Alcohol-free beverage Holidays
Commemorative days and holidays related to non-alcoholic drinks
Non-alcoholic drinks are a great way to celebrate everyday life.
And whether it’s January or December, there are National and International holidays to honor alcohol-free beverages throughout the whole year!
I hope this list will serve you as a reminder for these fun non-alcoholic Holidays.
Where do national food holidays come from?
World days
“International Days” are designated either by the United Nations or by the UNESCO.
National Days
In the US, these special days come from one of these sources:
- Many National Days are made up by organizations or private companies as a way of curb interest and promote some products.
For example, Hot Tea Month was already featured in the original edition of Chase’s Calendar of Events, an organization that merged its dates with U.S. Department of Commerce’s publication “Special Days, Weeks and Months” in 1959. - Other times, a holiday was already around for some time, rooted in local traditions or history from a city, state, or county govern before it gets propagated.
- Only occasionally, National Days are created via presidential proclamation in the White House or Senate.
Such resolutions are usually meant to be one-time deals, but some holidays gain so much popularity (like National Ice Cream day on July 17th, which was signed by President Ronald for 1984), that they become sort of official. - Last but not least, some National Days are simply suggested by random people.
There is an organization called National Day Calendar that reviews public submissions and when one of them gets approved by the selection committee, it gets added to the calendar.
The National Day Calendar was created in 2013 and it launched with 1100 festivities, put together from different internet sources.
Since then it has expanded in over 90 more from external submissions (the site receives about 18,000 submissions a year).
To become a new National Day, the submission must be unanimously approved by a four-person-committee, which takes into consideration the relevance and potential for wide public popularity.
The fees for inclusion cost between $2,300 and $4,000.
Alcohol-free beverage holidays
These are the best known holidays that are related to non-alcoholic drinks, ordered by month:
January
National Hot Tea Month (US)
Dry January (UK)
Veganuary
Second week – National Mocktail week
- 11 January
National Milk Day
- 12 January
National Hot Tea Day
- 15 January
National Booch (Kombucha) Day
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day (US)
- 16 January
National Rooibos Day (South Africa)
- 18 January
National Gourmet Coffee Day
- 20 January
National Coffee Break Day
- 26 January
National Green Juice Day
- 31 January
National Hot Chocolate Day
February
- 6 February
Matcha Day (Japan)
- 11 February
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
- 17 February
National Cafe Au Lait Day
March
National Caffeine Awareness Month
- 22 March
World Water Day
April
National Alcohol Awareness Month
- 2nd Friday
Espresso italiano Day
- 21 April
National Tea Day (UK)
- 30 April
National Bubble Tea Day
May
- 2 May
Green Tea Day (Ryokucha no hi) (Japan)
- 4 May
National Orange Juice Day
- 6 May
National Beverage Day
- 21 May
International Tea Day
June
National Iced Tea Month
National Dairy Month
National Dairy Alternative Month
- 1 June
World Milk Day
- 10 June
National Iced-Tea Day
- 20 June
National Vanilla Milkshake Day
National Ice Cream Soda Day
- 21 June
National Smoothie Day
July
- 11 July
Free Slurpee Day
- 21 July
World Gazpacho Day
- 26 July
National Coffee Milkshake Day
- 28 July
National Refreshment Day
August
- 21 August
National Sweet Tea Day
- 22 August
World Plant Milk Day
- 29 August
National Lemon Juice Day
September
- 12 September
National Chocolate Milkshake Day
- 20 September
National Punch Day
- 21 September
National Chai Day
- 24 September
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
- 27 September
National Chocolate Milk Day
- 29 September
National Coffee Day
- 30 September
National Hot Mulled Cider Day
October
- 1 October
International Coffee Day
Japanese Green Tea Day (Japan)*
- 2 October
World No Alcohol Day
- 3 October
Global Smoothie Day
- 31 October
Japanese Tea Day (Nihoncha No Hi) (Japan)
November
- 1 November
Genmaicha Day (Japan)
- 8 November
National Capuccino Day
- 11 November
Kaga-Bocha Day (Japan)
- 23 November
National Espresso Day
- 23 November
One Cup of Tea Day (Ocha ippai no hi) (Japan)
December
- 13 December
National Cocoa Day
- 15 December
International Tea Day
Sources:
- Here are some other food holidays in general
- * There are two Japanese Tea Days in Japan
- For alcohol-themed commemorative days, you may check this other list of drink days
I hope this list of alcohol-free drink holidays has given you some excuses to enjoy your favorite beverages.
Let me know if you know about other holidays related with alcohol-free beverages: I’ll be happy to update my post accordingly!
I didn’t have any idea about these kind of special days, great idea to celebrate!
There are so many of them, right?
Thank you for reading and commenting!