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 |
| 27 April – 3 May | UK Coffee Week |
May 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 May | Cinco de Mayo |
| 9 May | World Fairtrade Day |
| 9 – 16 May | The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week |
| 11 – 17 May | National Vegetarian Week |
| 11 – 17 May | Coeliac Awareness Week |
| 16 May | World Whisky Day |
| 23 – 31 May | English Wine Week |
| 25 – 31 May | National Barbecue Week |
| 25 May – 7 June | British Tomato Fortnight |
| 28 May | World Hunger Day |
| *NEW* 29 May | National Biscuit Week |
| 29 May | Tiger Nut Day |
June 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day |
| 2 June | International Day of Italian Cuisine |
| 5 June | National Fish & Chips Day |
| 6 – 7 June | The Big Lunch |
| 8 – 14 June | Diabetes Week |
| 13 June | World Gin Day |
| 15 June | Beer Day Britain |
| 18 June | Cupcake Day – Alzheimer’s Society |
| 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 |
| 26 June | National Cream Tea Day |
| TBC | Food Safety Week |
| TBC | National Dim Sum Week |
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 |
|---|---|
| 7 August | International Beer Day |
| 10 – 16 August | National Allotments Week |
| 10 – 16 August | Afternoon Tea Week |
| TBC | World Plant Milk Day |
September 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| *NEW* 1 September | National Tofu Day |
| 1 – 7 September | Love Lamb Week |
| 1 – 30 September | Sourdough September |
| 1 – 30 September | Organic September |
| *NEW* 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 |
| *NEW* 23 September – 23 October | Seed Gathering Season |
| 25 September | Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning |
| 30 September | World School Milk Day |
| TBC | National Rice Week |
| TBC | Healthy Eating 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 |
| 3 October | Global Champagne 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 |
| 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 | National Baking Week |
| TBC | International Gin & Tonic Day |
| TBC | British 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 |
| 13 November | Children In Need |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day |
| *NEW* 16 – 22 November | Alcohol Awareness Week |
| 22 November | Stir-Up Sunday |
| *NEW* 23 – 29 November | British Game Week |
| 26 November | Thanksgiving (USA) |
| 30 November | St Andrew’s Day |
| TBC | International Stout Day |
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.