Welcome to our calendar of events taking place in the World Of Wine And Adjacent Amusements, featuring wine, food, music, art and more. Planning a trip to wine country and looking for something fun to do? Our goal is to provide a comprehensive source for interesting events in every wine producing region.
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National Coffee Day celebrates America’s common morning brew. Many bakeries and coffee shops offer special deals on this day, check out this link to see which ones: National Coffee Day.
Celebrated annually on September 29th.
International Coffee Day began as an annual holiday in 2014 in the city of Milan as part of the International Coffee Organization‘s 2015 expo. The holiday celebrates the efforts and achievements of international growers and producers. Cheers!
Celebrated annually on October 1st.
Celebrate one of America’s favorite foods with National Pasta Day on October 17th. International Pasta Day is celebrated on October 25th.
Celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year – Halloween! Halloween as we know it grew from the Celtic celebration called Samhain, practiced about 2,000 years ago. The Celts of England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern France believed it was on this day that the dead returned to walk the earth. Some villagers dressed in skins and other costumes to scare away the spirits who had returned, starting the tradition of dressing up on this day.
About 1,000 years later, Christianity became the dominant religion in the regions inhabited by Celts and the church instituted All Souls Day, which incorporated bonfires and costumes associated with Samhain. Poor people would visit the homes of the rich asking for food and drink in return for praying for the souls of the dead, referred to as “souling.” Over time, children began dressing up in costumes and knocking on doors offering to sing or perform other “tricks” in return for snacks or small coins. From those beginnings, incorporation of other similar holidays and commercialization, the modern traditions of Halloween began.