October Food Holidays that highlight the warm, comforting flavors and colors of the harvest season!
Month-long Food Holidays
- Fair Trade Month
- Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Month
- 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
Weekly Food Holidays
First Week of October
- National Chili Week
- National Fruit at Work Day (1st Tuesday)
- National Kale Day (1st Wednesday)
Second Week of October
- National Beer Week
- National Kegger Weekend
- National Food Bank Week
- National School Lunch Week
- World Egg Day (2nd Friday)
Third Week of October
- National Bulk Food Week
- National Kraut Sandwich Week
- Pickled Peppers Week
Fourth Week of October
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
Daily Food Holidays
- October 1: National Pumpkin Spice Day
- October 1: World Vegetarian Day
- October 1: Pudding Season Begins!
- October 1: Homemade Cookies Day
- October 2: World Farm Animals Day
- October 2: National Fried Scallops Day
- October 3: National Caramel Custard Day
- October 4: National Taco Day
- October 5: National Apple Betty Day
- October 5: National Vodka 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: National Pizza and Beer Day
- October 9: National Hoagy Day
- October 10: National Tic Tac Day
- October 10: National Angel Food Day
- October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
- October 11: World Dulce le Leche Day
- October 12: National Gumbo Day
- October 12: Pumpkin Pie Day
- October 13: Peanut Festival
- October 14: National Pumpkin Festival
- October 14: Yorkshire Pudding Day
- October 14: National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
- October 14: National M&M Day
- October 14: National Dessert Day
- October 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
- October 15: National Roast Pheasant Day
- October 15: National Mushroom Day
- October 15: National Red Wine Day
- October 16: National Liqueur Day
- October 16: National 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 20: National Brandied Fruit 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: Feast of Good & Plenty
- October 25: National Greasy Foods Day
- October 25: World Pasta Day
- October 26: National Mincemeat Pie Day
- October 26: National Pumpkin Day
- October 27: National Potato 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
Food Holidays Year-Round
- January Food Holidays
- February Food Holidays
- March Food Holidays
- April Food Holidays
- May Food Holidays
- June Food Holidays
- July Food Holidays
- August Food Holidays
- September Food Holidays
- October Food Holidays
- November Food Holidays
- December Food Holidays
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