Welcome to the Food Calendar, the place to find all of the UK’s food-related national awareness days, week, months, holidays and major events for 2019 & 2020.
New events added regularly
The calendar is updated regularly when dates are released or I discover new events to be added. I’ve marked of all the new ones with *NEW* to help you spot them.
If you know on an event that’s missing then please leave a comment below or contact me by email and I’ll add it in.
The 2019 Food Calendar
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
The 2020 Food Calendar
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January 2019
| 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 |
| 25 January | Burn’s Night |
| 25 January | St Dwynwen’s Day |
| 27 January | International Chocolate Cake Day |
February 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 February | British Yorkshire Pudding Day |
| 5 February | World Nutella Day |
| 5 February | Chinese New Year |
| 14 February | Valentine’s Day |
| 23 February – 3 March | Real Bread Week |
| 24 February – 2 March | Cornish Pasty Week |
| 25 February – 10 March | Fairtrade Fortnight |
| 26 February – 4 March | National Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
| 28 February | National Toast Day |
March 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 March | St David’s Day |
| 1 – 8 March | Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa |
| 1 – 31 March | Veggie month |
| 4 – 10 March | British Pie Week |
| 4 – 10 March | SPAM Appreciation Week |
| 4 – 10 March | |
| 5 March | Shrove Tuesday |
| 7 March | Plant Power Day |
| 11 – 17 March | Nutrition & Hydration Week |
| 11 – 17 March | National Butchers Week |
| 14 March | International School Meals Day |
| 15 March | Comic Relief |
| 17 March | St Patrick’s Day |
| 25 March | International Waffle Day |
| 31 March | Mother’s Day |
April 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 April | April Fool’s Day |
| 1 – 7 April | British Beef Week |
| 4 April | International Carrot Day |
| 4 – 18 April | International Sweet Potato Week |
| 7 April | World Health Day |
| 19 April | Good Friday |
| 21 April | Easter Sunday |
| 21 April | National Tea Day |
| 23 April | St George’s Day |
| 29 April – 5 May | UK Coffee Week |
May 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 May | Cinco de Mayo |
| 11 May | Eat What You Want Day |
| 11 May | World Fairtrade Day |
| 11 – 18 May | The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week |
| 13 May | International Hummus Day |
| 13 – 19 May | Coeliac Awareness Week |
| 13 – 19 May | National Vegetarian Week |
| 18 May | World Whisky Day |
| 19 – 26 May | British Sandwich Week |
| 20 May – 2 June | British Tomato Fortnight |
| 25 May – 2 June | English Wine Week |
| 27 May – 2 June | National Barbecue Week |
| 28 May | World Hunger Day |
| 29 May | Tiger Nut Day |
June 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day |
| 1 – 9 June | National Picnic Week |
| 2 June | The Big Lunch |
| 7 June | National Fish & Chips Day |
| 8 June | World Gin Day |
| 9 June | Open Farm Sunday |
| 10 – 14 June | Healthy Eating Week |
| 10 – 16 June | Diabetes Week |
| 13 June | Cupcake Day – Alzheimer’s Society |
| 15 June | Beer Day Britain |
| 16 June | Father’s Day |
| 21 – 23 June | The Great Get Together |
| 24 – 30 June | World Food Week |
| 28 June | National Cream Tea Day |
July 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 July | World Chocolate Day |
| 8 – 14 July | Great British Pea Week |
| 16 July | National Cherry Day |
August 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 August | International Beer Day |
| 12 – 18 August | National Allotments Week |
| 12 – 18 August | Afternoon Tea Week |
| 22 August | World Plant Milk Day |
| 31 August – 15 September | Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight |
| TBC | National Burger Day |
| TBC | Caribbean Food Week |
September 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 September | National Tofu Day |
| 1 – 7 September | Love Lamb Week |
| 1 – 30 September | Organic September |
| 1 – 30 September | Sourdough September |
| 2 – 6 September | Zero Waste Week |
| 7 September | World Salami Day |
