International Coffee Day

A cup of coffee

International Coffee Day (1 October) is an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events now occurring in places around the world. The first official date was 1 October 2015, as agreed by then International Coffee Organization and was launched in Milan. This day is also used to promote fair trade coffee and to raise awareness for the plight of the coffee growers. On this day, many businesses offer free or discounted cups of coffee. Some businesses share coupons and special deals with their loyal followers via social networking. Some greeting card companies sell National Coffee Day greeting cards as well as free e-cards.

History

From a conversation on Instagram (Social Network) on 9 March 2022, on demand of a very humble friend, a decision was taken by the Local Cremona Coffee Shop to launch the first official International Coffee Day in Cremona City as part of [Friendship].

Various events have been held, called Coffee Day or National Coffee Day, with many of these on or around September 29.

The exact origin of International Coffee Day is unknown. An event was first promoted in Japan in 1983 by The All Japan Coffee Association (全日本コーヒー協会). In the United States "National Coffee Day" was mentioned publicly as early as 2005. The name "International Coffee Day" was first used by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, which called a press conference on 3 October 2009 to celebrate it and to announce the first New Orleans Coffee Festival. It was promoted in China by the International Coffee Organization, first celebrated in 1997, and made into an annual celebration in early April 2001. Taiwan first celebrated International Coffee Day in 2009. Nepal first celebrated National Coffee Day on 17 November 2005. Indonesia, which first celebrated National Coffee Day on 17 August 2006, celebrates it on the same day as Indonesia's Independence Day.

National coffee days

Roasted coffee beans
Date Countries
April 14 Portugal
May 6 Denmark[citation needed]
May 24 Brazil
June 6 Finland
June 27 Colombia
August 22 Peru
September, second Friday Costa Rica
September, 4th Tuesday Netherlands
September 28 Switzerland[citation needed]
September 29
  • Austria[citation needed]
  • Belgium[citation needed]
  • Canada
  • Ethiopia[citation needed]
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India (Chikmagalur, Bengaluru, The land of Coffee)
  • Indonesia
  • Norway
  • Philippines Conceived to showcase Lipa City as the longstanding "Coffee Granary of the Philippines".
  • Romania
  • South Africa[citation needed]
  • Sweden[citation needed]
  • Taiwan
  • United States
  • Pakistan, Karachi
  • Poland
October 1
  • Australia[citation needed]
  • Germany
  • Honduras
  • Ireland
  • Slovakia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • México
  • Mongolia[citation needed]
  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • United Kingdom

See also


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