10 Can’t Miss Pizza Holidays

Published: December 8, 2023

Mark these national pizza holidays, food holidays and other observances on your calendar

Updated for the 2025 Calendar Year. Everyone loves pizza. And fans love to celebrate their favorite food holidays. It’s a new year. Let’s mark all the pizza holidays. Sure, every day is pizza day for the pizzeria industry. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with customers for some of the biggest pizza holidays, like Pizza Margherita, pepperoni, sausage, cheese and National Pizza Month.

 

Let’s look at 10 pizza days that you won’t want to miss:

 

February 9

National Pizza Day

It’s the day to celebrate America’s favorite food. National Pizza Day is the the biggest single day food holiday in the pizza industry. While for pizza pros, everyday is National Pizza Day, February 9 is an opportunity to showcase a pizzeria’s unique pizza in the local community. This year, National Pizza Day collides with Super Bowl Sunday. The combined day will be one of the largest pizza sales days of the year.

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March 14

National Pi Day

So it’s math, not food. The date commemorates the mathematical constant Pi (3.14). It has become synonymous for celebrating all things round, especially pizza. Piday.org explains the holiday: “Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “?”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.”

 

April 5

National Deep Dish Pizza Day

Chicago, this is your holiday, along with other areas that have adopted this thick pizza style. Chicago-style deep-dish pizza came into being in 1943 when two savvy entrepreneurs, Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo, opened Pizzeria Uno on the corner of Wabash and Ohio.

 

May 16 (Third Friday)

National Pizza Party Day

“Ain’t no party like a pizza party ’cause a pizza party won’t stop.” Each year, this pizza holiday falls on the third Friday in May. Friday is the busiest day of the week for many pizza shops. Pizza is the perfect communal food for large groups and gatherings.Pizza parties are big revenue generators. Celebrate National Pizza Party Day with what else a pizza party.

 

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June 11

Pizza Margherita Day

June 11 marks the anniversary of the naming of the Pizza Margherita — in a letter from the Italian “Department of the Mouth” on behalf of Queen Margherita on June 11, 1889, presented the pie that bears her name. Today, the letter hangs inside Antica Pizzeria della Regina d’Italia in Napoli.

 

September 5

National Cheese Pizza Day

Celebrate the holy trinity of pizza: cheese, sauce and crust. It’s the basis to which all other pizzas are judged. The cheese pizza is a quintessential staple deserving of its own holiday. Pizzerias around the country demonstrate just how innovative and creative a cheese pizza can be on National Cheese Pizza Day.

 

September 20

National Pepperoni Pizza Day

The No. 1 pizza topping in America is deserving of its own day. Pepperoni has stood a top the most popular pizza toppings for decades. There are several pepperoni styles that give pizzas a different look from the standard round and cup and char pepperoni to large old world and cubed pepperoni. National Pepperoni Pizza Day gives the favorite topping a moment to shine.

 

October

National Pizza Month

Pizza Today’s founder Gerry Durnell created the National Pizza Month observance in 1984 to mark the debut of the first issue of Pizza Today magazine. The U.S. Congress officially designated October as National Pizza Month in 1987.

 

October 11

National Sausage Pizza Day

In a few areas like Chicago, sausage vies for No. 1 pizza topping honors. Fans are passionate about their sausage pies. Give them their special day. Whether made in house and pinched on pizza or premade scattered around a pizza, sausage is a staple and is celebrate every October 11 on National Sausage Pizza Day.

 

October 25

World Pizza Makers Day

We wouldn’t have America’s favorite food with the passionate pizzaioli who strive to make the best pizzas. Thank pizza makers everyday!

 

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January 12-18 (2nd Full Week in January)

National Pizza Week

U.S. Pizzerias celebrate National Pizza Week the second full week in January each year. The week gives pizzerias an opportunity to connect with their communities and their love of pizza.

November 12

National Pizza with the Works except Anchovies Day

Other pizzas get their day, so should the works, deluxe, supreme, kitchen sink or whatever you call it.

 

NEW PIZZA STYLE HOLIDAYS

There are a few newcomers to the pizza holidays list. Pizza styles are now getting their day. Here are a couple newer pizza style days to celebrate.

National Detroit Pizza Day — June 23

This pizza holiday was created by the original Detroit style pizza local chain, Buddy’s Pizza, in 2021, marking the pizza company’s 75th anniversary. Detroit style pizzerias celebrate this square pie on June 23.

National Tavern Style Pizza Day — October 22

Tavern pizza had a big year in 2024, including the creation of National Tavern Style Pizza Day by Home Run Inn, a regional Chicago pizza chain. The crispy, thin-crust pizza cut into squares will hence forth be celebrated on October 22

 

Pizza is always a reason to celebrate. Share your pizza holiday love on social media and create unique hashtags for the occasion, as well as the main holiday tags.

 

Food Holidays You Should Have on Your Radar

Pizza holidays aren’t the only days to celebrate. Almost everything on your menu has a special day! This is your Pizzeria’s Guide to Food Holidays to find occasions, like National Flour Month, National Drink Wine Day, National Gluten Free Day, National Meatball Day, National Italian Food Day, Repeal of Prohibition Day or National Garlic Month. Explore a list of food holidays by month.

January

13 — National Gluten Free Day (Second Monday)

2o — National Cheese Lovers Day

February

13 — National Italian Food Day

18 — National Drink Wine Day

March

Women’s Pizza Month

9 — National Meatball Day

10 — National Ranch Dressing Day

20 — National Ravioli Day

April 

7 — National Beer Day

19 — National Garlic Day

May

12-16 — American Craft Beer Week

16 — National Barbecue Day

25 — National Wine Day

June

4 — National Cheese Day

27 — National Onion Day

July

29 — National Lasagna Day

29 — National Chicken Wing Day

August

20 — National Bacon Lovers Day

September

National Italian Cheese Month

National Mushroom Month

October

14 — National Dessert Day

15 — National Mushroom Day

17 — National Pasta Day

November

3 — National Sandwich Day

December 

4 — National Cookie Day

5 — Repeal of Prohibition Day

 

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