National Sour Candy Day
American Licorice/Sour Punch materials celebrate National Sour Candy Day on July 18, and National Day Calendar identifies American Licorice Company as the 2015 founder.
Date and recurrence
18 July
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 / American Licorice Company and Sour Punch-created candy 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 Sour Candy 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
- American Licorice Company — National Sour Candy DayCreator First Party
- National Day Calendar — National Sour Candy DayObservance Registrar
Frequently asked questions
When is National Sour Candy Day?
18 July The stored recurrence guidance is: 18 July each year under the American Licorice/Sour Punch observance..
Does National Sour Candy 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 Sour Candy Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / American Licorice Company and Sour Punch-created candy 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 Sour Candy Day?
The stored designation basis is: American Licorice/Sour Punch materials celebrate National Sour Candy Day on July 18, and National Day Calendar identifies American Licorice Company as the 2015 founder.. Supporting provenance includes American Licorice Company — National Sour Candy Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Sour Candy Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / American Licorice Company and Sour Punch-created candy 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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