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Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) 2027

Tuesday, 9 February 2027 · United Kingdom, United States

Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. In the UK it's known as Pancake Day; in New Orleans and elsewhere it's Mardi Gras.

How the date is set: The day before Ash Wednesday: 47 days before Easter Sunday.

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Why post: One of the easiest food days of the year: everyone has a favourite topping.

Best for: Cafés and restaurants, Grocery stores, Bakeries.

Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) post ideas

  1. Poll your followers: lemon and sugar, or something else?
  2. Post a pancake special or a simple recipe using one of your products.
  3. Share a short video of a pancake flip, good or bad.

Captions you can adapt

Happy Pancake Day. Lemon and sugar, or [topping]? Settle it in the comments.
Pancakes all day today: [dish] with [topping] for [price]. Mardi Gras fans welcome too.

Replace anything in [brackets] with your own details.

Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) hashtags

#PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #MardiGras #Pancakes

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