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 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 2020 Food Calendar
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
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 |
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 |
| 16 August | National Rum Day |
| TBC | World Plant Milk 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 |
| 28 September – 4 October | Healthy Eating Week |
| TBC | UK Coffee 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 |
October 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 1 October | International Coffee Day |
| 1 – 6 October | Celebrating 25 Years of Fairtrade |
| *NEW* 20 October | International Chefs Day |
| 1 – 31 October | Unblocktober |
| *NEW* TBC | Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off |
| 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 |
| 21 October | Apple Day |
| 22 October | National Nut Day |
| 23 October | Global Champagne Day |
| 25 October | World Pasta Day |
| 26 October – 1 November | UK Sausage Week |
| 31 October | Halloween |
| 1 – 31 October | National Cholesterol Month |
| 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 |
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 |
| *NEW* 5 November | International Stout Day |
| 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 |
December 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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
January 2021
| 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 |
| TBC | Sugar Awareness Week |
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 – 7 March | Fairtrade Fortnight |
| TBC | Cornish Pasty Week |
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 | The Children’s Trust National Doughnut 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 |
| 31 May – 6 June | National Barbecue Week |
| TBC | Coeliac Awareness Week |
| TBC | British Tomato Fortnight |
| TBC | World Hunger Day |
| TBC | National Biscuit Day |
| TBC | Tiger Nut 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 | National Fish & Chips Day |
| TBC | World Sushi Day |
| TBC | The Great Get Together |
| TBC | National Picnic Week |
| TBC | National Cream Tea Day |
| TBC | Food Safety Week |
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 |
August 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 August | International Beer Day |
| TBC | National Allotments Week |
| TBC | Afternoon Tea Week |
| TBC | National Rum Day |
| TBC | World Plant Milk Day |
September 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 September | National Tofu Day |
| 1 – 7 September | Love Lamb Week |
| 1 – 30 September | Sourdough September |
| 1 – 30 September | Organic September |
| 7 September | World Salami Day |
| 13 September | International Chocolate Day |
| 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 |
| 8 October | World Egg Day |
| 9 October | International Beer & Pizza Day |
| 10 October | World Porridge Day |
| 11 October | Thanksgiving (Canada) |
| 21 October | Apple Day |
| 31 October | Halloween |
| 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 Seafood Week |
| 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 November | World Vegan Day |
| 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 |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day |
| 25 November | Thanksgiving (USA) |
| 21 November | Stir-Up Sunday |
| 30 November | St Andrew’s Day |
| TBC | Children In Need |
| TBC | Alcohol Awareness Week |
| TBC | British Game Week |
December 2021
| 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.
Nikolas Barrera says
Hi, do you have a mailing list for updates on this calendar? Thanks!
Charlotte Oates says
I don’t send an email update every time I update the calendar. However, it is always updated in the last week of each month, so if you check back on the 1st you should get the latest version.
Nikolas Barrera says
Ok many thanks
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.