About National Picnic Week
Nine days in June set aside for eating outdoors with the people you like most. It has run every year since 2005.
How it started
The week began in the UK in 2005, with Mr Kipling as its first partner, as a way to get people back into their parks and green spaces at the start of summer. Each year brands, charities and broadcasters have joined in with tips, research and competitions. A single year’s campaign has produced 90 pieces of coverage across national and regional papers, radio and online.
Why June
June brings the longest days of the year and, usually, some of the best weather for eating outside. The week always takes in International Picnic Day on 18 June. Because most people picnic at weekends, it runs from one Saturday to the Sunday of the following week. This year that is Saturday 12 to Sunday 20 June 2027.
What happens during the week
- Picnic ideas and food safety tips published here, free for anyone to use.
- Partner spokespeople booked for interviews on radio stations across the UK.
- New research on how we picnic, released as news.
- Competitions and giveaways run with partners.
Who runs it
National Picnic Week is run by Digital Alchemy FZ-LLC, which owns and manages a group of awareness campaigns. Its media work is delivered with Relations Group, the UK broadcast PR agency behind the week’s radio and TV coverage.