National Potato Day
Potatoes USA’s retail toolkit identifies August 19 as National Potato Day, and USDA NIFA’s August 2025 outreach calendar independently lists National Potato Day on August 19.
Date and recurrence
19 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal food and agriculture observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Potato Day
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
- Potatoes USA — 2022 Potato Retail ToolkitIndustry Board
- USDA NIFA — August 2025 social media toolkitGovernment Agency
Frequently asked questions
When is National Potato Day?
19 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 August under repeated U.S. industry and government-outreach usage..
Does National Potato Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Potato Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal food and agriculture observance. 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 National Potato Day?
The stored designation basis is: Potatoes USA’s retail toolkit identifies August 19 as National Potato Day, and USDA NIFA’s August 2025 outreach calendar independently lists National Potato Day on August 19.. Supporting provenance includes Potatoes USA — 2022 Potato Retail Toolkit. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Potato Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal food and agriculture observance.
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 2026-09-10.
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