| 13 September | International Chocolate Day |
| 21 September – 6 October | British Food Fortnight |
| 23 September – 23 October | Seed Gathering Season |
| 25 September | World School Milk Day |
| 27 September | Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning |
October 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 1 October | International Coffee Day |
| 1 – 31 October | National Cholesterol Month |
| 7 – 11 October | National Seafood Week |
| 7 – 13 October | National Curry Week |
| 10 October | World Porridge Day |
| 11 October | World Egg Day |
| 14 – 18 October | National School Meal’s Week |
| 14 – 20 October | National Baking Week |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 18 October | Epilepsy Action National Tea & Cake Break |
| 18 October | Global Champagne Day |
| 19 October | International Gin & Tonic Day |
| 21 October | Apple Day |
| 21 – 27 October | UK Sausage Week |
| 22 October | National Nut Day |
| 25 October | World Pasta Day |
| 31 October | Halloween |
November 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 November | World Vegan Day |
| 1 – 30 November | World Vegan Month |
| 5 November | Guy Fawkes Night |
| 7 November | International Stout Day |
| 11 – 17 November | Alcohol Awareness Week |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day |
| 24 November | Stir-Up Sunday |
| 25 November – 1 December | British Game Week |
| 30 November | St Andrew’s Day |
December 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 December | Christmas |
| 31 December | New Year’s Eve |
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 |
| *NEW* 20 – 26 January | Sugar Awareness Week |
| 25 January | Burn’s Night |
| 25 January | St Dwynwen’s Day |
| 25 January | Chinese New Year |
| TBC | International Chocolate Cake Day |
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 |
| *NEW* 23 – 29 February | Cornish Pasty Week |
| *NEW* 24 February – 8 March | Fairtrade Fortnight |
| 25 February | Shrove Tuesday |
| TBC | National Toast Day |
March 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 March | St David’s Day |
| *NEW* 1 – 8 March | Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa |
| *NEW* 2 – 8 March | National Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
| 2 – 8 March | British Pie Week |
| *NEW* 4 March | World Obesity Day |
| 9 – 13 March | Sport Relief |
| *NEW* 9 – 15 March | National Salt Awareness Week |
| *NEW* 9 – 15 March | National Butchers Week |
| 16 – 22 March | Nutrition & Hydration Week |
| 17 March | St Patrick’s Day |
| 22 March | Mother’s Day |
| *NEW* 23 – 29 March | National Intergenerational Week |
| 25 March | International Waffle Day |
| TBC | SPAM Appreciation Week |
| TBC | Plant Power Day |
| TBC | International School Meals Day |
| TBC | International Sweet Potato Week |
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 |
| 21 April | National Tea Day |
| 23 April | St George’s Day |
| *NEW* 23 – 30 April | British Beef Week |
| *NEW* 27 April – 3 May | UK Coffee Week |
May 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 May | Cinco de Mayo |
| 9 May | World Fairtrade Day |
| *NEW* 9 – 16 May | The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week |
| *NEW* 11 – 17 May | National Vegetarian Week |
| 16 May | World Whisky Day |
| *NEW* 17 – 23 May | British Sandwich Week |
| *NEW* 23 – 31 May | English Wine Week |
| *NEW* 25 – 31 May | National Barbecue Week |
| *NEW* 25 May – 7 June | British Tomato Fortnight |
| *NEW* 28 May | World Hunger Day |
| 29 May | Tiger Nut Day |
| TBC | Coeliac Awareness Week |
| TBC | International Hummus Day |
June 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day |
| *NEW* 5 June | National Fish & Chips Day |
| *NEW* 6 – 7 June | The Big Lunch |
| 7 June | Open Farm Sunday |
| *NEW* 8 – 14 June | Healthy Eating Week |
| *NEW* 8 – 14 June | Diabetes Week |
| 15 June | Beer Day Britain |
| *NEW* 18 June | Cupcake Day – Alzheimer’s Society |
| *NEW* 19 – 21 June | The Great Get Together |
| 21 June | Father’s Day |
| *NEW* 22 – 28 June | National Picnic Week |
| *NEW* 22 – 28 June | World Food Week |
| TBC | World Gin Day |
| TBC | National Cream Tea Day |
| TBC | National Fudge Day |
