7 world food days that are so ridiculous you won’t believe they actually exist

World food days are a great excuse for a party. Whenever there’s an opportunity to down tools and indulge in some impromptu revelry, most of us won’t hesitate to join in.

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However, it seems that our attempts to justify wanton celebration have been allowed to run unchecked for too long. The result is that we now have an entire calendar’s worth of ridiculous and entirely unnecessary foodie festivals that people can observe.

Inexplicably recognised around the world, here are a few of the silliest global food days.

Fruitcake toss day is an annual tradition in Colorado (Credit: Pixabay)

1. Fruitcake Toss Day

Tracing its roots back to 1995, Colorado’s annual Fruitcake Toss Day is as much a sporting event as it is a celebration of food. A symbolic expulsion of the previous year, people gather on January 3rd to try and throw their Christmas fruitcake as far as possible.

Today, groups of friends and family all over the world can join in the festivities, by sharing the hashtag “FruitcakeTossDay” on social media. This is also accompanied by photographic evidence of their unwanted sponge.

Ice cream for breakfast day is an exciting, if bizarre, tradition (Credit: Pixabay)

2. Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

America is undoubtedly the king of the pointless food festival. There are few days that better demonstrate this than the now internationally regarded Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.

Supposedly started on a snowy 60s morning in New York, this self-explanatory event is celebrated around the world on the first Saturday in February.

Dog biscuit appreciation day is more popular with some celebrants than others… (Credit: Pixabay)

3. International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

Tenuous excuses for foodie extravagance are not just limited to humanity. The origins of International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day remain shrouded in mystery, as does the precise way one is supposed to celebrate.

Nonetheless, anyone wanting to make extra fuss over man’s best friend should mark February 23rd in their calendars at the next available opportunity.

World Drive-Thru Day is an unofficial fast food celebration (Credit: Pixabay)

4. World Drive-Thru Day

Drive-thrus are the definition of a classic fast-food treat. In many ways, it makes sense that they have their own dedicated celebration day.

Therefore, anyone who loves to awkwardly tackle burgers and fries whilst at the wheel has the perfect excuse to indulge on July 24th, thanks to this “holiday”.

Crackers over the keyboard day is a seriously strange concept (Credit: Pixabay)

5. National Crackers over the Keyboard Day

With such a wealth of ridiculous food days, it takes real skill to invent one that stands out. Enter odd celebration guru, Thomas Roy.

The creator of days as diverse Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day and Haunted Refrigerator Night, perhaps Roy’s crowning achievement is National Crackers Over the Keyboard Day. This unusual event encourages Americans to clog their computers with biscuit crumbs on August 28th.

World egg week celebrates the egg in all its forms (Credit: Pixabay)

6. World Egg Week

If one food deserves a day of celebration, it’s the egg. A staple in cooking all over the world, eggs are essential ingredients in a host of famous dishes.

However, it feels a little excessive to suggest that we need a whole week to celebrate all things egg. For anyone who fancies booking off a week-long egg-stravaganza, the celebrations start on the second Friday of October.

Cook for your pets day is an opportunity to show them how much they care (Credit: Pixabay)

7. National Cook For Your Pets Day

Pampered pets rarely have cause to complain about their food. This makes the idea that owners should dedicate a day to gourmet pet dinner making even more absurd.

On the other hand, if you feel that your dog deserves a proper dinner, you can show off your culinary skills on November 1st.

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If you look hard enough, you can find a foodie celebration for every day of the year. However, if you feel the need to celebrate one of these events, you may need to reevaluate your priorities.

By all means, celebrate food. Just don’t dedicate a week to eggs.