Bread Calendar
Bread Days Through the Year
The bread world keeps more anniversaries than you might expect. Here are the ones worth marking, and the best way to mark any of them is to bake your own loaf.
17 November
National Homemade Bread Day
A yearly celebration of baking real bread at home, from four simple ingredients.
16 October
World Bread Day
Marked around the world alongside World Food Day, a nod to bread as a global staple.
12 April
Japan Bread Day
Japan's bread anniversary, パンの記念日, with a smaller Bread Day kept on the 12th of every month.
1 April
National Sourdough Bread Day
A day for naturally leavened bread and the slow craft of a starter.
3 November
National Sandwich Day
A good excuse for a proper homemade loaf and a filling worth the bread.
Late February
Real Bread Week
The UK's week for genuine, additive-free bread. Exact dates are announced each year.
Dates vary year to year.
