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Today, Thursday, September 17, 2026
National Apple Dumpling Day is an informal U.S. food observance marked on September 17. In 2026 it falls on Thursday, September 17. It is not a federal holiday, and no single official founder is clearly documented. An apple dumpling is a pastry-wrapped baked apple - not a boiled savory dumpling - and the date is not Constitution Day, which shares September 17 on the civic calendar.
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