88 National Food & Drink Days You Need To Keep On Your Radar For Free Food

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Besides the typical holidays that call for extravagant food spreads and homemade meals, there are tons of national food days that should be on your radar. They don't all require a celebration but if you're ever looking for an excuse to have a themed dinner or to drink a certain liquor by the truck load—you should keep some of these days in mind.

Not only can you use, say, National Tequila Day (July 24) or National Cookie Day (December 4) as a reason to show off your bartending and baking skills at home, but so many restaurants offer free and cheap meals in honor of these days. That means discounted meals, desserts, and drinks will pop up at different times through out the year, so you have to keep an eye out. These are all of the national food and drink days worth noting on your calendar:

January

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January 1: National Bloody Mary Day

January 4: National Spaghetti Day

January 11: National Milk Day

January 15: National Bagel Day

January 19: National Popcorn Day

January 27: National Chocolate Cake Day

January 30: National Croissant Day

January 31: National Hot Chocolate Day

February

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February 2: National Tater Tot Day

February 5: World Nutella Day

February 6: National Frozen Yogurt Day

February 9: National Pizza Day

February 18: National Drink Wine Day

February 20: National Muffin Day

February 22: National Margarita Day

February 25: National Pancake Day

March

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March 7: National Cereal Day

March 9: National Meatball Day

March 14: National Potato Chip Day

March 20: National Ravioli Day

April

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April 2: National Burrito Day, National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

April 7: National Beer Day

April 12: National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

April 26: National Pretzel Day

May

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May 9: National Moscato Day

May 13: National Apple Pie Day

May 15: National Chocolate Chip Day

May 16: National Mimosa Day

May 25: National Wine Day

May 28: National Hamburger Day

June

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June 3: National Egg Day

June 4: National Cheese Day

June 5: National Donut Day

June 11: National Corn on the Cob Day

June 13: National Rosé Day

June 19: National Martini Day

June 22: National Onion Ring Day

July

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July 6: National Fried Chicken Day

July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day

July 10: National Piña Colada Day

July 13: National French Fry Day

July 14: National Mac & Cheese Day

July 19: National Ice Cream Day

July 22: National Hot Dog Day

July 24: National Tequila Day

July 29: National Chicken Wing Day

July 30: National Cheesecake Day

July 31: National Avocado Day

August

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August 4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

August 6: National Root Beer Day

August 10: National S'mores Day

August 16: National Rum Day

August 19: National Potato Day

August 20: National Lemonade Day

August 24: National Waffle Day

August 29: National Red Wine Day

September

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September 5: National Cheese Pizza Day

September 13: National Peanut Day

September 16: National Guacamole Day

September 18: National Cheeseburger Day

September 20: National Pepperoni Pizza Day

September 20: National Queso Day

September 29: National Coffee Day

October

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October 1: National Homemade Cookies Day

October 4: National Taco Day, National Cinnamon Roll Day

October 6: National Noodle Day

October 12: National Pulled Pork Day

October 14: National Dessert Day

October 17: National Pasta Day

October 21: National Apple Day

October 26: National Pumpkin Day

October 28: National Chocolate Day

November

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November 3: National Sandwich Day

November 4: National Candy Day

November 5: National Hot Sauce Day

November 6: National Nachos Day

November 11: National Sundae Day

November 14: National Pickle Day

November 16: National Fast Food Day

November 26: National Cake Day

November 28: National French Toast Day

December

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December 4: National Cookie Day

December 7: National Cotton Candy Day

December 8: National Brownie Day

December 15: National Cupcake Day

December 20: National Sangria Day

December 26: National Candy Cane Day

December 30: National Bacon Day

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