October Food Holidays

From comforting to quirky, October Food Holidays will tantalize your taste buds with a wide range of fall crops and culinary celebrations.

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• Month-long Food Holidays
• Weekly Food Holidays
• Daily Food Holidays
• Seasonal Recipes: October
• What's in Season?
• Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

Month-long Food Holidays

Celebrate these October Food Holidays all month long!

• National Apple Month
• National Applejack Month
• National Caramel Month
• National Chili Month
• National Cookbook Month
• National Cookie Month
• National Dessert Month
• National Pasta Month
• National Pickled Peppers Month
• National Pizza Month
• National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
• National Pork Month
• National Pretzel Month
• National Pumpkin Month
• National Seafood Month
• National Sausage Month
• Fair Trade Month
• Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Month

Weekly Food Holidays

• 1^st Week
  • National Chili Week
  • National Fruit at Work Day (1st Tuesday)
  • National Kale Day (1st Wednesday)
  • National Pumpkin Seed Day (1st Wednesday)
  • National Curry Week (UK)
• 2^nd Week
  • National Beer Week
  • National Kegger Weekend
  • National Food Bank Week
  • National School Lunch Week
  • World Egg Day (2^nd Friday)
• 3^rd Week
  • National Bulk Food Week
  • National Kraut Sandwich Week
  • Pickled Peppers Week
  • National Baking Week (UK)
• Final Week
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
  • National Sausage Week (UK)

Daily Food Holidays

• October 1: National Pumpkin Spice Day
• October 1: World Vegetarian Day
• October 1: Homemade Cookies Day
• October 1: International Coffee Day
• October 2: World Farm Animals Day
• October 2: National Fried Scallops Day
• October 2: National Produce Misting Day
• October 3: National Caramel Custard Day
• October 4: World Taco Day
• October 4: National Cinnamon Roll Day
• October 5: National Apple Betty Day
• October 5: Rocky Mountain Oyster Day
• October 6: National Noodle Day
• October 7: National Frappe Day

• October 8: National Fluffernutter Day
• October 8: National Pierogi Day
• October 9: National Moldy-Cheese Day
• October 9: International Pizza and Beer Day
• October 10: National Tic Tac Day
• October 10: National Angel Food Day
• October 10: National Cake Decorating Day
• October 10: World Porridge Day
• October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
• October 11: World Dulce le Leche Day
• October 11: Southern Food Heritage Day
• October 12: National Pulled Pork Day
• October 12: National Gumbo Day
• October 12: Pumpkin Pie Day
• October 13: National M&M Day
• October 13: National Yorkshire Pudding Day (US; Feb 4^th in UK)
• October 13: Peanut Festival
• October 14: National Pumpkin Festival
• October 14: National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
• October 14: National Dessert Day

• October 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
• October 15: National Cheese Curd Day
• October 15: National Roast Pheasant Day
• October 15: National Mushroom Day
• October 15: National Lemon Bar Day
• October 16: National Liqueur Day
• October 16: World Food Day
• October 17: National Pasta Day
• October 17: Four Prunes Day
• October 18: National Chocolate Cupcake Day
• October 19: National Seafood Bisque Day
• October 19: Sweetest Day
• October 20: National Brandied Fruit Day
• October 20: International Chef Day
• October 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

• October 22: National Nut Day
• October 23: National Boston Cream Pie Day
• October 23: National Canning Day
• October 24: National Bologna Day
• October 24: National Good & Plenty Day (aka The Feast of Good & Plenty)
• October 25: National Greasy Foods Day
• October 25: World Pasta Day
• October 25: National Breadstick Day
• October 26: National Mincemeat Pie Day
• October 26: National Chicken Fried Steak Day
• October 26: National Pumpkin Day
• October 27: American Beer Day
• October 28: National Chocolate Day
• October 28: Wild Foods Day

• October 29: National Oatmeal Day
• October 30: National Candy Corn Day
• October 31: National Caramel Apple Day
• October 31: Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day

Seasonal Recipes: October

After the keen still days of September, the October sun filled the world with mellow warmth...The maple tree in front of the doorstep burned like a gigantic red torch. The oaks along the roadway glowed yellow and bronze. The fields stretched like a carpet of jewels, emerald and topaz and garnet. Everywhere she walked the color shouted and sang around her.

_{Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond}

What's in Season?

October harvests in the Pacific Northwest include apples, arugula, Asian pears, basil, bramble berries (e.g., boysenberries, raspberries, marionberries, etc.), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, chili peppers, chives, cilantro, collard greens, corn, cranberries, cucumbers, eggplant, endive, fennel, garlic, grapes, green onions, kale, kiwi, kohlrabi, lamb's quarter, lavender, leeks, lettuce, lima beans, melons, mushrooms, mint, mustard greens, onions, oregano, parsley, parsnips, peaches, pears, peppers, persimmons, potatoes, pumpkin, quince, radicchio, radishes, rosemary, rutabaga, sage, shallots, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, summer squash, thyme, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, winter squashes, and zucchini.

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

Did you know that winter squashes aren't necessarily harvested in the winter? This term dates back to a time when the seasons were crucial to a family's survival, and vegetables were known as "winter vegetables" if they would keep until December.

Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

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