February Food Holidays • The Good Hearted Woman

February Food Holidays are all about delicious eats, featuring a wide array of chocolate celebrations, Lenten-inspired observances, and cozy winter comfort foods. (Complete calendar, with recipe suggestions.)

9-panel collage showing images of food and recipes from February Food Holidays calendar.

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Month-Long Food Holidays
Weekly Food Holidays
Food Holidays by Day
Recipes for Game Day
Valentine's Day Recipes
What's in Season?
Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

Month-Long Food Holidays

National Sweet Potato Month
Canned Food Month
National Chocolate Lovers Month
National Cherry Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Snack Food Month
National Potato Lovers Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
Berry Fresh Month (Not to be confused with July's National Berry Month)
National Avocado & Banana Month
National Vegan Cuisine Month
Great American Pie Month
La Poutine Month (Canada)

Weekly Food Holidays

Shrove Tuesday: International Pancake Day

1^st Week
- Friday Fish Fry Day (1^st Friday of Lent)
- Tartar Sauce Day (1^st Friday of Lent)
- African Heritage & Health Week
2^nd Week
- National Kraut & Frankfurter Week
- Super Chicken Wing Day (2^nd Sunday)
- National Pork Rind Day (2^nd Sunday)
- Superbowl Sunday (2^nd Sunday)
- Oatmeal Monday (2^nd Monday)
- Worldwide Real Bread Week (2^nd last Saturday until the last Sunday)
- National Jello Week
3^rd Week
- National Margarita Weekend
Final Week
- National Pancake Day (Last full week of February)
- National Pasty Week (i.e., Cornish Pasty Week)
- National Chili Day (Last Thursday in February)

Food Holidays by Day

February 1: National Cake Pops Day
February 1: National Baked Alaska Day
February 1: National Dark Chocolate Day
February 1: National Decorating with Candy Day
February 2: International Crepe Day
February 2: California Kiwi Day
February 2: National Tater Tot Day
February 3: National Carrot Cake Day
February 3: National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
February 4 : National Homemade Soup Day
Febraury 4: British Yorkshire Pudding Day (UK)
February 4: National Stuffed Mushroom Day
February 4: Pork Rind Appreciation Day
February 5: National Chocolate Fondue Day
February 5: World Nutella Day
February 5: National Frozen Yogurt Day
February 6: National Chopsticks Day
February 7: National Fettuccine Alfredo Day

February 8: National Molasses Bar Day
February 8: National Potato Lover’s Day
February 8: Paczki Day
February 9: National Bagels and Lox Day
February 9: World Pizza Day
February 9: World Chocolate Day
February 10: National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
February 10: National “Have a Brownie” Day
February 11: National Peppermint Patty Day
February 12: National Plum Pudding Day
February 12: National Biscotti Day
February 13: National Cheddar Day
February 13: National Tortellini Day
February 13: National “Italian Food” Day
February 14 : National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day

Dipped chocolates on parchment, with small pink hearts sprinkled around for color.

February 15 : National Gumdrop Day
February 15: National Chewing Gum Day
February 15: National I Want Butterscotch Day
February 16: National Almond Day
February 16: Tim Tam Day (Australia)
February 17: National Cafe’ Au Lait Day
February 17: National Cabbage Day
February 18: National “Drink Wine” Day
February 19: National Chocolate Mint Day
February 20: National Cherry Pie Day
February 20: National Muffin Day
February 21: National Sticky Bun Day

February 22: National Margarita Day
February 22: National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
February 23: National Banana Bread Day
February 24: National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25: National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day
February 25:National Clam Chowder Day
February 26: National Pistachio Day
February 27: National Strawberry Day
February 27: National Kahlua Day
February 27: The Big Breakfast Day
February 28: National Chocolate Souffle Day
February 28: National Pancake Day (date varies yearly)
February 29: National Frog Legs Day

Recipes for Game Day

Valentine's Day Recipes

In February there is everything to hope for and nothing to regret.
_{Patience Strong}

What's in Season?

We make our home in the US Pacific Northwest. Your local seasonal crops may be different than those listed here, depending on your location. In the US, click to check what's in season in your state.

February harvests are similar to January's, and include apples, chard, fennel, garlic, kale, leeks, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, rapini, rutabaga, sprouts, turnips, and winter squash.