Looking to boost your 2021 food & beverage based marketing calendar? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of all the foodie dates & events happening in 2021! There’s plenty of food awareness days, fun foodie national dates and F&B events to keep your 2021 calendar relevant and fully packed. We’d recommend keeping this list handy, so you can always use it for reference!
Start planning your 2021 marketing calendar now!
January
1st – 31st January – Dry January
1st – 31st January – Ginuary
1st – 31st January – Veganuary
6th January – National Shortbread Day
20th January – National Cheese Lovers Day (U.S)
27th January – International Chocolate Cake Day
February
5th February – World Nutella Day
7th February – Yorkshire Pudding Day
9th February – National Pizza Day
12th February – Chinese New Year
14th February – Valentine’s Day
16th February – Pancake Day
20th – 28th February – Real Bread Week
25th February – National Toast Day
March
1st March – National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
1st – 7th March – British Pie Week
9th – 14th March – National Butchers Week
15th – 21st March – Nutrition & Hydration Week
25th March – International Waffle Day
April
2nd April – Good Friday
4th April – Easter Sunday
4th April – International Carrot Day
5th April – Easter Monday
7th April – World Health Day
21st April – National Tea Day
23rd – 30th April – British Beef Week
May
11th May – National Eat What You Want Day
9th – 15th May – Coeliac Awareness Week
10th – 16th May – National Vegetarian Week
13th May – World Cocktail Day
13th May – International Hummus Day
17th May – World Baking Day
29th May – National Biscuit Day
June
1st June – World Milk Day
3rd June – National Fish and Chip Day
11th June – World Gin Day
12th June – International Falafel Day
15th June – National Beer Day (UK)
16th June – National Fudge Day
18th June – International Sushi Day
19th – 27th June – National Picnic Week
July
1st – 31st July – National Ice Cream Month (U.S)
2nd – 11th July – National BBQ Week
7th July – World Chocolate Day
22nd July – National Hot Dog Day (U.S)
16th July – National Cherry Day
August
4th August – International Day of Italian Cuisine
6th August – International Beer Day
10th – 15th August – Afternoon Tea Week
13th August – National Prosecco Day
16th August – National Rum Day
26th August – National Burger Day
September
1st – 30th September – Sourdough September
1st September – National Tofu Day
4th September – National Fish and Chips Day
4th September – International Bacon Day
7th September – World Salami Day
12th September – National Chocolate Milkshake Day (U.S)
16th September – National Guacamole Day (U.S)
18th September – National Cheeseburger Day (U.S)
22nd September – White Chocolate Day (U.S)
26th September – National Dumpling Day
October
1st October – International Coffee Day
1st October – World Vegetarian Day
4th October – National Taco Day (U.S)
5th – 11th October – National Curry Week
6th October – National Noodle Day (U.S)
8th October – World Egg Day
9th October – International Beer and Pizza Day
10th October – World Porridge Day
16th October – World Food Day
22nd October – National Nut Day
25th October – World Pasta Day
November
1st November – World Vegan Day
6th November – National Nachos Day (U.S)
10th November – Vanilla Cupcake Day (U.S)
26th November – Thanksgiving
December
4th December – National Cookie Day
8th December – National Brownie Day (U.S)
9th December – National Pastry Day (U.S)
17th December – National Maple Syrup Day (U.S)
20th December – National Sangria Day (U.S)
25th December – Christmas day
If you need any help with marketing these foodie dates, feel free to reach out for content ideas or marketing tips! (Psst, we've also written a generic 2021 UK Marketing Calendar & Key Retail Dates, which you can view here!)