Welcome to the 2019 Food Calendar, the place to find all of the UK’s food-related national awareness days, week, months, holidays and major events for 2019.
New events added regularly
The calendar is updated regularly when dates are released or I discover new events to be added. I’ve mark 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
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 |
| *NEW* 4 – 10 March | SPAM Appreciation Week |
| 4 – 10 March | National Salt Awareness Week |
| 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 |
| TBC | International Sweet Potato Week |
April 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 April | April Fool’s Day |
| *NEW* 1 – 7 April | British Beef Week |
| 4 April | International Carrot Day |
| 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 |
| *NEW* 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 |
| *NEW* 20 May – 2 June | British Tomato Fortnight |
| *NEW* 25 May – 2 June | English Wine Week |
| 27 May – 2 June | National Barbecue Week |
| 28 May | World Hunger Day |
| TBC | Tiger Nut Day |
June 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day |
| 1 – 9 June | National Picnic Week |
| 2 June | The Big Lunch |
| *NEW* 7 June | National Fish & Chips Day |
| 8 June | World Gin Day |
| 9 June | Open Farm Sunday |
| 10 – 14 June | Healthy Eating Week |
| *NEW* 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 |
| TBC | National Fudge Day |
| TBC | Food Safety Week |
| TBC | National Dim Sum Week |
| TBC | World Sushi Day |
July 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 July | World Chocolate Day |
| *NEW* 8 – 14 July | Great British Pea Week |
| 16 July | National Cherry Day |
| TBC | SPANA’s World Tea Party |
August 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| *NEW* 2 August | International Beer Day |
| 12 – 18 August | National Allotments Week |
| *NEW* 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 – 30 September | Organic September |
| 1 – 30 September | Sourdough September |
| *NEW* 2 – 6 September | Zero Waste Week |
| 7 September | World Salami Day |
| 13 September | International Chocolate Day |
| 21 September – 6 October | British Food Fortnight |
| *NEW* 23 September – 23 October | Seed Gathering Season |
| 25 September | World School Milk Day |
| *NEW* 27 September | Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning |
| TBC | National Tofu Day |
| TBC | National Rice Week |
| TBC | Love Lamb Week |
| TBC | Red Tractor Week |
| TBC | British Roast Dinner Week |
October 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| *NEW* 1 October | International Coffee Day |
| *NEW* 7 – 11 October | National Seafood Week |
| 10 October | World Porridge Day |
| 11 October | World Egg Day |
| *NEW* 14 – 18 October | National School Meal’s Week |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 18 October | Epilepsy Action National Tea & Cake Break |
| 18 October | Global Champagne Day |
| 21 October | Apple Day |
| 21 – 27 October | UK Sausage Week |
| 22 October | National Nut Day |
| 25 October | World Pasta Day |
| 31 October | Halloween |
| 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 |
| TBC | World Obesity Day |
November 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 November | World Vegan Day |
| 1 – 30 November | World Vegan Month |
| 5 November | Guy Fawkes Night |
| *NEW* 7 November | International Stout Day |
| *NEW* 14 November | World Diabetes Day |
| 24 November | Stir-Up Sunday |
| *NEW* 25 November – 1 December | British Game Week |
| 30 November | St Andrew’s Day |
| TBC | World Fairtrade Week |
| TBC | Children In Need |
| TBC | National Cupcake Week |
| TBC | Italian Cuisine Week |
| TBC | Sugar Awareness Week |
| TBC | Cancer Research Veg Pledge |
| TBC | Alcohol Awareness Week |
December 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 December | Christmas |
| 31 December | New Year’s Eve |
Print the 2019 calendar
To print to calendar, click on each image below to open a full size image which can then be printed.
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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.