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National Coquito Day
Don Q Rum announced National Coquito Day as an annual December 21 observance and described the 2018 formalization of the day.
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Food Drink observances
Food, drink, culinary products and eating traditions.
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National Corn Dog Day
National Day Calendar credits Brady Sahnow and Henry Otley with creating the observance in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1992; a preserved co-founder-attributed history corroborates the basketball…
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National Couscous Day
Ainsley Foods’ first-party page states that it created National Couscous Day for August 5; Ainsley Harriott’s official news archive dates the launch item to August 4, 2020. Supporting obser…
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National Craft Jerky Day
National Day Calendar identifies Long Beach Jerky Co. as founder, states that November 27 honors “Gramps” Albert’s birthday, and records private registrar approval in 2016; the approval is…
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National Cream Cheese Frosting Day
Arla Foods announced December 13 as the inaugural National Cream Cheese Frosting Day in 2018.
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National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day
ANFP chapter calendar material lists Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day / National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day on July 1.
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National Deep Dish Pizza Day
UNO stated in 2010 that April 5 is National Deep Dish Pizza Day and that it was first designated in 2009 for UNO’s anniversary; UNO continues to promote the observance.
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National Detroit-Style Pizza Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation and Detroit tourism materials identify Buddy’s Pizza as the founder and June 23 as National Detroit-Style Pizza Day.
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National Donut Day
The Salvation Army states that it created the first National Donut Day event in Chicago in 1938 as a fundraiser during the Great Depression and to honor the World War I Donut Lassies; it co…
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National Dumpling Day
National Day Calendar records September 26 as National Dumpling Day and says TMI Food Group submitted the observance in 2015.
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National Egg McMuffin Day
McDonald’s corporate releases establish the March 2 observance in 2020 and again use National Egg McMuffin Day on March 2 in 2025; promotions remain edition-specific.
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National English Muffin Day
Thomas’/Bimbo Bakeries USA press materials identify April 23 as National English Muffin Day across multiple years.
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National Fish Taco Day
National Day Archives records National Fish Taco Day on January 25 and attributes its creation to Rubio’s Coastal Grill in 2018; current event listings continue to tie the date to Rubio’s p…
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National Food Faces Day
Holland America Line announced April 6 as National Food Faces Day in honor of chef Rudi Sodamin’s food-art work; observance registration corroborates the date.
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National Food Truck Day
The official National Food Truck Day campaign states that the observance is always held on the last Friday in June.
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National Fried Rice Day
Benihana declared September 20 the first annual National Fried Rice Day in 2018 and has continued to associate the observance with that date.
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National Gooey Butter Cake Day
Schnucks’ first-party page states that National Gooey Butter Cake Day is August 12 and that the observance was created by Schnucks; supporting observance history dates the launch to 2019.
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National Grain-Free Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record states that Siete Family Foods founded National Grain-Free Day in 2019 and that the registrar proclaimed it annually on February 21.
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National Great American Pot Pie Day
National Day Calendar records September 23 as National Great American Pot Pie Day and attributes creation of the observance to Marie Callender’s in 2002.
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National Hamburger Day
Wendy’s and BurgerFi first-party materials identify May 28 as National Hamburger Day in separate years.
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National Healthy Fats Day
Healthy Fats Coalition material calls March 21 National Healthy Fats Day, describes the 2022 observance as the fifth annual edition, and identifies the day as the coalition’s brainchild.
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National Hot Chocolate Day
Dunkin first-party material identifies January 31 as National Hot Chocolate Day in multiple archived pieces.
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National Hot Tea Day
The Tea Council of the USA announced the first National Hot Tea Day for January 12, 2016 and continued using January 12 in later annual campaigns.
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National Ice Cream Day
The U.S. Census Bureau currently describes National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in July and traces it to President Reagan’s 1984 proclamation. The Reagan Library text shows that the o…
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National Independent Beer Run Day
The Brewers Association lists National Independent Beer Run Day on July 3 annually. Its 2019 stewardship report identifies 2019 as the first campaign and explains that July 3 was chosen to…
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National IPA Day
National Day Calendar documents National IPA Day on the first Thursday in August and attributes the modern observance to Ashley Routson in 2011.
