National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day is April 2. Make one on waffles (photo © Jif).
 

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April 2005
Last Updated October 2025

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April Food Holidays

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There’s no need to worry about April showers when there are April food holidays to be celebrated!

• National Bake Week begins on the 1st Monday
• National Egg Salad Week begins the day after Easter
• National Burrito Day is the first Thursday in April
• National Tartar Sauce Day: Friday after Lent begins
• Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day is the third Saturday in April
• Pretzel Sunday (Bretzelsonndeg) is the 4th Sunday of Lent
• Stop Food Waste Day is the last Wednesday in April
• National Banana Day is the third Wednesday in April
• Stop Food Waste Day is the last Wednesday in April
• National Hot Cross Bun Day is Good Friday (March or April)
• National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day is Easter Sunday (March or April)
• National Viognier Day is the last Friday in April
• The National Cornbread Festival is the last weekend in April

April 1: National Grape-Nuts Day April 1: National Sourdough Bread Day April 2: National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day April 3: Fish Fingers & Custard Day†† April 3: National Chocolate Mousse Day April 4: National/International Carrot Day April 4: National Cordon Bleu Day April 4: National Ramen Noodle Day April 5: International Poppers Day April 5: National Caramel Day April 5: National Deep Dish Pizza Day April 5: National Raisin and Spice Bar Day April 6: Fresh Tomato Day* April 6: International Carbonara Day April 6: National Açaí Bowl Day April 6: National Caramel Popcorn Day April 6: National Cornbread Day April 6: National Food Faces Day April 6: National Twinkies Day Aprill 6: New Beer’s Eve April 6: Tartan Day April 7: National Coffee Cake Day April 7: National Beer Day‡‡ April 7: World Health Day April 8: National Empanada Day April 9: National Chinese Almond Cookie Day April 9: National Gin & Tonic Day April 9: National Pimento Cheese Day April 10: National Cinnamon Crescent Day April 11: National Cheese Fondue Day April 11: National Poutine Day‡‡‡ April 12: Deckfast Day April 12: National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

Celebrate National Chocolate Mousse Day with Julia Child’s chocolate mousse recipe (photo © SKYY Vodka).

April 12: National Licorice Day April 13: Make Lunch Count Day April 13: National Peach Cobbler Day April 14: International Laverbread Day††† April 14: National Grits Day‡ April 14: National Pecan Day April 15: McDonald’s Day April 15: National Glazed Spiral Ham Day April 16: National Eggs Benedict Day April 16: Day Of The Mushroom April 17: National Cheese Ball Day April 17: National Crawfish (Crayfish) Day April 17: Healthy Kids Day April 17: World Malbec Day April 18: National Animal Cracker Day / Animal Crackers Birthday April 18: Raw Milk Appreciation Day April 19: National Amaretto Day April 19: National Garlic Day April 19: National Rice Ball Day April 20: Lima Bean Respect Day April 20: National Cheddar Fries Day April 20: National Chocolate Malt Day April 20: National Cold Brew Day April 20: National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day April 21: National Chickpea Day April 21: National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day April 21: National Tea Day (U.K.)† April 22: Earth Day April 22: National Jelly Bean Day

We’ll celebrate National Glazed Spiral Ham Day, April 15th, with this beauty from Smithfield.

April 23: National Cherry Cheesecake Day and Different Ways To Make It April 23: National English Muffin Day April 23: National Picnic Day April 24: National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day April 24: National Sauvignon Blanc Day April 25: National Steak Day April 25: National Zucchini Bread Day April 26: National Pretzel Day April 27: National Prime Rib Day April 27: National Devil Dog Day April 28: National Blueberry Pie Day (Also This Recipe) April 29: National Rugelach Day April 29: National Shrimp Scampi Day April 30: National Bubble Tea Day April 30: National Oatmeal Cookie Day April 30: National Raisin Day   Next Up: May Food Holidays

Celebrate National Cherry Cheesecake Day, April 23, with this recipe (photo © Liv Friis-Larsen | iStock Photo).

*National Tomato Day is June 1st. April is National Florida Tomato Month. October is National Tomato Month.

**National Gin & Tonic Day is April 19th, and International Gin & Tonic Day is October 19th. World Gin Day is June 15th.

***The Big Breakfast Day is February 27th. September is National Breakfast Month. April is National Brunch Month.

†National Tea Day in the U.K. is held on Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, April 21st. In the U.S., National Hot Tea Month is January, and National Hot Tea Day in the U.S. is January 12th.

††Fish Fingers And Custard Day is a celebration for Dr. Who fans, inspired by an episode in which the 11th Dr. Who (Matt Smith) dipped his fish sticks into vanilla custard. As unusual as it sounds, fans tried it and loved it. Originally celebrated on April 3, 2012, it’s now an annual celebration.

†††Laverbread, or bara lawr, is a traditional Welsh delicacy made from the Porphyra umbilicalis seaweed, which is cooked down for hours into a thick, puréed pulp. Despite its name, laverbread is not a type of bread, but a seaweed product. It’s often seasoned and served on toast or as part of a full breakfast, and is frequently fried in bacon fat to create patties. Laverbread is rich in vitamins and minerals, including iron, protein, and iodine.

‡National Grits for Breakfast Day is September 2nd.

‡‡National Beer Day is April 7th. American Craft Beer Week is the third week in May. National IPA Day is the first Thursday in August. International Beer Day is the first Friday in August. American Beer Day is October 27th. Here are more beer holidays.

‡‡‡National Poutine Day is variously celebrated on March 5th and April 11th.