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Today, Friday, October 23, 2026
National Boston Cream Pie Day is an informal U.S. food observance marked on October 23. In 2026 it falls on Friday, October 23. It celebrates Boston cream pie — a custard-filled, chocolate-glazed cake associated with Boston’s Parker House — not a pastry-crust pie. It is not a federal holiday. The same date also hosts National Horror Movie Day and National Mole Day (chemistry).
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