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 | 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 |
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 |
| 23 – 30 April | British Beef Week |
| 27 April – 3 May | UK Coffee Week |
May 2020
| 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 |
June 2020
| 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 |
July 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 – 31 July | Ice Cream Month |
| *NEW* 6 – 12 July | Great British Pea Week |
| 7 July | World Chocolate Day |
| 16 July | National Cherry Day |
August 2020
| 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 |
September 2020
| 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 |
October 2020
| 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 |
November 2020
| 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 |
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.