Food, Wellness and Nutrition Holiday Hospitality Inspiration Calendar | Adapted from Culinary Services Group Calendar

Suggestions to focus programming: National Holidays | Food Observances | Public Health/Wellness Observances | Fun Activities 

January February March April May June

National Holidays:

1/1 New Year’s Day

Fun Activity:

New Year’s Day Party

Wellness Focus:

Fiber 

Food Days:

1/1 Spaghetti Day

1/6 Bean Day

1/24 Peanut Butter Day

Weeks/Months:

Healthy Weight Week 

(3rd week)

Soup Month

National Holidays:

2/14 Valentine’s Day

2/25 Fat Tuesday

Fun Activity:

2/2 Superbowl party

2/26 Mardi Gras Party

Wellness Focus: 

American Heart Month

Weeks/Months:

2

nd Monday: Oatmeal 

Monday

2/4 Homemade Soup 

Day

National Holidays:

3/17 St. Patrick’s 3/11 

Day

RDN Day

Fun Activity:

Luck of the Irish Party

Wellness Focus:

National Nutrition Month

Food Days:

3/26 Spinach Day

Weeks/Months:

Noodle Month

Celebrate OAANP Month

National Holidays:

4/8 – 4/16 Passover

4/12 Easter

4/23 Start of Ramadan

Fun Activity:

Springtime Tea Party

Wellness Focus:

Managing Stress

Food Days:

4/6 Fresh Tomato Day

4/25 Zucchini Bread Day

Weeks/Months:

Garden Month

Move More Month

National Holidays:

5/5 Cinco de Mayo

5/25 Memorial Day

Cinco de Mayo

Fun Activity:

Salsa Tasting Party

Wellness Focus:

Allergy Awareness

Weeks/Months:

Older Americans Month

Mediterranean Diet 

Month

Salad Month

Salsa Month 

National Holidays:

6/20 First Day of 

Summer

Fun Activity:

Picnic

Wellness Focus:

National Safety Month

Weeks/Months:

Fresh Fruit and 

Vegetable Month

Dairy Month

July August September October November December

National Holidays:

7/4 Independence Day

Fun Activity:

Red, White and Blue 

Party

Wellness Focus:

Calcium Rich Foods

Food Days:

7/7 Macaroni Day

Weeks/Months:

Culinary Arts Month

Picnic Month

Salad Week

National Holidays:

National Friendship Day 

8/2

World Humanitarian 

Day 8/19

Fun Activity:

Waffle Breakfast

Wellness Focus:

MIND Diet

Food Days:

8/3 Watermelon day

8/21 National Senior 

Citizen’s Day

8/24 National Waffle 

Day

Weeks/Months:

Farmers Market Week 

(1st week)

National Holidays:

9/1 Labor Day

9/25 Native American 

Day

Fun Activity:

Falling into Fall Party

Wellness Focus:

Physical activity

Food Days:

1/1 Spaghetti Day

1/6 Bean Day

1/24 Peanut Butter Day

Weeks/Months:

Healthy Aging Month

Senior Center Month

National Holidays:

10/31 Halloween Day

Fun Activity:

Pumpkin Party

Wellness Focus:

Health education

Food Days:

10/7 Oatmeal Day

Weeks/Months:

Apple Month

Vegetarian Awareness 

Week (2nd week)/Month 

Better Breakfast Month

Food Safety Education 

Month

Malnutrition Awareness 

Week (3rd Week)

National Holidays:

11/26 Thanksgiving Day

Fun Activity:

#Gratitude Party

Wellness Focus:

Healthy Holiday Recipe 

Sharing

Food Days:

11/3 National Sandwich 

Day

11/25 National Parfait 

Day

Weeks/Months:

Family Caregivers and 

American Diabetes 

Month

National Split Pea Soup 

Week (2nd week)

National Holidays:

12/10 Hanukkah

12/25 Christmas Day

12/26 Kwanzaa

Fun Activity:

Holiday/Make a Gift 

Party

Wellness Focus:

Food Safety

Food Days:

12/1 Pie Day

1/25 Pumpkin Pie Day

1/24 Peanut Butter Day

Weeks/Months:

Handwashing 

awareness week (1st

week)