UK Food Marketing Calendar
Plan your 2025 marketing strategy with our UK Food Marketing Calendar. This essential guide highlights national food days, seasonal events such as Veganuary and Mother’s Day, helping you connect with consumers, improve brand visibility and create timely marketing campaigns that truly engage your audience, especially for popular UK national food days!
January
(Month Long)
Dry January
Veganuary
Ginuary
National Slow Cooking Month
15/01/2025: Brew Monday
16/01/2025: Hot & Spicy Food Day
23/01/2025: International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
25/01/2025: Burns Night
27/01/2025: International Chocolate Cake Day
29/01/2025: Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake)
February
02/02/2025: Yorkshire Pudding Day
05/02/2025: World Nutella Day
09/02/2025: National Pizza Day
10/02/2025: World Pulses Day
14/02/2024: Valentines Day
March
03/03/2025-09/03/2025: British Pie Week, National Butchers’ Week
04/03/2025: Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
17/03/2025-19/03/2025: International Food & Drink Event (ExCel London)
22/03/2025-23/03/2025: The Bath & West Food & Drink Festival
25/03/2025: International Waffle Day
30/03/2025: Mother’s Day (UK)
April
04/04/2025: International Carrot Day
07/04/2025: World Health Day
07/04/2025-09/04/2025: Food & Drink Expo, Farm Shop & Deli Show, National Convenience Show (Birmingham)
16/04/2025-20/04/2025: York Food & Drink Festival
18/04/2025: Good Friday (UK)
18/04/2025-20/04/2025: Broadstairs Easter Food Festival
20/04/2025: Easter Sunday
21/04/2025: National Tea Day
23/04/2025-30/04/2025: Great British Beef Week24/04/2025: National Pigs in a Blanket Day
May
01/05/2025-08/05/2025: Time for a Cuppa Week (dementia)
02/05/2025: World Tuna Day
03/05/2025-05/05/2025: Foodies Festival (Brighton)
09/05/2025-11/05/2025: Foodies Festival (Cardiff)
10/05/2025: World Fairtrade Day
13/05/2025: World Cocktail Day
13/05/2025: International Hummus Day
16/05/2025-18/05/2025: St Ives Food & Drink Festival (Porthminster)
17/05/2025: World Baking Day
17/05/2025: World Whisky Day
18/05/2025-24/05/2025: British Sandwich Week
19/05/25-25/05/2025: Vegetarian Week
21/05/2025: International Tea Day
24/05/2025-26/05/2025: Malton Food Festival (Yorkshire)
24/05/2025-26/05/2025: Foodies Festival (Syon Park, London)
26/05/2025-01/06/2025: National Barbecue Week
29/05/2025: National Biscuit Day
30/05/2025-01/06/2025: Foodies Festival (St Albans)
June
01/06/2025: World Milk Day
03/06/2025: World Cider Day
04/06/2025: National Cheese Day
06/06/2025-08/06/2025: Foodies Festival (Guildford)
07/06/2025: World Food Safety Day
07/06/2025-08/06/2025: British Wild Food Festival (Shropshire)
12/06/2025: International Falafel Day
14/06/2025: World Gin Day
15/06/2025: Beer Day Britian
15/06/2025: Father’s Day
16/06/2025-22/06/2025: Diabetes Prevention Week
18/06/2025: International Sushi Day
20/06/2025-22/06/2025: Foodies Festival (Chelmsford)
20/06/2025-22/06/2025: Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival
21/06/2025—29/06/2025: English Wine Week
27/06/2025: National Cream Tea Day
27/06/2025: International Pineapple Day
28/06/2025-29/06/2025: The Harrogate Food & Drink Festival (Ripley Castle)
30/06/2025-01/07/2025: International Bar and Beverage Trade Show (Tobacco Dock, London)
July
(Month Long)
Ice Cream Month
07/07/2025: World Chocolate Day
07/07/2025-13/07/2025: Great British Pea Week
11/07/2025-13/07/2025: Foodies Festival (Tatton Park)
