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.
Katie Elliott says
HI Charlotte,
British Tomato Fortnight will be happening from the 20th May – 2nd June.
Expect lots of British tomato inspired recipes coming your way!
Kindest,
Katie
Charlotte Oates says
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll add it to the calendar next time I do an update.
Sue cliff says
Hi, I am trying to print the calendar, but it wont let me ! thanks SUe
Charlotte Oates says
Which browser are you using? When I try in Safari it seems to print OK.
Chris Phillips says
This is brilliant! I’ve just taken over the social media for the company I work for and this is going to be a huge help!
Michael says
Hi Charlotte, UK Sausage Week 2019 will run from 21st to 27th October – it’s a great event and another to add to your really useful calendar! Thank you, Michael
Charlotte Oates says
Thanks for letting me know, I’ll add it to the calendar on my next update.
Sean Blaney says
Geez, you don’t realize how many days there are dedicated to food until you list them all out like this! I guess it’s not all that surprising though since we kinda need food to live 😉
Charlotte Oates says
The UK is nothing compared to America. They have a different day to celebrate for almost every day of the year.
Laura Rae says
thanks for this its fab! will you be doing . a2019 one?
Charlotte Oates says
Yes, I plan to add the dates I have for 2019 in the next update (although many dates for next year will not have been confirmed yet).
Mahtab Chenevix-Trench says
This is amazing! Thanks so much for putting this together 🙂 All the best Tabbi!
David Pena says
I am so glade to find it useful. This list is really awesome. I have been looking for something like this for a few weeks now I’ll definitely be linking up.Thanks for putting it together and sharing it.
Simon Evans says
i’ve made a google calendar for all the food related events which can be helpful to anyone needing this within the food industry
https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=ZXJ1ZHVzLmNvbV8wMGx2cTFybG1zcXIyNWlia2xkZ3JpMTE4c0Bncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t
hope this helps anyone!
Justyna Serwach says
Charlotte, brilliant idea and Simon, I was just starting to work on a food google calendar – thanks for saving my time!
Steph says
Brilliant idea, thanks.
ELEVATE LIFESTYLE says
Thanks for the information.
Richard - Learntoloveyourkitchen.com says
Amazing, such a useful post! Thank you 🙂
vikki says
Charlotte this calendar is a brilliant idea and very helpful thankyou.
Laura says
Hi Charlotte thanks so much for putting this together!! It will really help me with producing more content for my Instagram account
Sandra says
Hello Charlotte, I’m new here and I’m wondering what TBC means…
Well done you, this will give me plenty of ideas to do on my activities. Thank you!!!
Charlotte Oates says
It means I haven’t found an officially published date for the event but I’m checking every month and it’ll be added as soon as I know it. The month they’re added in assumes the don’t move too much from the previous year.
Stu J Brown says
Awesome piece of content. This is going to help me open up my recipe book a lot more often in the future! My favourite has to be British Pie Week. Any excuse to make a home made pie! Thanks 🙂
kaizer says
they are absolutely fantastic! I am glad to see all small to large event 🙂 This is really helpful in building events calendar for the businesses like hotel and restaurants.
A very well done 🙂
Thank you once again.
Sarah says
Currently building a food day schedule for a food supplier business and this is an immense help. Thank you so much for all your effort – very much appreciated.
Vicki Montague says
I love this Charlotte. You are a super star!
Charlotte Oates says
I know!
Ha ha 🙂
Laura says
Hi there, I’ve just come across this, it’s fantastic, thank you!
Can I ask when you might be putting up next years or if you plan to as it’s very a very useful tool to use as a teacher and healthy schools coordinator!
Charlotte Oates says
I’ll be adding the 2018 calendar at the end of this month. It’s usually pretty empty at the start as a lot of event dates are yet to be set but I’ll keep updating it every month as and when I find new events/dates.