Plan Your Baking Year: Key 2026 Holidays & Events A practical, inclusive calendar for modern American retail bakeries A strong bakery year doesn’t happen by luck. It happens when you zoom out, see the full year clearly, and plan before the rush starts knocking on your door. Most bakeries serve beautifully diverse communities—families, offices, schools, faith groups, and neighborhoods with deep cultural roots. In 2026, winning bakeries won’t just react to holidays. They’ll anticipate them, respect them, and prepare for them with calm confidence. This guide is built for retail bakeries across America—whether you sell coffee and croissants, donuts and cupcakes, birthday and wedding cakes, multi-tier showpieces, or vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free desserts. It blends national holidays, religious celebrations, cultural moments, food holidays, LGBTQ+ observances, and local life events into one clear roadmap. Think of it as your bakery’s quiet advantage. First, three planning habi...