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MAY: Today in Food History

See FOOD FESTIVALS & SHOWS for May Food & Beverage Festivals

MAY IS:

• Celiac Disease Awareness Month (May & October)
• National Artisan Gelato Month
• National Barbecue Month
• National Chocolate Custard Month
• National Egg Month
• National Hamburger Month
• National Mediterranean Diet Month
• National Salad Month
• National Salsa Month
• National Strawberry Month
• National Vinegar Month
• Tavern Month
• UK: National Asparagus Month
• UK: National Restaurant Month
   

Variable Date Events

• Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice May 10, 2013 (2nd Fri)
• Lemonade Day National ( May 5, 2013 - ?)
• Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (2nd Sat)
  May 11, 2013 (since 1993, on the 2nd Sat. in May letter carriers across the nation collect nonperishable food items left by mailboxes)
• Memorial Day (last Monday - May 27, 2013)
• Mother’s Day (May 12, 2013 - 2nd Sunday in May)
• National Herb Day (May 4, 2013 - 1st Saturday in May)
• National Home Brew Day (May 4, 2013 - 1st Saturday in May)
• World Fair Trade Day (May 11, 2013 - 2nd Sat in May) World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) a day to promote Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations.
• Netherlands: National Windmill Day (May 11, 2013 - 2nd Sat in May)
   
• American Craft Beer Week (May 13-19, 2013)
• Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 12-18, 2013)
• International Pickle Week (May 16-27, 2013)
• National Carp Week (May or June)
• National Emu Week
• National Herb Week (May 6-12, 2013 - week before Mother’s Day)
• National Raisin Week (May 5-11, 2013 - 1st full week in May)
• National Week of the Ocean - March 31-April 6, 2013 (can be in March, April or May)
• National Women’s Health Week (May 12-18, 2013) [begins on Mother’s Day]
• School Nutrition Employee Week (May 6-10, 2013)
• Stewardship Week - April 28-May 5, 2013 (last 'Sun in April to 1st Sun in May) To encourage conserving natural resources for our future.
• UK: British Sandwich Week (May 12-18, 2013)
• UK: National BBQ Week (May 27-June 2, 2013)
• UK: National Bread Week
• UK: National Doughnut Week (May 11-18, 2013)
• UK: National Honey Week
• UK: National Vegetarian Week (May 20-26, 2013)
   
• May is a popular month for Food & Wine Festivals