What is a food holiday?

A food holiday — also called a national food day — is an unofficial (and sometimes official) calendar tradition for eating something specific: national pizza days, harvest festivals, saints’ days, and street-food celebrations. Food Holidays gathers those national food days across twelve living calendars.

What food holiday is September 26?

September 26 includes National Dumpling Day, National Better Breakfast Day, National Pancake Day, and National Key Lime Pie Day in the catalog.

Which countries celebrate food holidays on September 26?

United States has food holidays on September 26 in the catalog.

Do these national food days happen every year?

Most national food days return on the same month and day every year. Some float — the third Sunday, the first Friday — and Food Holidays resolves those dates for the current year.

How do I follow food holidays on iPhone?

The web catalog is free with no login. Download Food Holidays on iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro to follow specific country calendars with Home Screen widgets and daily notifications.

National food day September 26

United StatesSeptember 26 2026

National Pancake Day

Pancakes, simple flat cakes made from batter, hold a significant place in human history, dating back over 30,000 years when Stone Age people created them from cattails and ferns. In ancient Greece and Rome, they were crafted from wheat flour, olive oil, honey, and curdled milk, celebrated by poets like Cratinus and Magnes, and even mentioned by Shakespeare during the English Renaissance. The term ”pancake“ emerged in the medieval era, with these delicacies often associated with the working class, made from affordable ingredients like barley and buckwheat. A bread shortage in 1870 led Parisians to turn to rice crepes. Pancakes were enjoyed by various classes, including English nobility like Anne Clifford, and they became associated with different occupations, from miners to Victorian-era citizens occasionally indulging in caviar pancakes. In many cultures, Shrove Tuesday became a day for indulging in sugary, buttery pancakes before Lent, as dairy and meat were restricted. Globally, pancakes take on unique styles, from American stacks with maple syrup to French crepes, Ethiopian injera, Korean buchimgae, Chinese jianbing, North Indian cheela, Venezuelan cachapas, South Indian dosa, Dutch babies, and Moroccan msemen. The 20th century introduced IHOP's National Pancake Day in March, offering free stacks for charity, and in 2005, September 26 became a celebrated pancake day, adding a modern twist to the enduring legacy of this beloved culinary delight.

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Food holidays on September 26

National Dumpling Day

Questions about food holidays on September 26

National Better Breakfast Day

National Pancake Day

National Key Lime Pie Day