May Food Holidays • The Good Hearted Woman

May Food Holidays celebrate farmers markets, early spring harvests, and the beginning of a new season of fresh fruits and vegetables.

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

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Month-long Celebrations
Weekly Food Holidays
Daily Food Holidays
Mother's Day Brunch Recipes
What's in Season?
Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

Month-long Celebrations

Weekly Food Holidays

1^st Week
- National Raisin Week
- National Herb Week
2^nd Week
- National Hamburger Week
- Brunch for Lunch Day (Saturday before Mother's Day)
3^rd Week
- International Pickles Week
- British Sandwich Week (UK)
Final Week
- National Frozen Yogurt Week
- National Barbecue Day (Memorial Day)
- National Barbecue Week (UK)
- National Hamburger/Cheeseburger Day (Memorial Day)
- British Tomato Fortnight (UK; end of May, beginning of June)

Daily Food Holidays

May 1: National Chocolate Parfait Day
May 2: National Truffles Day
May 3: National Raspberry Popover Day
May 3: National Chocolate Custard Day
May 4: National Homebrew Day
May 4: National Orange Juice Day
May 4: National Candied Orange Peel Day
May 5: National Chocolate Custard Day
May 5: National Totally Chipotle Day
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
May 5: National Hoagie Day
May 6: National Crêpes Suzette Day
May 6: International No Diet Day
May 7: National Roast Leg of Lamb Day

Two biscuits on a plate, with three strawberries on the side. One biscuit is sliced open and spread with strawberry jam.

May 8 National Coconut Cream Pie Day
May 8: National Empanada Day
May 8: Have A Coke Day
May 9: National Butterscotch Brownie Day
May 9: National Moscato Day
May 10: National Shrimp Day
May 11: World Eat What You Want Day
May 11: Hostess Cupcake Day
May 12: National Nutty Fudge Day
May 13: International Hummus Day
May 13: National Apple Pie Day
May 13: National Fruit Cocktail Day
May 13: National Crouton Day
May 14: National Buttermilk Biscuit Day

May 15: National Hummus Day
May 15: National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16: International Pickle Day
May 16: National Coquilles St. Jacques Day
May 17: National Cherry Cobbler Day
May 18: National Cheese Soufflé Day
May 19: National Devil’s Food Cake Day
May 19: World Baking Day
May 20: National Quiche Lorraine Day
May 20: Pick Strawberries Day
May 21: National Strawberries and Cream Day
May 21: Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day

Close-up of edge of finished strawberry cream pie.

May 22: National Vanilla Pudding Day
May 23: National Drinking with Chickens Day
May 23: National Taffy Day
May 24: National Escargot Day
May 24: National Asparagus Day
May 25: National Brown-Bag-It Day
May 25: National Wine Day
May 26: National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
May 26: National Cherry Dessert Day
May 27: National Grape Popsicle Day
May 28: National Brisket Day
May 28: International Hamburger Day

May 29: National Biscuit Day (UK)
May 29: National Coq Au Vin Day (Alternate day: March 2)
May 30: National Mint Julep Day
May 30: International Potato Day
May 31: National Macaroon Day

Mother's Day Brunch Recipes

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May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.
Fennel Hudson

What's in Season?

In May, fresh fruits and vegetables are busting our all over! Harvests in the Pacific Northwest include for apples, arugula, asparagus, cauliflower, chard, chives, cilantro, collard greens, endive, fava beans, fennel, fiddleheads, garlic, garlic scapes, green onions, kale, lamb's quarter, lettuce, mint, morrels, mushrooms, mustard greens, oregano, parsley, pea shoots, potatoes, radicchio, radishes, rhubarb, rosemary, sage, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, strawberries, tarragon, thyme, and watercress.

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

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Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

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