National Food and Drink days, weeks and months are ideal for those looking to enhance brand awareness and sales through digital platforms. It can be easy to simply publish a post every time there is an awareness day, however, we’d strongly recommend that you choose a select few so that you can generate targetted content that engages your social media followers. Choosing a select few awareness days to indirectly promote your brand or a product could help you fulfil your business objectives online.
Below, we’ve created a list of National Food and Drink Days that will help you generate content for your social media channels.
If you know of an event but it isn’t on the list, then please do not hesitate to get in touch and we’ll add it to the list.
Please note: we add awareness activities to the calendar every 2 months (end of February, April, June, August, October and December). We cannot put activities onto the calendar if we are given short notice.
JANUARY
1-31 January: Dry January
1-31 January: Veganuary
1-31 January: Ginuary
6 January: National Shortbread Day
23 January: International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
25 January: Burn’s Night
27 January: International Chocolate Cake Day
30 January: National Croissant Day
FEBRUARY
1 February: Chinese New Year
5 February: World Nutella Day
6 February: British Yorkshire Pudding Day
9 February: National Pizza Day
13 February: Galentine’s Day
14 February: Valentine’s Day
17 February-17 March: Sport Relief
18 February: Drink Wine Day
19-27 February: Real Bread Week
21 February-6 March: Fairtrade Fortnight
24 February: National Toast Day
MARCH
1 March: Shrove Tuesday
7-13 March: British Pie Week
TBC: National Butchers Week
14-20 March: Nutrition and Hydration Week
17 March: St. Patrick’s Day
22 March: World Water Day
25 March: International Waffle Day
27 March: Mother’s Day
TBC: International Whisk(e)y Day
APRIL
1 April: April’s Fool’s Day
4 April: International Carrot Day
7 April: World Health Day
15 April: Good Friday
17 April: Easter Sunday
21 April: British National Tea Day
23 April: St. George’s Day
26-30 April: Allergy Awareness Week
TBC: British Beef Week
MAY
9-15 May: Coeliac Awareness Week
10-16 May: National Vegetarian Week
14 May: World Fairtrade Day
21 May: World Whisky Day
21 May: International Tea Day
30 May-5 June: National BBQ Week
JUNE
1 June: World Milk Day
TBC: National Fish and Chip Day
11 June: World Gin Day
12 June: Open Farm Sunday
15 June: Beer Day Britain
19 June: National Martini Day
19 June: Father’s Day
JULY
7 July: World Chocolate Day
16 July: National Cherry Day
TBC: National Preserving Awareness Week
AUGUST
5 August: International Beer Day
8 August: Afternoon Tea Week
TBC: National Allotments Week
13 August: National Prosecco Day
16 August: National Rum Day
25 August: National Burger Day
SEPTEMBER
1-7 September: Love Lamb Week
1-29 September: Stand Up For Food
1-30 September: Sourdough September
1-30 September: Organic September
1-30 September: California Wine Month
3 September: International Bacon Day
TBC: National Fish and Chip Day
7 September: World Salami Day
11 September: National Hot Cross Buns Day
13 September: International Chocolate Day
TBC: British Food Fortnight
TBC: Seed Gathering Season
TBC: World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
TBC: Healthy Eating Week
30 September: World School Milk Day
OCTOBER
1 October: World Vegetarian Day
1 October: International Coffee Day
TBC: National Curry Week
14 October: World Egg Day
10 October: World Porridge Day
TBC: Chocolate Week
TBC: National Baking Week
16 October: World Food Day
TBC: UK Coffee Week
25 October: World Pasta Day
31 October: Halloween
NOVEMBER
1-30 November: Veg Pledge
1 November: World Vegan Day
3 November: National Sandwich Day
7 November: National Stout Day
8 November: Cappuccino Day
10-14 November: National School Meals Week
11-16 November: Alcohol Awareness Week
20 November: Stir-up Sunday
30 November: St. Andrew’s Day
DECEMBER
2 December: English Breakfast Day
25 December: Christmas Day
31 December: National Champagne Day
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