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National Italian Beef Day
Buona Companies states that it founded/established National Italian Beef Day in 2015 after petitioning to designate the Saturday during U.S. Memorial Day weekend; its 2025 and 2026 first-pa…
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National Lard Day
Healthy Fats Coalition calls National Lard Day its brainchild and repeatedly marks December 8; its own press index links a December 8, 2018 supporter article describing the first annual obs…
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National Lemon Bar Day
National Day Archives lists National Lemon Bar Day on October 15 and attributes its creation to Michael McCarthy in 2019.
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National Lobster Day
GovInfo records S. Res. 905, submitted and agreed to by the U.S. Senate on September 24, 2026, designating September 25, 2026 as National Lobster Day. Earlier Senate resolutions also design…
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National Make Lunch Count Day
National Day Calendar and launch-era material attribute the 2016 observance to TGI Fridays and place it on April 13.
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National Men Make Dinner Day
The creator-controlled Men Make Dinner Day site states the first-Thursday-in-November rule and is copyrighted to Sandy Sharkey. Canada’s Trade-marks Journal records Sharkey’s MEN MAKE DINNE…
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National Moscow Mule Day
A SMIRNOFF-supplied October 20, 2016 launch release states that SMIRNOFF and Foodimentary were declaring March 3 National Moscow Mule Day, explains the “3-3” date rationale, and says the ho…
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National Opal Apples Day
A FirstFruits Farms release published on December 8, 2022 identifies December 9, 2022 as the inaugural National Opal Apples Day, and current Opal Apples brand materials continue to maintain…
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National Orange Wine Day
Founder Amanda Claire Goodwin states that she founded National Orange Wine Day in 2018 for annual observance on October 6; her first-party archive identifies October 6, 2018 as the first ce…
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National Pancake Day (IHOP)
IHOP declared on 23 February 2026 that the first Tuesday of March is its annual National Pancake Day; prior editions are preserved as date-specific brand events rather than retroactively fo…
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National Pecan Pie Day
American Pecan Council material verifies July 12 industry usage; original creator, first edition and date rationale remain unresolved.
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National Peppermint Bark Day
Williams Sonoma’s first-party releases identify December 1 as the annual National Peppermint Bark Day celebration; current observance history also attributes the holiday launch to Williams…
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National Personal Chef Day
Current National Day Calendar material places National Personal Chef Day on July 16 and attributes a 1991 USPCA origin, while USPCA independently documents 1991 personal-chef industry histo…
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National Pie Day
The American Pie Council currently promotes National Pie Day on January 23; institutional historical material also attributes an earlier 1970s start to Charlie Papazian, so creator/first-ye…
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National Plum Pudding Day
Two ANFP Wyoming chapter calendars list National Plum Pudding Day on February 12.
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National Popcorn Day
The Popcorn Board currently uses January 19 for National Popcorn Day but explicitly states that it does not know how or when the celebration began and documents historical date ambiguity.
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National Pulled Pork Day
Sonny’s BBQ states that National Pulled Pork Day started in 2016 and that it celebrates the observance every October 12.
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National Raisin Day
Contemporary 1909 reporting documents an April 30 Raisin Day campaign organized by California raisin growers; USDA history records Fresno’s first Raisin Day parade on April 30, 1909 and ann…
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National Ranch Water Day
RANCH2O Spirits currently states that it gave Ranch Water a national holiday and publishes April 11; the creator-submitted National Day Archives record dates creation to February 2021 and a…
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National Root Beer Float Day
A&W’s first-party company history states that every August 6 the brand celebrates National Root Beer Float Day, and A&W’s dedicated observance materials likewise use August 6.
