Food Calendar & Today in Food History Section

FEBRUARY: Today in Food History

See FOOD FESTIVALS & SHOWS for February Food & Beverage Festivals

FEBRUARY IS:

• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Berry Fresh in the Sunshine State Month
• Canned Food Month
• Celebration of Chocolate
• Chocolate Month
• Great American Pies Month
• National Bird Feeding Month - In January 1994, Illinois 10th District Congressman John Porter read a resolution in the Congressional Record making February National Bird Feeding Month. The observance was established because it's one of the most difficult months in much of the U.S. for birds to survive in the wild.
• National Cherry Month
• National Dental Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Potato Month
• National Snack Food Month
• North Carolina Sweet Potato Month
• Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month

 

Variable Date Events

• International Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• Carnival celebrations in various countries and cities around the world.
• UK: Bramley Apple Week
• UK: National Honey Week
• Oatmeal Monday (UK Universities)
• Shrove Tuesday (can be February or March)
• International Pancake Day (February or March)
• Iceland: Bursting Day - Feast on mutton and pea soup.
• Iceland: Bun Day
• National Pancake Week (can be February or March)