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Food Drink Hospitality observances

Food, drink, culinary culture, agriculture-facing consumption and hospitality observances.

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Whole Grain Sampling Day

Organizer-selected date; examples include 4 April 2012 and 29 March 2017 · United States / Oldways Whole Grains Council campaign

The Oldways Whole Grains Council documents the campaign’s launch on 4 April 2012 and a later annual edition on 29 March 2017. Those first-party records show that the Gregorian date has vari…

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Wild Foods Day

28 October · Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Wild Foods Day on 28 October.

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World Chocolate Day

7 July · International / informal chocolate-industry and consumer observance

Current confectionery-industry and chocolate-brand materials consistently use July 7 for World Chocolate Day.

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World Cider Day

3 June annually · World Cider Day organizer / international cider celebration

The official World Cider Day site identifies June 3 as World Cider Day.

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World Egg Day

Second Friday of October · Organizer-backed global food observance

World Egg Organisation

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World Flour Day

20 March · global flour, milling and food-support observance

World Flour Day organization / FlourWorld Museum

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World Gin Day

Second Saturday in June annually · Global / World Gin Day organizer campaign

The official World Gin Day site states that the observance always falls on the second Saturday in June.

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World Milk Day

1 June · FAO-initiated global observance (not an official UN international day)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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World Nutella Day

5 February each year · Nutella / international brand community

Ferrero states World Nutella Day was created by Sara Rosso in 2007 and is celebrated every year on 5 February

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World Passion Fruit Martini Day

28 May · International promotional/cocktail context / Funkin Cocktails-created observance

Current references place World Passion Fruit Martini Day on May 28 and attribute its establishment in 2021 to Funkin Cocktails.

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World Pasta Day

25 October annually · Global / International Pasta Organisation observance

The International Pasta Organisation identifies World Pasta Day on 25 October.

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World Plant-Based Burger Day

10 October · International promotional context / VeganBurg-created plant-based burger observance

VeganBurg launched World Plant-Based Burger Day on October 10, 2020 as part of its tenth-anniversary campaign.

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World Porridge Day

10 October · food and school-meal awareness observance

Mary's Meals source verification

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World Pulses Day

10 February · FAO / United Nations / international observance

A/RES/73/251

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World Tapas Day

Third Thursday of June · Spanish tapas and culinary-culture observance

Spain's official tourism portal

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World Tofu Day

26 July · International / informal plant-based-food observance

National Today gives World Tofu Day a fixed July 26 recurrence, and tofu producer Hodo independently acknowledges World Tofu Day on July 26 in a dated company release.

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World Vegetarian Day

1 October annually · North American Vegetarian Society / international observance

NAVS states that World Vegetarian Day was established as an annual celebration, with 1 October as the official date; local events may be scheduled on a nearby date.

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World Whisky Day

16 May 2026; third Saturday in May · World Whisky Day / organizer-led global celebration

The official World Whisky Day site spells the event “Whisky” and gives Saturday 16 May 2026 under its third-Saturday-in-May rule.