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World Passion Fruit Martini Day2026 · Date · History

Current references place World Passion Fruit Martini Day on May 28 and attribute its establishment in 2021 to Funkin Cocktails.

Annual dateReviewed 2026-09-11

About World Passion Fruit Martini Day

World Passion Fruit Martini Day is observed on May 28 as a promotional food-and-drink observance centered on the passion fruit martini cocktail.

National Day Archives attributes creation of the day to Funkin Cocktails in March 2021.

Why World Passion Fruit Martini Day matters

The day is a modern brand-created cocktail observance rather than a government or intergovernmental designation.

Its history can be described accurately without turning creator attribution into a claim of official public-holiday status.

History of World Passion Fruit Martini Day

National Day Archives says Funkin Cocktails created World Passion Fruit Martini Day in March 2021.

The same registry page states that the day takes place on May 28 each calendar year.

A May 2021 calendar archive already lists World Passion Fruit Martini Day on May 28, showing the observance was in circulation during its creation year.

The reviewed evidence does not explicitly say that May 28, 2021 was the first completed celebration or explain why May 28 was selected.

Institutional timeline

How the observance developed

This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Origin / proposal

    Funkin Cocktails

    National Day Archives explicitly states that Funkin Cocktails created the day in March 2021.

  2. Establishment

    Funkin Cocktails

    The registry attributes creation of the observance to Funkin Cocktails; this is a private creator role, not governmental proclamation.

Origins & establishment

What the evidence establishes

Evidence & sources ↓

Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.

Originator / proposerFunkin CocktailsNational Day Archives explicitly states that Funkin Cocktails created the day in March 2021.
Proclaiming / establishing bodyFunkin CocktailsThe registry attributes creation of the observance to Funkin Cocktails; this is a private creator role, not governmental proclamation.
7 fields not established in reviewed sources
Original establishing instrument / decisionThe reviewed registry page does not identify a separate founding proclamation or registration instrument.
Original instrument adoption / decision dateCreation is dated to March 2021, but no formal instrument-adoption date is stated.
Current facilitator / coordinatorThe reviewed sources do not establish one permanent current facilitator.
First observanceMay 28 appears in a 2021 calendar archive, but no reviewed source explicitly identifies May 28, 2021 as the first completed observance.
Former nameNo former official name is established.
Former dateNo former annual date is established.
Why this exact date?The reviewed sources specify May 28 but do not explain why that exact date was chosen.
Source qualityModerate confidence
1 Official organizer2 Supporting context
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Names

Also known as

World Passion Fruit Martini Day

How to Observe World Passion Fruit Martini Day

01

Learn about the modern history of the passion fruit martini and how recipes differ across bars and regions.

02

If you drink alcohol, follow local laws, understand serving sizes and avoid driving after drinking.

03

Choose an alcohol-free passion-fruit drink if you do not drink alcohol or are serving a mixed-age group.

04

Compare how fresh fruit, purée, syrup and other ingredients change aroma, sweetness and acidity without assuming one recipe is universal.

World Passion Fruit Martini Day Facts

Fact 01

World Passion Fruit Martini Day is observed on May 28.

Fact 02

National Day Archives attributes creation to Funkin Cocktails in March 2021.

Fact 03

The observance is promotional rather than a government-designated public holiday.

Fact 04

The exact reason May 28 was selected is not established in the reviewed sources.

Classification

Topic and context

Food, Drink & Hospitality →
Accuracy notes

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Evidence

Evidence & sources

Source policy →

Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.

Questions & connections

Understand it, compare it, then explore further

Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.

Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is World Passion Fruit Martini Day?

28 May The documented recurrence rule is: 28 May each year..

Does World Passion Fruit Martini Day fall on the same date every year?

Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.

Is World Passion Fruit Martini Day an official public holiday?

The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: International promotional/cocktail context / Funkin Cocktails-created observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes World Passion Fruit Martini Day?

The reviewed sources identify Funkin Cocktails as the proclaiming or establishing body.

Is World Passion Fruit Martini Day international or country-specific?

The documented scope is international or global: International promotional/cocktail context / Funkin Cocktails-created observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-11.

When is World Passion Fruit Martini Day?

It is observed on May 28 each year.

Who created it?

National Day Archives says Funkin Cocktails created the day in March 2021.

Was May 28, 2021 definitely the first celebration?

The day appears in a May 2021 calendar archive, but the reviewed sources do not explicitly identify that date as the first completed observance.

Why was May 28 chosen?

The reviewed sources do not establish a documented reason for choosing May 28.

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