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JUNE: Today in Food History

See FOOD FESTIVALS & SHOWS for June Food & Beverage Festivals

JUNE IS:

• California Avocado Month
• Georgia Blueberry Month
• Men’s Health Month
• National Candy Month
• National Dairy Month
• National Dairy Alternative Month
• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
• National Hunger Awareness Month
• National Iced Tea Month
• National Mango Month
• National Papaya Month (also September)
• National Soul Food Month
• National Steakhouse Month
• Turkey Lovers' Month
• June was temporarily National Seafood Month a few years ago as a marketing experiment, but was moved back to its original month, October.
   

VARIABLE DATE EVENTS

• Donut Day (1st Friday - June 7, 2013)
• Father's Day. Cook your father his favorite meal today. (3rd Sunday - June 16, 2013)
• National Jerky Day (June 12, 2013)
• Japan: Day of the Rice God (June 2, 2013 -  1st Sunday)
   
• Men’s Health Week (June 10-16, 2013)  [week leading up to and including Father’s Day]
• National Carp Week (varies in May or June)
• National Garden Week (June 2-8 2013)
• UK: English Wine Week (May 25-June 2, 2013)
• UK: Food Safety Week (June 10-16, 2013)
• UK: National BBQ Week (May 27-June 2, 2013)
• UK: National Picnic Week (June 17-23, 2013)
• Denmark: Jyllinge Eel Festival  (1st weekend in June) Every restaurant in town serves fried eel.
   
• June is a very big month for Food Festivals of all kinds: Barbecue, Chicken, Food Truck, Peach, Strawberry, Watermelon, Beer & Wine and many others.
  See Food Festivals section for 7,000 festivals!.