Our UK food calendar is just what you need if you’ve been wondering what British food events take place throughout the year.
Below you’ll find all the UK national food days and weeks in each month that you need to know about. Plus, we’ve included many of Britain’s all important drink-related events in the calendar too. We might be the British Grub Hub, but we enjoy the odd beverage as much as the next Brit.
For even more awesome food events in the UK, you can also check out our Great British food festivals page. But for now, here’s your British food calendar…
UK Food Calendar For 2021
January
| Date | Event |
| 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| 1 – 31 January | Dry January |
| 1 – 31 January | Ginuary |
| 1 – 31 January | Veganuary |
| 5 January | Sausage Day, in Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| 6 January | National Shortbread Day |
| 25 January | Burns Night |
| 25 January | St. Dwynwen’s Day (Welsh Valentine’s Day) |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in January…
It’s got to be Burns Night… Any excuse to get us some Haggis, Neeps and Tatties!
February
| Date | Event |
| 9 February | National Pizza Day |
| 14 February | Valentine’s Day |
| 22 February | National Margarita Day |
| First Sunday of Feb | Yorkshire Pudding Day |
| Last Thursday of Feb | National Toast Day |
| Also in February (dates vary)… | Ash Wednesday (sometimes in March) |
| Shrove Tuesday, a.k.a. Pancake Day (sometimes in March) | |
| National Chip Week | |
| Fairtrade Fortnight | |
| Bramley Apple Week | |
| Real Bread Week | |
| Cornish Pasty Week |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in February…
This is a tough one! Pancake Day. No, wait. Maybe Yorkshire Pudding Day. Oh good grief, there really should be a National Yorkshire Pudding-Pancake Day!
March
| Date | Event |
| 1 March | St. David’s Day |
| 1 – 31 March | Veggie month |
| 5 March | St. Piran’s Day (great reason for a Cornish pasty or a scone with clotted cream!) |
| 7 March | Plant Power Day |
| 17 March | St. Patrick’s Day |
| 19 March | National Poultry Day |
| Also in March (dates vary)… | British Pie Week |
| Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa | |
| Eating Disorders Awareness Week | |
| National Salt Awareness Week | |
| Ash Wednesday (sometimes in February) | |
| Shrove Tuesday, a.k.a. Pancake Day (sometimes in February) | |
| Nutrition & Hydration Week | |
| National Butchers’ Week | |
| Comic Relief | |
| Operation Smile’s Bake a Smile | |
| SPAM Appreciation Week |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in March…
St. Piran’s Day. Cornish pasties followed by scones… need we say more?!
April
| Date | Event |
| 1 April | April Fools’ Day |
| 21 April | National Tea Day |
| 23 April | St. George’s Day |
| Also in April (dates vary) | Good Friday (usually in April, sometimes in March) |
| Easter Sunday (usually in April, sometimes in March) | |
| UK Coffee Week | |
| British Beef Week | |
| Allergy Awareness Week |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in April…
100% Easter Sunday. Lamb roast dinner, followed by hot cross buns and Easter eggs. Epic!
May
| Date | Event |
| 29 May | National Biscuit Day |
| Also in May (dates vary) | National BBQ Week |
| The Children’s Trust National Doughnut Week | |
| Coeliac Awareness Week | |
| National Vegetarian Week | |
| British Sandwich Week | |
| British Tomato Fortnight | |
| English Wine Week | |
| National Asparagus Month |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in May…
It’s got to be National Biscuit Day… ours’ is a Hobnob or Custard Cream please.
June
| Date | Event |
| First Friday of June | National Fish and Chips Day |
| 5 June | National Ketchup Day |
| 15 June | National Beer Day |
| Last Friday of June | National Cream Tea Day |
| Also in June (dates vary) | The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards |
| Healthy Eating Week | |
| Food Safety Week | |
| Diabetes Week | |
| National Picnic Week | |
| Open Farm Sunday | |
| The Big Lunch (Eden Project) | |
| National Fudge Day | |
| The Great Get Together | |
| Alzheimer’s Society, Cupcake Day |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in June…
Sooooo difficult!! We’ll have to go with National Fish & Chips Day (Cream Tea Day a very close second!)
July
| Date | Event |
| 16 July | National Cherry Day |
| 19 July | National Hotdog Day |
| 19 July | National Daiquiri Day |
| 24 – 26 July | The Big Cheese (Caerphilly) Festival |
| Also in July (dates vary) | Wimbledon Fortnight |
| Great British Pea Week | |
| National Salad Week | |
| National Ice Cream Month |
Our favourite of the UK food events in July…
Nothing in July beats eating strawberries and cream during Wimbledon.
August
| Date | Event |
| 8 August | National Oatcake Day |
| 13 August | National Prosecco Day |
| 27 August | National Burger Day |
| Last Thursday of August | National Allotments Week |
| Also in August (dates vary) | Afternoon Tea Week |
| Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight (usually runs into September) | |
| Caribbean Food Week |
Our favourite of the UK food events in August…
Afternoon Tea Week… as if it was ever going to be anything else!
September
| Date | Event |
| 1 September | National Tofu Day |
| 1 – 30 September | Organic September |
| 1 – 30 September | Sourdough September |
| 1 – 30 September | National Mushroom Month |
| 26 September | National Dumpling Day |
| Also in September (dates vary) | Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight (usually starts in August) |
| British Food Fortnight | |
| Harvest Festival | |
| Zero Waste Week | |
| National Roast Dinner Week | |
| National Cupcake Week | |
| National Rice Week | |
| Red Tractor Week | |
| Love Lamb Week | |
| Seed Gathering Season |
Our favourite of the British food events in September…
British Food Fortnight… a whole two weeks of British food. Need we say more?
October
| Date | Event |
| 1 – 31 October | National Cholesterol Month |
| 1 – 31 October | ‘Stoptober’ |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 21 October | Apple Day |
| 22 October | National Nut Day |
| 26 October | National Pumpkin Day |
| 31 October | Halloween |
| Also in October (dates vary) | Michelin Star Restaurants Awards |
| National Seafood Week | |
| Epilepsy Action National Tea & Cake Break | |
| UK Sausage Week | |
| National Baking Week | |
| Egg Week | |
| Chocolate Week | |
| RNLI Fish Supper | |
| National Curry Week | |
| RumFest | |
| National Eating Out Week |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in October…
UK Sausage Week… Fry Up for breakfast, Bangers and Mash for lunch, Toad in the hole for dinner. For seven days straight! Ok, even we wouldn’t do that, but if you’re into food challenges…
November
| Date | Event |
| 3 November | National Sandwich Day |
| 5 November | Guy Fawkes Night |
| 30 November | St. Andrew’s Day |
| Also in November (dates vary) | British Game Week |
| Alcohol Awareness Week | |
| Stir-Up Sunday | |
| Children In Need | |
| National Cupcake Week | |
| Cancer Research Veg Pledge | |
| National School Meals Week |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in November…
Guy Fawkes Night. Pumpkin soup and Toffee Apples while watching fireworks. We’ll have some of that!
December
| Date | Event |
| 1 – 24 December | Advent (get those calendars out!) |
| 2 December | English Breakfast Day – and if that’s not enough… |
| 7 December | National Fry Up Day |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
| 31 December | New Year’s Eve & Hogmany |
Our favourite of the UK national food days in December…
Christmas Day, obvs!
And there’s your UK food calendar – hope it’s helpful.
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