Ladies and Gentleman – I’m excited to share with you that June is National Candy Month! Get out your party clothes, it’s time to celebrate.
Actually, the hows and whys of the origins of Candy Month are lost to time. It’s very easy to to get a national calendar of special observances to declare a day or week or month in honor of something or someone. Just about anyone can do it (and has!). Here’s some information about special observances and how they come to pass. We do know that Candy Month was not originally celebrated in June. We also why it was moved to June.
In 1998, NCA was planning the very first ALL CANDY EXPO. It was to take place in June. The support from the industry was overwhelming. We’d been waiting for a trade show of our own for a long time. Everyone wanted a central place to buy and sell candy and the event was finally around the corner. One of the trade magazines in the industry (called, at that time, Confectioner) found out about National Candy Month and decided that with such a big celebration of candy taking place in June that Candy Month also should be in June. So, they asked Chase’s Calendar of Events to change it.
Yeah, it’s not the most spectacular story … but it still gives us a 30 days to celebrate this wonderful treat.
It’s time to plan your celebration. You could throw a party with gummi shot glasses (or a party for the kids), or bake a candy cake or make crafts using candy. The possibilities are endless.
How will you celebrate National Candy Month?