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National Rosa Tequila Day
CALIROSA’s own company post describes its September 14, 2022 gathering as the first-ever National Rosa Tequila Day celebration, while independent PR/event coverage describes the CALIROSA ga…
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National Rotate Your Beer Day
National Day Archives records National Rotate Your Beer Day on May 1 and attributes it to Superior Beverage Group, while Days Of The Year independently places it on May 1.
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National Rum Day
Bacardi Limited first-party releases on August 16 explicitly identify the date as National Rum Day, including separate BACARDÍ and Santa Teresa brand material.
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National Shrimp Day
ANFP chapter calendars and Seafood Nutrition Partnership material independently identify May 10 as National Shrimp Day.
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National Shrimp Scampi Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Shrimp Scampi Day on 29 April.
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National Soup It Forward Day
Soup Sisters’ official campaign page identifies March 3 as Soup It Forward Day and invites people to make, share, or donate soup; a separate Soup Sisters article uses the National Soup It F…
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National Strawberry Day
ANFP chapter calendars plus university horticulture/campus sources identify February 27 as National Strawberry Day.
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National String Cheese Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record identifies Galbani Cheese as the 2017 founder and establishes September 20 as the annual observance date.
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National Sugar Cookie Day
ANFP chapter calendars and Utah Tech University material identify July 9 as National Sugar Cookie Day.
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National Take Back the Lunch Break Day
Tork created the workplace campaign. The current National Day Calendar registry states that the observance was moved in 2022 from the third Friday of June to 24 June and is celebrated on 24…
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National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
National Day Calendar states that the observance is promoted annually by KIWI Magazine and occurs on the second Wednesday in October.
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National Tea Day
The National Tea Day organizer site publishes the observance on 21 April and lists the 2026 National Tea Day edition for 21 April 2026.
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National Vanilla Pudding Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Vanilla Pudding Day on 22 May.
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National Veggie Burger Day
National Day Calendar attributes the observance to Amy’s Kitchen and June 5, while Amy’s own 2017 release calls that year the second annual celebration. The lifecycle conflict is preserved…
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National Vodka Day
GREY GOOSE first-party material identifies National Vodka Day as October 4 and separately repeats that date in its cocktail FAQ.
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National Wagyu Day
Steve Haddadin’s official National Wagyu Day site identifies him as founder and June 21 as the date. National Day Calendar records that Haddadin collaborated with it in 2024 to proclaim the…
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National Wine and Cheese Day
Jace Shoemaker-Galloway’s current creator-side Holidailys page describes National Wine and Cheese Day as an annual U.S. holiday created by her. Independent research preserves the earlier cr…
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National Yorkshire Pudding Day (UK)
Contemporaneous January–February 2008 reporting documents the first British Yorkshire Pudding Day on 3 February 2008, while Florence Sandeman’s reproduced first-person explanation identifie…
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New Beer’s Eve
Boulevard Brewing documents New Beer’s Eve on 6 April as the eve of the 1933 return of legally saleable beer under the Cullen-Harrison Act; Library of Congress material independently anchor…
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Oranges and Lemons Day
St Clement Danes states that 31 March 1920 was the first Oranges and Lemons Service for parish children and that the fruit-giving custom continues; modern service scheduling varies and must…
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Peppermint Patty Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list Peppermint Patty Day on 11 February.
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Pizza Day in Brazil
São Paulo municipal and SPTuris material trace July 10 Pizza Day to a 1985 city pizza festival/competition connected with São Paulo tourism authorities and publicist Carlito Maia; SPTuris c…
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Sake Day / World Sake Day
Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association material states that the association designated October 1 as Sake Day in 1978. Its current cultural history explains that October begins the new bre…
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Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day on August 8 and identifies the Wellcat Holidays collection as created by Thomas and Ruth R…
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Stop Food Waste Day
Compass Group first-party material verifies a 2017 U.S. launch, the first edition on 28 April 2017, global expansion in 2018 and the current annual rule of the last Wednesday in April.
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Sustainable Gastronomy Day
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