Besides the typical holidays that call for extravagant food spreads and homemade meals, there are tons of national food days that should be on your radar. They don’t all require a celebration but if you’re ever looking for an excuse to have a themed dinner or to drink a certain liquor by the truck load—you should keep some of these days in mind.
Not only can you use, say, National Tequila Day (July 24) or National Cookie Day (December 4) as a reason to show off your bartending and baking skills at home, but so many restaurants offer free and cheap meals in honor of these days. That means discounted meals, desserts, and drinks will pop up at different times through out the year, so you have to keep an eye out. These are all of the national food and drink days worth noting on your calendar:
January
January 1: National Bloody Mary Day
January 4: National Spaghetti Day
January 11: National Milk Day
January 15: National Bagel Day
January 19: National Popcorn Day
January 27: National Chocolate Cake Day
January 30: National Croissant Day
January 31: National Hot Chocolate Day
February
February 2: National Tater Tot Day
February 5: World Nutella Day
February 6: National Frozen Yogurt Day
February 9: National Pizza Day
February 18: National Drink Wine Day
February 20: National Muffin Day
February 22: National Margarita Day
February 25: National Pancake Day
March
March 7: National Cereal Day
March 9: National Meatball Day
March 14: National Potato Chip Day
March 20: National Ravioli Day
April
April 2: National Burrito Day, National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 7: National Beer Day
April 12: National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 26: National Pretzel Day
May
May 9: National Moscato Day
May 13: National Apple Pie Day
May 15: National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16: National Mimosa Day
May 25: National Wine Day
May 28: National Hamburger Day
June
June 3: National Egg Day
June 4: National Cheese Day
June 5: National Donut Day
June 11: National Corn on the Cob Day
June 13: National Rosé Day
June 19: National Martini Day
June 22: National Onion Ring Day
July
July 6: National Fried Chicken Day
July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10: National Piña Colada Day
July 13: National French Fry Day
July 14: National Mac & Cheese Day
July 19: National Ice Cream Day
July 22: National Hot Dog Day
July 24: National Tequila Day
July 29: National Chicken Wing Day
July 30: National Cheesecake Day
July 31: National Avocado Day
August
August 4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
August 6: National Root Beer Day
August 10: National S’mores Day
August 16: National Rum Day
August 19: National Potato Day
August 20: National Lemonade Day
August 24: National Waffle Day
August 29: National Red Wine Day
September
September 5: National Cheese Pizza Day
September 13: National Peanut Day
September 16: National Guacamole Day
September 18: National Cheeseburger Day
September 20: National Pepperoni Pizza Day
September 20: National Queso Day
September 29: National Coffee Day
October
October 1: National Homemade Cookies Day
October 4: National Taco Day, National Cinnamon Roll Day
October 6: National Noodle Day
October 12: National Pulled Pork Day
October 14: National Dessert Day
October 17: National Pasta Day
October 21: National Apple Day
October 26: National Pumpkin Day
October 28: National Chocolate Day
November
November 3: National Sandwich Day
November 4: National Candy Day
November 5: National Hot Sauce Day
November 6: National Nachos Day
November 11: National Sundae Day
November 14: National Pickle Day
November 16: National Fast Food Day
November 26: National Cake Day
November 28: National French Toast Day
December
December 4: National Cookie Day
December 7: National Cotton Candy Day
December 8: National Brownie Day
December 15: National Cupcake Day
December 20: National Sangria Day
December 26: National Candy Cane Day
December 30: National Bacon Day
Alexis Morillo is the Associate Editor at Delish.com where she covers breaking food news and viral food trends.
