June Food Holidays

June Food Holidays welcome summer with celebrations for fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, picnic favorites, ice cream treats, and more!

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

Month-Long Celebrations

• National Country Cooking Month
• National Candy Month
• National Dairy Month
• National Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month
• National Iced Tea Month
• National Soul Food Month
• National Frozen Yogurt Month
• National Lemon Month
• National Papaya Month
• National Mango Month
• National Seafood Month
• National Steakhouse Month
• National Turkey Lover’s Month
• Cucumber Month
• Pluot & Aprium Month

Weekly Food Holidays

• 1^st Week
  • International Donut Day (1st Friday)
  • National Fish and Chips Day (UK; first Friday)
• 3^rd Week
  • National Picnic Week (UK)
• Final Week
  • National Watermelon Spitting Week (Last Thursday thru Sunday)
  • National Cream Tea Day  (UK; last Friday)

Daily Food Holidays

• June 1: World Milk Day
• June 1: National Hazelnut Cake Day
• June 1: National Olive Day
• June 2: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
• June 2: National Rotisserie Chicken Day
• June 3: National Egg Day
• June 3: National Chocolate Macaroon Day
• June 3: National Cider Day
• June 4: National Cheese Day
• June 4: National Frozen Yogurt Day
• June 4: National Cognac Day
• June 5: National Gingerbread Day
• June 5: National Sausage Roll Day
• June 5: World Environment Day
• June 6: National Applesauce Cake Day
• June 7: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

• June 8: World Oceans Day (Sustainable Seafood)
• June 9: National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day
• June 9: National Meal Prep Day
• June 10: Herbs & Spices Day
• June 10: National Iced Tea Day
• June 10: National Black Cow Day (A “black cow” is a root beer float or Coca-cola float [varies regionally] with a tablespoon of chocolate syrup added.)
• June 11: National Corn on the Cob Day
• June 11: National German Chocolate Cake Day
• June 12: International Cachaça Day
• June 12: International Falafel Day
• June 12: National Jerky Day
• June 12: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
• June 13: Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
• June 14: National Strawberry Shortcake Day

• June 15: National Lobster Day
• June 15: Beer Day (UK)
• June 15: World Gin Day
• June 15: National Prune Day
• June 16: National Fudge Day
• June 16: Fresh Veggies Day
• June 17: Eat All Your Veggies Day
• June 17: National Apple Strudel Day
• June 17: National Stewart's Root Beer
• June 18: National Cherry Tart Day
• June 18: International Picnic Day
• June 18: National Sushi Day
• June 19: National Dry Martini Day
• June 20: National Vanilla Milkshake Day
• June 20: Kouign Amann Day
• June 20: National Ice Cream Soda Day
• June 20: World Tapas Day
• June 21: National Peaches & Cream Day
• June 21: National Cookie Dough Day
• June 21: National Smoothie Day

• June 22: National Chocolate Éclair Day
• June 22: National Onion Rings Day
• June 23: National Pecan Sandies Day
• June 23: National Detroit Style Pizza Day
• June 23: National Porridge Day
• June 24: National Pralines Day
• June 25: National Catfish Day
• June 25: National Strawberry Parfait Day
• June 26: National Chocolate Pudding Day
• June 26: National Coconut Day
• June 27: National Indian Pudding Day
• June 27: National Ice Cream Cake Day
• June 27: National Onion Day
• June 27: National Orange Blossom Day
• June 28: National Ceviche Day
• June 28: National Tapioca Day

• June 29: National Almond Buttercrunch Day
• June 29: National Bacon Burn End Day
• June 29: National Waffle Iron Day
• June 30: One of only two days of the year with no known food holidays! (The other is July 13^th)

Summer Recipes

In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.

John Steinbeck

What's in Season?

In June, fresh fruits and vegetables are busting our all over! Harvests in the Pacific Northwest include for apples, arugula, asparagus, basil, bok choy, bramble berries (e.g., boysenberries, raspberries, marionberries, etc.), broccoli, cauliflower, chard, cherries, chives, cilantro, collard greens, endive, fava beans, fennel, green onions, kale, lamb's quarter, lettuce, mint, mushrooms, mustard greens, oregano, parsley, potatoes, radicchio, radishes, rapini, rhubarb, rosemary, sage, snap peas, snow peas, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, strawberries, summer squash, tarragon, thyme, turnips, watercress, and zucchini.

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

Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

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