Global observance

World Food Day

World Food Day is an annual global observance recorded by the United Nations. This countdown follows the published calendar date worldwide and retains the United Nations source for review.

Also known as: World Food Day countdown · when is World Food Day

days to go4 weeks and 2 days · about 1 month

DateOctober 16, 2026

CountdownWhole calendar days

TimezoneYour local timezone

LocationWorldwide

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When is World Food Day?

The United Nations lists World Food Day on October 16 each year. This countdown follows that published global observance date.

This calendar-date countdown follows your local timezone. It does not invent a universal midnight.

Date schedule

Current and future dates for World Food Day.

These dates are calculated from a reviewed recurrence rule and stop at the stored source-review horizon. Estimated rows remain labelled as estimates.

Friday, October 16, 2026Current countdown
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Saturday, October 16, 2027
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Monday, October 16, 2028
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Tuesday, October 16, 2029
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Wednesday, October 16, 2030
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026