Bizarre Food Holidays

Have you ever wished you could have one special day to celebrate and savor your favorite food?  Well, there’s a good chance that you can do just that.  There seems to be food holidays just about every day (or month) of the year.  Clearly someone had way too much time on their hands to be sitting around thinking up these wacky celebrations.  Crazy as they are, however, people find ways to make the most of these unique food festivities.

If you are a fan of breakfast, you might be interested to know that the 3rd Saturday in March is Maple Syrup Saturday.  With any luck, that Saturday will fall on March 25, because that’s Waffle Day.  Maple syrup isn’t just for Saturdays, however, because December 17 is National Maple Syrup Day.  You may find it odd that National Pancake Week is February 21-27 but National Pancake Day is September 26.  Equally strange is that May is National Egg Month, but Eggs Benedict Day is April 16.  September is both All American Breakfast Month and Better Breakfast Month.  If it’s fiber you want, try January.  That’s both Oatmeal Month and Prune Breakfast Month.  Oatmeal Muffin Day is December 19 and October is National Applejack Month.

Breakfast isn’t the only meal that gets to indulge in the merriment.  There are a plethora of main dishes that have their own day as well.  March 28 is Something on a Stick Day.  If you are a pizza lover (and who isn’t), you’ll want to mark your calendar for National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day.  That is on November 12.  May is National Barbecue Month.  It is also National Hamburger Month, yet National Hamburger Day is seven months later on December 21.

You are probably wondering, “What about the junk food?”  You’re in luck.  Now you will have an excuse to partake of your favorite indulgence.  Do you like potato chips?  National Potato Chip Day is March 14.  Wait just a few days and you can add dip because March 23 is National Chip and Dip Day.  National Pretzel Day is April 26.  However, if you love pretzels so much, you need a whole month to enjoy them, October is National Pretzel Month.  If you need to satisfy your sweet tooth Donut Day is the first weekend in June, but September 14 is National Cream-filled Donut Day.  Pop all the popcorn you want in October, National Popcorn-Poppin’ Month, but don’t eat it until January 19 or January 31.  Both days are National Popcorn Day.

June is National Dairy Month.  Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day is July 29.  It seems on this day you must buy some cheese and sacrifice it to a mousetrap.  Moldy Cheese Day is October 9.  This is not a typo.  Try to find some moldy cheese in your refrigerator and enjoy.

Let’s not forget about the people that make all this food available.  I’m referring to all the cooks in all the kitchens around the nation.  Yes, there is even a holiday for all the cooks that have ever burned their hand touching a fiery hot pan without an oven mitt or swept up broken dishes on a regular basis.  Be sure to set some time aside on June 13 for your favorite accident-prone chef because it’s Kitchen Klutzes of America Day.
Did you find your preferred food listed here?  If not, don’t worry.  There are too many food holidays to mention, but if you do some searching, I’m sure you will find your favorite.