So to make it easy to find out which are relevant for including in your brands’ social media planners we’ve compiled a handy calendar of all the food and drink related ones taking place in 2019.
It is a combo of both UK and USA national days and important holidays, but with the help of a hashtag there’s no reason why people and brands can’t join in celebrating foods they enjoy, wherever they are. It’s great for driving awareness and having some fun. And who wouldn’t want to get involved with World Gin Day?
If you run a day and would like us to include below just drop an email to info@fml-pr.co.uk
January 2019
1st – New Year’s Day/ Dry January month/ Veganuary month/ Ginuary month
6th – National Shortbread Day
25th – Burns Night
27th International Chocolate Cake Day
February 2019
1st – Veguary month
3rd – British Yorkshire Pudding Day/ National Carrot Cake Day
5th – Chinese New Year (year of the Pig)/ World Nutella Day
9th – National Pizza Day
14th – St Valentine’s Day
22nd – National Margarita Day
23rd – National Toast Day/ Real Bread Week
24th – Cornish Pasty Week
25th – Fairtrade Fortnight
March 2019
1st – St David’s Day/ Vegetarian Month/ Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa
4th – National School Breakfast Week/ British Pie Week/ Salt Awareness Week
5th – Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)/ St Piran’s Day (St of Cornwall)/ National Absinthe Day
7th – Plant Power Day
11th – Nutrition and Hydration Week
14th - International School Meals Day
17th – St Patrick’s Day
19th – National Poultry Day
20th – First Day of Spring
25th – International Waffle Day
30th – English Tourism Week
31st – Mothering Sunday
April 2019
1st – April Fools’ Day
4th – International Carrot Day
7th World Health Day
13th – Thai New Year
19th – Good Friday
21st – Easter Sunday/ National Tea Day
22nd – Easter Monday bank holiday
23rd – St George’s Day/ British Beef Week
29th – National Gardening Week/ UK Coffee Week
May 2019
1st – Asparagus Month/ National Salad Month
11th – National Doughnut Day/ Eat What You Want Day
12th Food Allergy Awareness Week
13th – National Vegetarian Week/ International Hummus Day
14th – Coeliac Awareness Week
17th – World Baking Day
18th – World Whisky Day
19th – British Sandwich Week
20th – British Tomato Week
25th – English Wine Week
27th – National BBQ Week
28th – World Hunger Day
June 2019
1st - The Big Lunch 1-2 June/ World Milk Day
5th – World Environment Day
7th – National Fish and Chips Day
8th – World Gin Day
9th – Open Farm Sunday
10th – Healthy Eating Week (British Nutrition Foundation)
13th – Cupcake Day (Alzheimer’s Society)
14th – World Cucumber Day
15th – Beer Day Britain
16th- Fathers’ Day/ World Fudge Day
18th – World Sushi Day
19th – World Martini Day
28th – National Cream Tea Day
30th – National Dim Sum Week tbc
July 2019
1st – National Picnic Month/ Wimbledon Fortnight
6th – National Fried Chicken Day
7th – World Chocolate Day
8th – Great British Pea Week
16th – National Cherry Day
17th – National Hotdog Day
19th – National Daquiri Day
24th – National Tequila Day
30th – National Cheesecake Day
August 2019
1st – Yorkshire Day
2nd - International Beer Day
12th – National Allotment Week
14th – Afternoon Tea Week tbc
22nd – National Burger Day
31st – Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight/ International Bacon Day
September 2019
1st – Sourdough September/ Organic September/ Lamb Week
2nd – Zero Waste Week
7th – World Salami Day
16th – World Guacamole Day/ National Rice Week tbc/ National Cupcake Week tbc
21st – British Food Fortnight
22nd – Roast Dinner Week tbc
25th – World School Milk Day
27th – Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning (Macmillan) tbc
October 2019
1st – World Vegetarian Day/ National Cholesterol Month
4th – International Vodka Day
7th – National Curry Week/ Seafood Week
10th – World Porridge Day
11th – World Egg Day
14th – National Baking Week
15th – Chocolate Week
16th – World Food Day
21st – UK Sausage Week/ Apple Day
22nd – National Nut Day
25th – World Pasta Day
30th – National School Meals Week tbc
31st – Halloween
November 2019
1st – Veg Pledge/ World Vegan Day/ World Vegan Month
3rd – National Sandwich Day
5th – Bonfire Night
7th – International Stout Day
11th – Sugar Awareness Week
14th – World Diabetes Day
18th – Alcohol Awareness Week/ Italian Cuisine Week/ British Game Week tbc
24th – Stir-fry Sunday
27th – Diwali
28th – Thanksgiving
30th – St Andrew’s Day
December 2019
24th – Christmas Eve
25th – Christmas Day
26th – Boxing Day
31st – New Year’s Eve
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