International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day
Oldways says its Cheese Coalition created the annual International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day in 2015 and celebrates it on the third Saturday of October.
Date and recurrence
Third Saturday of October
This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Third Saturday of October
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Oldways Cheese Coalition / international food-culture campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Oldways — Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation DayCreator First Party
Frequently asked questions
When is International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day?
Third Saturday of October The stored recurrence guidance is: Third Saturday of October.
Does International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day fall on the same date every year?
It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.
Is International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Oldways Cheese Coalition / international food-culture campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day?
The stored designation basis is: Oldways says its Cheese Coalition created the annual International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day in 2015 and celebrates it on the third Saturday of October.. Supporting provenance includes Oldways — Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Oldways Cheese Coalition / international food-culture campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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