August Food Holidays

August Food Holidays celebrate the summer harvest with an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, fair-inspired foods, and refreshing frozen treat fests!

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• Month-Long Food Holidays
• Weekly Food Holidays
• Daily Food Holidays
• Summer Recipes
• What's in Season?
• Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

Month-Long Food Holidays

• National Catfish Month
• National Panini Month
• National Peach Month
• National Sandwich Month

Weekly Food Holidays

• 1^st Week
  • National Mustard Day (1^st Saturday)
  • National Jamaican Pie Day (1^st Saturday)
• 2^nd Week
  • Melon Day (2^nd Sunday)
  • Afternoon Tea Week (UK; 2^nd full week)
• Final Week
  • National Burger Day (UK; Thursday before the bank holiday weekend)
  • National Coconut Week (Phillippines; August 23 to August 30)

Daily Food Holidays

• August 1: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
• August 2: National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
• August 3: National Watermelon Day
• August 4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
• August 5: National Oyster Day
• August 5: National Couscous Day
• August 5: International Beer Day
• August 6: National Root Beer Float Day
• August 7: National IPA Day
• August 7: Raspberries ‘n Cream Day

• August 8: National Frozen Custard Day
• August 8: National Zucchini Day
• August 8: National Oatcake Day (UK)
• August 9: National Rice Pudding Day
• August 10: National S’mores Day
• August 11: National Raspberry Tart Day
• August 11: National Raspberry Bombe Day
• August 11: National Bakewell Tart Day (UK)
• August 12: National Julienne Fries Day
• August 12: National Gooey Butter Cake Day
• August 13: National Filet Mignon Day
• August 14: National Creamsicle Day

• August 15: National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
• August 15: Julia Child’s Birthday
• August 16: National Rum Day
• August 16: National Bratwurst Day
• August 17: National Vanilla Custard Day
• August 18: National Ice Cream Pie Day
• August 19: National Soft-Serve Ice Cream Day
• August 19: National Hot & Spicy Food Day
• August 20: National Bacon Lovers Day
• August 20: National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
• August 21: National Sweet Tea Day
• August 21: National Spumoni Day

• August 22: National Pecan Torte Day 
• August 22: National “Eat a Peach” Day
• August 23: National Spongecake Day
• August 24: National Peach Pie Day
• August 24: National Waffle Day
• August 25: National Banana Split Day
• August 25: National Whiskey Sour Day
• August 26: National Cherry Popsicle Day
• August 27: National Pots de Creme Day
• August 28: National Cherry Turnover Day
• August 29: National Chop Suey
• August 30: National Toasted Marshmallow Day
• August 31: National Trail Mix Day

Summer Recipes

The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled.

_{Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees}

What's in Season?

In August, fresh fruits and vegetables are busting our all over! Harvests in the Pacific Northwest include (but are not limited to) apples, apricots, arugula, Asian pears, avocados, asparagus, basil, beets, blueberries, bramble berries (e.g., boysenberries, raspberries, marionberries, etc.), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, chard, chili peppers, chives, cilantro, collard greens, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, endive, fennel, figs, garlic, gooseberries, green beans, green onions, kale, lamb's quarter, lavender, lettuce, melons, mint, mushrooms, mustard greens, nectarines, onions, oregano, parsley, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, radicchio, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, rosemary, sage, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, strawberries, summer squash, sweet potatoes, thyme, tomatillos, tomatoes, watercress, watermelon, winter squashes, and zucchini.

• What's in Season in your state
• PNW Garden & Harvest Schedule

Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

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