National Food Holidays and Months Calendar

Boggled by all the National Food Holidays that just seem to pop-up from nowhere? In actuality, each acclaimed food holds its rightful place on the calendar. Celebrate your favorite foods by using this handy guide.

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National Food Holidays and Months Calendar



National Food Months

January

  • Bake for Family Fun Month
  • Bread Month
  • Bread Machine Baking Month
  • Canned Food Month
  • Chocolate Month
  • Dried Plum Breakfast Month
  • Hot Tea Month
  • Oatmeal Month
  • Slow Cooking Month
  • Soup Month
  • International Coffee Gourmet Month

National Food Holidays and Months Calendar

February

  • Cherry Month
  • Grapefruit Month
  • Hot Breakfast Month
  • Macadamia Nut Month
  • Snack Food Month
  • Potato Month

March

  • Celery Month
  • Flour Month
  • Frozen Food Month
  • Noodle Month
  • Nutrition Month
  • Peanut Month
  • Sauce Month

April

  • Fresh Celery Month
  • Pecan Month
  • Soft Pretzel Month
  • Soyfoods Month

May

  • Artisan Gelato Month
  • Barbecue Month
  • Chocolate Custard Month
  • Egg Month
  • Hamburger Month
  • Salad Month
  • Salsa Month
  • Strawberry Month

National Food Holidays and Months Calendar
June

  • Candy Month
  • Dairy Month
  • Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
  • Iced Tea Month
  • Papaya Month
  • Seafood Month
  • Seafood
  • Turkey Lovers’ Month

July

  • Baked Beans Month
  • Culinary Arts Month
  • Hot Dog Month
  • Horseradish Month
  • Ice Cream Month
  • July Belongs to Blueberries Month
  • Lasagna Awareness Month
  • Picnic Month
  • Pickle Month

August

  • Catfish Month
  • Harvest Month
  • Panini Month
  • Peach Month

September

  • ’5-A-Day’ Month (fruits & vegetables)
  • All-American Breakfast Month
  • Apple Month (until Nov)
  • Biscuit Month
  • Chicken Month
  • Honey Month
  • Mom & Apple Pie Month
  • Mushroom Month
  • Organic Harvest Month
  • Papaya Month
  • Potato Month
  • Rice Month

National Food Holidays and Months Calendar

October

  • Apple Month
  • Applejack Month
  • Caramel Month
  • Cookbook Month
  • Chili Month
  • Cookie Month
  • Country Ham Month
  • Dessert Month
  • Pasta Month
  • Pickled Peppers Month
  • Pizza Month
  • Popcorn Month
  • Pork Month
  • Pretzel Month
  • Restaurant Hospitality Month
  • Spinach-Lovers’ Month
  • National Seafood Month
  • Celebrate Sun Dried Tomatoes Month
  • Vegetarian Awareness Month

November

  • Fun with Fondue Month
  • Georgia Pecan Month
  • Good Nutrition Month
  • Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
  • Pepper Month
  • Raisin Bread Month
  • Vegan Awareness Month

References: 2010 Food Project and FoodReference.com

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