October Food Holidays
National and international food holidays and observances for the month of October.
A lot of families will be busy carving up pumpkins and making scary party food for Halloween but October is also a month to enjoy some authentic German, Italian and Polish American food, so don’t fill up on orange-frosted cupcakes and tiny Almond Joys.
October Monthly Holidays
American Cheese Month
Cookbook Month
Eat Country Ham Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Fair Trade Month
Family Health Month
German American Heritage Month
Italian American Heritage Month
National Apple Month
National Applejack Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Caramel Month
National Chili Month
National Cookie Month
National Dessert Month
National Pasta Month
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Pizza Festival Month
National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
National Pork Month
National Pretzel Month
National Sausage Month
National Seafood Month
Pear and Pineapple Month
Persimmons Month
Polish American Heritage Month
Sausage Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
October Weekly Holidays
American Beer Week (week 2)
Bulk Foods Week (week 3)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Week (week 4)
National Chili Week (week 1)
National Food Bank Week (week 2)
National Hispanic Heritage Weeks(week 1-2)
National Kraut Sandwich Week (week 3)
National School Lunch Week (week 2)
No Salt Week (week 1)
Pickled Peppers Week (week 3)
October Daily Holidays
- 10/1 (Tue) Homemade Cookies Day
- 10/1 (Tue) Pudding season begins
- 10/1 (Tue) World Vegetarian Day
- 10/2 (Wed) National Fried Scallops Day
- 10/3 (Thu) National Caramel Custard Day
- 10/4 (Fri) National Taco Day
- 10/4 (Fri) National Vodka Day
- 10/5 (Sat) National Apple Betty Day
- 10/6 (Sun) National Noodle Day
- 10/7 (Mon) National Frappe Day
- 10/8 (Tue) National Fluffernutter Day
- 10/8 (Tue) National Pierogi Day
- 10/9 (Wed) Moldy Cheese Day
- 10/9 (Wed) Submarine/Hoagie/Hero/Grinder Day
- 10/10 (Thu) National Angel Food Cake Day
- 10/10 (Thu) National Cake Decorating Day
- 10/11 (Fri) National Sausage Pizza Day
- 10/11 (Fri) World Egg Day
- 10/12 (Sat) Canadian Thanksgiving
- 10/12 (Sat) National Gumbo Day
- 10/13 (Sun) National Yorkshire Pudding Day
- 10/14 (Mon) Columbus Day
- 10/14 (Mon) National Chocolate-covered Insects Day
- 10/14 (Mon) National Dessert Day
- 10/15 (Tue) National Chicken Cacciatore Day
- 10/15 (Tue) National Roast Pheasant Day
- 10/16 (Wed) National Liqueur Day
- 10/16 (Wed) World Food Day
- 10/17 (Thu) Four Prunes Day
- 10/17 (Thu) National Pasta Day
- 10/18 (Fri) National Chocolate Cupcake Day
- 10/19 (Sat) National Seafood Bisque Day
- 10/19 (Sat) Sweetest Day
- 10/20 (Sun) National Brandied Fruit Day
- 10/21 (Mon) Caramel Apple Day
- 10/21 (Mon) National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
- 10/22 (Tue) National Nut Day
- 10/23 (Wed) National Boston Cream Day
- 10/23 (Wed) National Canning Day
- 10/24 (Thu) Good and Plenty Day
- 10/24 (Thu) National Bologna Day
- 10/25 (Fri) National Greasy Foods Day
- 10/26 (Sat) Mincemeat Day
- 10/26 (Sat) Pretzel Day
- 10/26 (Sat) Pumpkin Day
- 10/27 (Sun) American Beer Day
- 10/28 (Mon) National Chocolate Day
- 10/28 (Mon) Wild Foods Day
- 10/29 (Tue) National Oatmeal Day
- 10/30 (Wed) Buy a Doughnut Day
- 10/30 (Wed) National Candy Corn Day
- 10/31 (Thu) Halloween
- 10/31 (Thu) National Candy Apple Day
- 10/31 (Thu) Samhain begins
Need some more food ideas for October? Explore some more popular fall dishes and seasonal food.
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