THE FOOD CALENDAR 2020

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	St David’s Day
1 – 8 March	Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa
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
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
TBC	International School Meals Day

Date	Event
5 May	Cinco de Mayo
9 May	World Fairtrade Day
NEW 9 May	World Fairtrade Week Day
9 – 16 May	The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week
11 – 17 May	National Vegetarian Week
16 May	World Whisky Day
17 – 23 May	British Sandwich Week
23 – 31 May	English Wine Week
25 – 31 May	National Barbecue Week
25 May – 7 June	British Tomato Fortnight
28 May	World Hunger Day
29 May	Tiger Nut Day
TBC	Coeliac Awareness Week
TBC	International Hummus Day

Date	Event
1 June	World Milk Day
NEW 1 – 7 June	Negroni Week
NEW 2 June	International Day of Italian Cuisine
5 June	National Fish & Chips Day
6 – 7 June	The Big Lunch
7 June	Open Farm Sunday
8 – 14 June	Healthy Eating Week
8 – 14 June	Diabetes Week
15 June	Beer Day Britain
18 June	Cupcake Day – Alzheimer’s Society
NEW 18 June	World Sushi Day
19 – 21 June	The Great Get Together
21 June	Father’s Day
22 – 28 June	National Picnic Week
22 – 28 June	World Food Week
NEW 26 June	National Cream Tea Day
TBC	World Gin Day
TBC	National Fudge Day
TBC	Food Safety Week
TBC	National Dim Sum Week

Date	Event
7 August	International Beer Day
10 – 16 August	National Allotments Week
10 – 16 August	Afternoon Tea Week
TBC	World Plant Milk Day
TBC	Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
TBC	Caribbean Food Week

Date	Event
1 – 7 September	Love Lamb Week
1 – 30 September	Sourdough September
1 – 30 September	Organic September
7 September	World Salami Day
NEW 7 – 11 September	Zero Waste Week
13 September	International Chocolate Day
19 September – 4 October	British Food Fortnight
NEW 25 September	Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
30 September	World School Milk Day
TBC	Seed Gathering Season
TBC	National Tofu 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
9 October	World Egg Day
10 October	World Porridge Day
NEW 12 October	Thanksgiving (Canada)
16 October	World Food Day
21 October	Apple Day
22 October	National Nut Day
25 October	World Pasta Day
26 October – 1 November	UK Sausage Week
NEW 26 October – 1 November	The Big Sausage Week
31 October	Halloween
NEW 1 – 31 October	National Cholesterol Month
TBC	National Seafood Week
TBC	National School Meal’s Week
TBC	Epilepsy Action National Tea & Cake Break
TBC	Global Champagne Day
TBC	National Baking Week
TBC	International Gin & Tonic Day
TBC	Egg Week
TBC	RNLI Fish Supper
TBC	National Curry Week

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

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