Holidays are often connected with food, but food holidays? That’s a whole different animal. A ton of food holidays give people really specific reasons to celebrate — and get free and cheap food — throughout the year.
From National Pizza Day to National Cookie Day, there truly is a food holiday for everyone. Some are well known; others are obscure and only celebrated by certain restaurants. But there are literally hundreds of deals available to you throughout the year.
And there are plenty more snacky celebrations than the ones listed here — not to mention the fact that there are a ton of free birthday foods available to you — but these are the ones that have legit deals year after year. Click on any of them to learn more about what’s being offered.
So mark your calendars and study up — you’ve got a year’s worth of free food headed your way. Let’s break it down by month:
September 2024 Food Holidays
Sept. 4: Labor Day Food Deals
Sept. 5: National Cheese Pizza Day
Sept. 16: National Guacamole Day
Sept. 18: National Cheeseburger Day
Sept. 20: National Pepperoni Pizza Day
Sept. 29: National Coffee Day
October 2024 Food Holidays
All Month: National Pizza Month
Oct. 1: National Taco Day
Oct. 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
Oct. 14: National Dessert Day
Oct. 31: Free Food on Halloween
November 2024 Food Holidays
Nov. 3: National Sandwich Day
Nov. 7: (first Tuesday): Election Day Food Freebies
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Food Freebies
Nov. 21 (typically third Thursday): Starbucks Red Cup Day
Nov. 24: Black Friday Free Food
December 2024 Food Holidays
Dec. 4: National Cookie Day
Dec. 8: National Brownie Day
Dec. 12: Krispy Kreme Day of the Dozens
Dec. 13: National Hot Cocoa Day
Dec. 15: National Cupcake Day
Dec. 30: National Bacon Day
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Food Freebies & Deals
January 2025 Food Holidays
Jan. 15: National Bagel Day
Jan. 19: National Popcorn Day
Jan. 31: Outback Steakhouse No Rules Day
February 2025 Food Holidays
Feb. 6: National Frozen Yogurt Day
Feb. 9: National Pizza Day
Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Deals
Feb. 22: National Margarita Day
Feb. 28: (varies every year): National Pancake Day at IHOP
March 2025 Food Holidays
March (all month): March Madness Food Deals
March 4: (varies every year): Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday Deals
March 14: National Pi Day
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Food Specials
March 19: Free Cone Day
March 25: International Waffle Day
April 2025 Food Holidays
April 3: (first Thursday): National Burrito Day
April 7: National Beer Day
April 15: Tax Day Freebies & Deals
April 22: Earth Day Food Deals
April 26: National Pretzel Day
May 2025 Food Holidays
May 5: Cinco de Mayo Deals
May 11: Mother’s Day Brunch & Food Deals
May 15: White Castle Slider Day
May 25: National Wine Day
May 27: Memorial Day Food Deals
May 28: National Hamburger Day
June 2025 Food Holidays
June 6: National Donut Day
June 16: Father’s Day Restaurant Deals
June 21: National Smoothie Day
July 2025 Food Holidays
July 4: 4th of July Food Deals
July 6: National Fried Chicken Day
July 11: Free Slurpee Day (7-Eleven)
July 11: National French Fry Day
July 16: National Hot Dog Day
July 20: National Ice Cream Day
July 24: National Tequila Day
July 29: National Chicken Wing Day
July 30: National Cheesecake Day
July 31: National Avocado Day
August 2025 Food Holidays
Aug. 6: National Root Beer Float Day
Aug. 8: National Frozen Custard Day
Aug. 19: National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day
Aug. 24: National Waffle Day
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