October Food Holidays • The Good Hearted Woman

October Food Holidays highlight the warm, comforting flavors and colors of the harvest season!

Collage of various prepared pumpkin seed recipes.

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Month-long Food Holidays
Weekly Food Holidays
Daily Food Holidays
Seasonal Recipes: October
Food Holidays Year-Round

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

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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.

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

Seasonal Recipes: October

Food Holidays Year-Round

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