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Holidays are often connected with food, but food holidays? That’s a whole different animal. A ton of food holidays give people really, 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:
March 2023 Food Holidays
- March (all month): March Madness Food Deals
- March 14: National Pi Day
- March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Food Specials
- March 20 (First Day of Spring): Free Cone Day
- March 25: International Waffle Day
April 2023 Food Holidays
- April 6 (first Thursday): National Burrito Day
- April 7: National Beer Day
- April 15: Tax Day Freebies & Deals
- April 22: Earth Day Food Deals
May 2023 Food Holidays
- May 3: Teacher Appreciation Day Food Deals
- May 5: Cinco de Mayo Deals
- May 6: National Nurses Day Food Deals
- May 14: Mother’s Day Brunch & Food Deals
- May 25: National Wine Day
- May 28: National Hamburger Day
- May 29: Memorial Day Food Deals
June 2023 Food Holidays
- June 2: National Donut Day
- June 8: National Best Friends Day Food Deals
- June 16: National Flip-Flop Day (Tropical Smoothie Cafe)
- June 18: Father’s Day Restaurant Deals
- June 21: National Smoothie Day
July 2023 Food Holidays
- July 4: 4th of July Food Deals
- July 11: Free Slurpee Day (7-Eleven)
- July 13: National French Fry Day
- July 16: National Ice Cream Day
- July 20: National Hot Dog Day
- July 29: National Chicken Wing Day
- July 30: National Cheesecake Day (Cheesecake Factory)
- July 31: National Avocado Day
August 2023 Food Holidays
- Aug. 4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- Aug. 24: National Waffle Day
September 2023 Food Holidays
- Sept. 4: Labor Day Food Deals
- Sept. 5: National Cheese Pizza Day
- Sept. 18: National Cheeseburger Day
- Sept. 20: National Pepperoni Pizza Day
- Sept. 29: National Coffee Day
October 2023 Food Holidays
Courtesy of Chronic Tacos
- All Month: National Pizza Month
- Oct. 4: National Taco Day
- Oct. 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
- Oct. 28: National First Responders Day Food Deals
- Oct. 31: Free Food on Halloween
November 2023 Food Holidays
- Nov. 3: National Sandwich Day
- Nov. 7 (first Tuesday): Election Day Food Freebies
- Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Food Freebies
- Nov. 16 (typically third Thursday): Starbucks Red Cup Day
- Nov. 24: Black Friday Free Food
December 2023 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 Food Freebies & Deals
January 2024 Food Holidays
- Jan. 1: New Year’s Restaurant Freebies
- Jan. 15: National Bagel Day
- Jan. 19: National Popcorn Day
- Jan. 31: Outback Steakhouse No Rules Day
February 2024 Food Holidays
- Feb. 6: National Frozen Yogurt Day
- Feb. 9: National Pizza Day
- Feb. 9: National Bagel Day
- Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Deals
- Feb. 21 (varies every year): Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday Deals
- Feb. 22: National Margarita Day
- Feb. 28 (varies every year): National Pancake Day at IHOP
