Welcome to The Food Calendar…
- Food-related national days, weeks, and months for the UK
- Holidays
- Major events
The calendar is updated every month with new events. I’ve added a little *NEW* to the ones that have just been added 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.
2019
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January 2019
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 (Welsh Valentine’s Day)
27 January – International Chocolate Cake Day
February 2019
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
25 February – 10 March – Fairtrade Fortnight
*NEW* 26 February – 4 March – National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
TBC – National Toast Day, Cornish Pasty Week
March 2019
1 March – St David’s Day
1-31 March – Veggie Month
1-8 March – Dementia UK’s Time For A Cuppa
1-31 March – Veggie Month
4-10 March – British Pie Week
*NEW* 4-10 March – National Salt Awareness Week
5 March – Shrove Tuesday
7 March – Plant Power Day
11-17 March – Nutrition & Hydration Week
*NEW* 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
TBC – SPAM Appreciation Week, National Butchers Week, International Sweet Potato Week
April 2019
1 April – April Fool’s Day
4 April – International Carrot Day
7 April – World Health Day
29 April – 5 May – UK Coffee Week
19 April – Good Friday
21 April – National Tea Day
21 April – Easter Sunday
23 April – St George’s Day
TBC – British Beef Week
May 2019
5 May – Cinco de Mayo
11 May – Eat What You Want Day
*NEW* 11 May – World Fairtrade Day
13 May – International Hummus Day
13-19 May – National Vegetarian Week
*NEW* 13-19 May – Coeliac Awareness Week
18 May – World Whisky Day
*NEW* 19 – 26 May – British Sandwich Week
27 May – 2 June – National Barbecue Week
*NEW* 28 May – World Hunger Day
TBC – The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week, British Tomato Week, English Wine Week, World Baking Day, The Spinal Association’s Great British Fish & Chip Supper, Tiger Nut Day
June 2019
1 June – World Milk Day
*NEW* 1 – 9 June – National Picnic Week
2 June – The Big Lunch
8 June – World Gin Day
9 June – Open Farm Sunday
*NEW* 10 – 14 June – Healthy Eating Week
13 June – Alzheimer’s Society Cupcake Day
15 June – Beer Day Britain
16 June – Father’s Day
21-23 June – The Great Get Together
*NEW* 24-30 June – World Food Week
*NEW* 28 June – National Cream Tea Day
TBC – National Fish & Chips Day, Diabetes Week, National Fudge Day, Food Safety Week, National Dim Sum Week, World Sushi Day
July 2019
7 July – World Chocolate Day
16 July – National Cherry Day
TBC – SPANA’s World Tea Party, Great British Pea Week
August 2019
12-18 August – National Allotments Week
22 August – World Plant Milk Day
*NEW* 31 August – 15 September – Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight
TBC – Afternoon Tea Week, Caribbean Food Week, National Burger Day, International Beer Day
September 2019
1-30 September – Organic September
1-30 September – Sourdough September
7 September – World Salami Day
13 September – International Chocolate Day
*NEW* 21 September – 6 October – British Food Fortnight
*NEW* 25 – September – World School Milk Day
TBC – Love Lamb Week, National Cupcake Week, Zero Waste Week, National Rice Week, Seed Gathering Season, Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
October 2019
1 October – World Vegetarian Day
10 October – World Porridge Day
11 October – World Egg Day
16 October – World Food Day
*NEW* 18 October – Epilepsy Action’s National Tea & Cake Break
*NEW* 18 October – Global Champagne Day
21 October – Apple Day
*NEW* 21-27 October – UK Sausage Week
22 – October – National Nut Day
25 October – World Pasta Day
31 October – Halloween
TBC – National Cake Week, National Seafood Week, National Baking Week, International Gin & Tonic Day, International Coffee Day, Egg Week, Chocolate Week, RNLI Fish Supper, Big Sausage Week, National Curry Week, National Cholesterol Month, World Obesity Day
November 2019
1 November – World Vegan Day
1-30 November – World Vegan Month
5 November – Guy Fawkes’ Night
24 November – Stir-Up Sunday
30 November – St Andrew’s Day
TBC – National School Meals Week, British Game Week, World Fair-trade Week, Children in Need, Stout Day, Italian Cuisine Week, Alcohol Awareness Week, World Diabetes Day
December 2019
25 December – Christmas Day
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.
2nd October is Fast Against Slaughter Day
Thanks for letting me know, I’ll add it to my calendar on the next update.
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!
I used to have that one on and I took it off. I could never decide if it was foodie enough or not.