13/07/2025: World Rum Day
16/07/2025: National Cherry Day
16/07/2025: National Hot Dog Day
18/07/2025-20/07/2025: Foodies Festival (Winchester)
19/07/2025-20/07/2025: National Geographic Traveller Food Festival
24/07/2025: National Tequila Day
August
01/08/2025-03/08/2025: Foodies Festival (Edinburgh)
02/08/2025: International Beer Day
04/08/2025-10/08/2025: National Allotments Week
08/08/2025: National Oatcake Day
08/08/2025-10/08/2025: Foodies Festival (Glasgow)
10/08/2025: National S’mores Day
11/08/2025: National Bakewell Tart Day
11/08/2025-17/08/2025: Afternoon Tea Week
13/08/2025: National Prosecco Day
22/08/2025: World Plant Milk Day
23/08/2025-25/08/2025: Foodies Festival (Oxford)
24/08/2025-25/08/2025: Maldon Food and Drink Festival
28/08/2025: National Burger Day
28/08/2025-1/09/2025: Vegan Camp Out Festival (Hertfordshire)
29/08/2025-31/08/2025: Foodies Festival (Bath)
30/08/2025: International Bacon Day
September
(Month Long)
Organic September
Sourdough September
National Tofu Month
National Mushroom Month
01/09/2025-05/09/2025: Zero Waste Week
01/09/2025-07/09/2025: Love Lamb Week
04/09/2025: Eat an Extra Dessert Day
06/09/2025: National Fish & Chips Day
09/09/2025-15/09/2025: National Rice Week
09/09/2025-22/09/2025: Fairtrade Fortnite
09/09/2025-10/09/2025: Speciality Fine Food Fair (Olympia London)
13/09/2025-14/09/2025: Feasty Fest (Surrey)
17/09/2025-02/10/2025: October British Food Fortnight
20/09/2025: World Paella Day
21/09/2025: National Chai Day
23/09/2025: National Bacon Butty Day
24/09/2025-25/09/2025: National Restaurant, Pub and Bar Show, Lunch!, Casual Dining Show (ExCel London)
24/09/2025-25/09/2025: Future Food-Tech (London)
25/09/2025: Apple Day
26/09/2025: World Dumpling Day
27/09/2025: World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
27/09/2025-28/09/2025: Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival (Suffolk)
30/09/2025-01/10/2025: Restaurant & Takeaway Innovation Expo (ExCel London)
October
01/10/2025: World Vegetarian Day
01/10/2025: International Coffee Day
06/10/2025-12/10/2025: National Curry Week
10/10/2025: World Egg Day
14/10/2025-20/10/2025: National Baking Week
16/10/2025: World Food Day
19/10/2025: International Gin and Tonic Day
20/10/2025: International Chefs Day
25/10/2025: World Pasta Day
25/10/2025: Global Champagne Day
31/10/2025: Halloween
November
(Month Long)
World Vegan Month
01/11/2025: World Vegan Day
03/11/2025: World Sandwich Day
05/11/2025: Bonfire Night
8/11/2025: National Cappuccino Day
09/11/2025: British Pudding Day
12/11/2025: Chicken Nugget Day
24/11/2025: Stir Up Sunday
December
2/12/2025: English Breakfast Day
15/12/2025: National Cupcake Day
24/12/2025: National Eggnog Day
25/12/2025: Christmas Day
26/12/2025: Boxing Day
31/12/2025: New Year’s Eve
Our UK Food Marketing Calendar makes it simple to stay one step ahead in 2025. By aligning your campaigns with key UK national food days and seasonal moments, you’ll ensure your marketing stays relevant, consistent, and effective all year round.
We suggest selecting a few key events each month that align with your business and creating social content to promote both the occasion and your brand. To help you get started, we’ve highlighted the days we believe are most valuable for engagement.
Looking to maximise these opportunities? Get in touch with our team to see how we can help turn important dates into powerful marketing campaigns.