Food Calendar & Today in Food History Section

OCTOBER: Today in Food History

OCTOBER IS:

• Celebrate Sun Dried Tomatoes Month
• Celiac Disease Awareness Month (US & Canada)
• Cook Book Month
• Fair Trade Month
• Gourmet Adventures Month
• National Apple Month (Actually 3 months, Sept, Oct & Nov)
• National Applejack Month
• National Caramel Month
• National Chili Month
• National Cookie Month
• National Country Ham Month
• National Dessert Month
• National Eat Better; Eat Together Month
• National Health Care Food Service Month
• National Kitchen and Bath Month
• National Pasta Month
• National Pickled Peppers Month
• National Pizza Month
• National Popcorn Poppin' Month
• National Pork Month
• National Pretzel Month
• National Restaurant Hospitality Month
• National Rice Month
• National Roller Skating Month
• National Seafood Month
• National Spinach-Lovers' Month
• National Toilet Tank Repair Month
• Vegetarian Awareness Month
   

Variable Date Events

• Apple Butter Festivals & Events
• Apple Harvests & Festivals
• Black Walnut Festivals
• Brussels Sprouts Festival
• Buffalo Roundup
• California Avocado Festival
• Canada: Thanksgiving Day
• Chowderfests
• Germany: Erntedankfest (Potato Harvest Festival - 1st Sunday in October)
• Gourmet Club Week
• National Chestnut Week
• National Dessert Day
• National Pasta Week
• National School Lunch Week
• No Salt Week
• Oyster Festivals
• Pumpkin Shows, Contests, Fairs,  Festivals, etc.
• Seafood Festivals
• Sorghum Day Festival
• Squirrel Awareness Week
• Turkey Festivals & Contests
• UK: Bramley Apple Week
• UK: National School Meals Week
• UK: National Seafood Week
• UK: Nottingham Goose Fair begins
• UK: Vegan Week
• Whooly Worm Festival
• World Egg Day