There’s a lot to love about marketing your restaurant in February.

Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday are always two important days for restaurants, but February is also Cherry Month, Heart Month and Hot Breakfast Month.  And it doesn’t end there.

For beverage marketing, pour up something special on Cafe Au Lait Day, Kahlua Day, Margarita Day and Open That Bottle Night.  Beyond beverages, Cafe Au Lait Day and Kahlua Day also offer yummy recipe opportunities such as Cafe Au Lait Cheesecake and Kahlua Pancakes.

In addition to Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, February serves up some exciting menu marketing opportunities with Almonds, Bagels & Lox, Baked Alaska, Banana Bread, Carrot Cake, Cherry Pie, Chili, Chocolate Covered Peanuts, Chocolate Fondue, Chocolate Mint, Chocolate Souffle, Clam Chowder, Crab-Stuffed Flounder, Cream Cheese Brownies, Crepes, Fettuccine Alfredo, Frozen Yogurt, Gumdrops, Homemade Soup, Molasses Bars, Peppermint Patties, Pistachios, Pizza Pie, Plum Pudding, Sticky Buns, Strawberries, Tortellini and Tortilla Chips.

Fun marketing days include Groundhog Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Boy Scout Day, Make a Friend Day, Get Out Your Guitar Day, Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Random Acts of Kindness Day and Tell a Fairy Tale Day.

Here’s your restaurant marketing calendar for February:

1 – National Baked Alaska Day
1 – Decorating With Candy Day
1 – National Dark Chocolate Day
1 – Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
2 – National Tater Tot Day
2 – National Crepe Day

2 – Groundhog Day
2 – Super Bowl Sunday
3 – National Carrot Cake Day
4 – National Homemade Soup Day
4 – National Stuffed Mushroom Day
4 – Thank A Mailman Day
5 – National Chocolate Fondue Day
5 – World Nutella Day
6 – National Frozen Yogurt Day
7 – National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 – Send A Card To A Friend Day
7 – National Wear Red Day
7 – Opera Day
8 – National Potato Lover’s Day
8 – National Molasses Bar Day
8 – Kite Flying Day
9 – National Pizza Day

9 – National Bagels & Lox Day
10 – National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
10 – National Have a Brownie Day
10 – Umbrella Day
11 – National Peppermint Patty Day
11 – Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
11 – Get Out Your Guitar Day
11 – Make a Friend Day
11 – Satisfied Staying Single Day
12 – National Plum Pudding Day
13 – National Tortellini Day
13 – National Italian Food Day
13 – Madly In Love With Me Day
14 – Valentine’s Day

14 – National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
14 – International Book Giving Day
15 – National Gumdrop Day
15 – Singles Awareness Day
15 – Hippo Day
16 – National Almond Day
16 – Do A Grouch A Favor Day
16 – World Whale Day
17 – National Cafe Au Lait Day
17 – My Way Day
17 – World Human Spirit Day
17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
17 – Presidents Day
18 – National Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day
18 – National Drink Wine Day
19 – National Chocolate Mint Day
20 – National Cherry Pie Day
20 – Love Your Pet Day
21 – National Sticky Bun Day
22 – National Cook A Sweet Potato Day
22 – National Margarita Day

22 – Be Humble Day
23 – National Banana Bread Day
23 – Play Tennis Day
24 – National Tortilla Chip Day
25 – National Clam Chowder Day
25 – National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day
26 – National Pistachio Day
26 – Tell A Fairy Tale Day
27 – National Chili Day

27 – National Kahlua Day
27 – National Strawberry Day
27 – No Brainer Day
27 – Polar Bear Day
28 – National Chocolate Souffle Day
29 – Open That Bottle Night
29 – Leap Year Day
29 – Bachelor’s Day

Need help generating some buzz for your restaurant marketing efforts?

Read our marketing section for more tips for your bar or restaurant.

Every month, you’ll find food holidays and special days of the month to help you can get ideas for specials and promotions so you can drive more traffic to your establishment with new and repeat customers.

If you don’t have the time or staff to handle the marketing needs yourself, why not hire Splattered Paint Marketing, a downriver marketing agency that can turn your marketing strategy on full blast.

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