National Donut Day 2024 Usa. National donut day or national doughnut day, celebrated in the united states and in some other countries, is on the first friday of june of each year, succeeding the doughnut. Believe it or not, there are two national donut days (or ‘national doughnut day’).
The day of the pastry was established in 1938 to honor the salvation army donut lassies, women who served the treats to soldiers during world war i. The salvation army created the first donut day event in chicago in 1938 as a fundraiser to help those in need during the great depression.