event
1 – 31 July	Ice Cream Month
7 July	World Chocolate Day
16 July	National Cherry Day
TBC	Great British Pea Week
TBC	Welsh Wine Week
TBC	Hot Dog Day

August 2021

Date	Event
6 August	International Beer Day
26 August	National Burger Day
TBC	National Prosecco Day
TBC	National Allotments Week
TBC	Afternoon Tea Week
TBC	National Rum Day
TBC	World Plant Milk Day

September 2021

Date	Event
1 – 7 September	Love Lamb Week
1 – 30 September	Sourdough September
1 – 30 September	Organic September
*NEW* 1 – 30 September	Honey Month (US)
1 September	National Tofu Day
*NEW* 22 September	White Chocolate Day (US)
*NEW* 4 September	Macademia Nut Day (US)
7 September	World Salami Day
*NEW* 7 September	Acorn Squash Day (US)
*NEW* 12 June – 12 September	Chocolate Milkshake Day (US)
13 September	International Chocolate Day
*NEW* 13 September	Peanut Day (US)
*NEW* 16 September	Guacamole Day (US)
*NEW* 18 September	Cheeseburger Day (US)
*NEW* 26 September	Pancake Day (US)
*NEW* 27 September	Corned Beef Hash Day (US)
29 September	World School Milk Day
TBC	Healthy Eating Week
TBC	Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
TBC	Zero Waste Week
TBC	Negroni Week
TBC	British Food Fortnight
TBC	British Sandwich Week
TBC	Open Farm Sunday
TBC	Seed Gathering Season
TBC	Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
TBC	National Rice Week

October 2021

Date	Event
1 October	International Coffee Day
1 – 31 October	Unblocktober
*NEW* 4 October	Taco Day (UK)
8 October	World Egg Day
9 October	International Beer & Pizza Day
*NEW* 9 October	Moldy Cheese Day (US)
10 October	World Porridge Day
11 October	Thanksgiving (Canada)
*NEW* 18 October	Chocolate Cupcake Day (US)
21 October	Apple Day
31 October	Halloween
TBC	National Seafood Week
TBC	World Vegetarian Day
TBC	Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off
TBC	Global Champagne Day
TBC	World Food Day
TBC	International Chefs Day
TBC	National Nut Day
TBC	World Pasta Day
TBC	UK Sausage Week
TBC	National Cholesterol Month
TBC	National School Meal’s Week
TBC	International Gin & Tonic Day
TBC	Egg Week
TBC	RNLI Fish Supper
TBC	National Curry Week

November 2021

Date	Event
1 – 30 November	World Vegan Month
2 November	Day of The Dead (Día de los Muertos)
4 November	International Stout Day
5 November	Guy Fawkes (Bonfire) Night
*NEW* 10 November	Vanilla Cupcake Day (US)
14 November	World Diabetes Day
*NEW* 14 November	Pickle Day (US)
*NEW* 17 November	Homemade Bread Day (US)
21 November	Stir-Up Sunday
25 November	Thanksgiving (USA)
*NEW* 28 November	French Toast Day (US)
30 November	St Andrew’s Day
TBC	Children In Need
TBC	Alcohol Awareness Week
TBC	British Game Week

December 2021

Date	Event
2 December	English Breakfast Day
*NEW* 5 December	Pigs in Blankets Day
*NEW* 8 December	Brownie Day (US)
*NEW* 17 December	Maple Syrup Day (US)
25 December	Christmas
31 December	New Year’s Eve

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