National Boston Cream Pie Day

Name: National Boston Cream Pie Day
Start: 2026-10-23
End: 2026-10-23

Friday, October 23, 2026

Massachusetts' official dessert: a cake called a pie, filled with custard, covered in chocolate.

National Boston Cream Pie Day on October 23 celebrates two layers of yellow sponge cake filled with vanilla custard and topped with chocolate ganache. Created at Boston's Parker House Hotel in 1856, it is the official Massachusetts state dessert since 1996.