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National Bubble Tea Day

Drink · April 30

A day for bubble tea, the sweet tea drink with chewy tapioca pearls, also called boba, sipped through a wide straw.

National Bubble Tea Day falls on Friday, April 30, 2027. That is 185 days away.

Bubble tea is a sweet tea drink with chewy balls of tapioca at the bottom of the cup. Most people know it as boba, after those pearls, and it comes with an extra wide straw so the pearls can travel up with each sip.

The base is usually black or green tea, often shaken with milk and sugar until it turns pale and a little frothy. From there the menu branches out fast. Fruit teas skip the milk, some shops offer taro or matcha, and toppings range from the classic pearls to cubes of fruit jelly or a layer of salted cream on top. Many places let you choose how sweet you want it and how much ice goes in.

The pearls are made from tapioca starch, which comes from the cassava root. Cooked properly, they are soft on the outside with a slight bounce in the middle. Texture is the whole point. People who love boba tend to talk about the chew the way coffee drinkers talk about roast.

Marking the day is simple. Visit a tea shop you have been meaning to try, order something off your usual list, or bring a friend who has never had it and watch them meet their first pearl. Brown sugar pearls, cooked in a dark syrup, leave tiger stripes down the inside of the cup.

Ways to celebrate

Try a flavor or topping you have never ordered before.
Share a cup with a friend who has never tried boba.
Ask for less sugar and taste the tea underneath.
Visit a local tea shop you have not been to yet.

Things for the day

Boba tea kits

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Dates

Year	Date
2026	Thursday, April 30
2027	Friday, April 30
2028	Sunday, April 30
2029	Monday, April 30
2030	Tuesday, April 30

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