| TBC | Food Safety Week |
| TBC | National Dim Sum Week |
| TBC | World Sushi Day |
July 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| *NEW* 1 – 31 July | Ice Cream Month |
| 7 July | World Chocolate Day |
| 16 July | National Cherry Day |
| TBC | Great British Pea Week |
August 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 August | International Beer Day |
| *NEW* 10 – 16 August | National Allotments Week |
| *NEW* 10 – 16 August | Afternoon Tea Week |
| TBC | World Plant Milk Day |
| TBC | Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight |
| TBC | National Burger Day |
| TBC | Caribbean Food Week |
September 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 – 7 September | Love Lamb Week |
| 1 – 30 September | Sourdough September |
| *NEW* 1 – 30 September | Organic September |
| 7 September | World Salami Day |
| 13 September | International Chocolate Day |
| *NEW* 19 September – 4 October | British Food Fortnight |
| *NEW* 30 September | World School Milk Day |
| TBC | Zero Waste Week |
| TBC | Seed Gathering Season |
| TBC | Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning |
| TBC | National Tofu Day |
| TBC | National Rice Week |
| TBC | Red Tractor Week |
| TBC | British Roast Dinner Week |
October 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 1 October | International Coffee Day |
| *NEW* 1 – 6 October | Celebrating 25 Years of Fairtrade |
| *NEW* 1 – 31 October | Unblocktober |
| 9 October | World Egg Day |
| 10 October | World Porridge Day |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 21 October | Apple Day |
| 22 October | National Nut Day |
| 25 October | World Pasta Day |
| *NEW* 26 October – 1 November | UK Sausage Week |
| 31 October | Halloween |
| TBC | National Seafood Week |
| TBC | National School Meal’s Week |
| TBC | Epilepsy Action National Tea & Cake Break |
| TBC | Global Champagne Day |
| TBC | National Cake Week |
| TBC | National Baking Week |
| TBC | International Gin & Tonic Day |
| TBC | Egg Week |
| TBC | Chocolate Week |
| TBC | RNLI Fish Supper |
| TBC | The Big Sausage Week |
| TBC | National Curry Week |
| TBC | National Cholesterol Month |
November 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 November | World Vegan Day |
| 1 – 30 November | World Vegan Month |
| 5 November | Guy Fawkes Night |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day |
| 22 November | Stir-Up Sunday |
| 30 November | St Andrew’s Day |
| TBC | International Stout Day |
| TBC | British Game Week |
| TBC | World Fairtrade Week |
| TBC | Children In Need |
| TBC | National Cupcake Week |
| TBC | Italian Cuisine Week |
| TBC | Cancer Research Veg Pledge |
| TBC | Alcohol Awareness Week |
December 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 December | Christmas |
| 31 December | New Year’s Eve |
Something missing?
If you know of an event that’s missing from the calendar, then please let me know, and I’ll be happy to add it in.
Susan says
This is just great! Since my motto for 2020 is “Every day is a holiday!”, and the best way to celebrate is with food, I’m looking forward to next year. Thank you for your list.
Vicky says
This is great! I work in colleague engagement in a warehouse environment, and it’s great to be able to organise activities and events based around the one thing we all have in common – food! Thank you.
Rebecca - Glutarama says
I know you know I use this calendar but I just want to say I LOVE YOU! You’re making my life so bloody easy now I work for an online magazine and trying to keep up-to-date with all the national days/weeks is a minefield in which i keep getting lost and going down dead ends – at least I know I’ve got the foodie ones sorted xxx
Wendy Park says
2nd October is Fast Against Slaughter Day
Charlotte Oates says
Thanks for letting me know, I’ll add it to my calendar on the next update.
Chloe Edges says
I love love love this list – so useful thank you!
I know it isn’t technically a food day but I noticed last year that a lot of bakers jumped on Pi day (14th March 2019) and it just made me laugh. Especially the Pi themed Pies – so good!
Charlotte Oates says
I used to have that one on and I took it off. I could never decide if it was foodie enough or not.