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National Joe Day

Drink · Fun · March 27

A day for a cup of joe, the American nickname for plain, everyday coffee, and a nod to everyone who answers to the name Joe.

National Joe Day falls on Saturday, March 27, 2027. That is 151 days away.

A cup of joe is American shorthand for coffee. Not the elaborate kind with a long order attached, but the regular cup poured from a pot at a diner counter, an office break room or a kitchen machine at six in the morning.

The drink itself is simple. Roasted coffee beans are ground and steeped in or filtered through hot water, and the result is dark, bitter and warm. People make it in drip machines, stovetop percolators, French presses and pour-over cones, then drink it black or add milk, cream or sugar. Where the nickname came from is still argued over, and no single story has won.

Part of the appeal of joe is how ordinary it is. It is the coffee of road trips, early shifts, church basements and long conversations at the kitchen table. A mug of it rarely gets a photograph. It mostly gets refilled.

The name works on a second level too. Plenty of people are called Joe, Joey, Joseph or Josephine, and the day gives them a reasonable claim to a little attention, maybe even a free cup if a friend is paying.

The most classic way to drink it is still at a diner, where a server walks past with a glass pot and tops off your mug before you have asked.

Ways to celebrate

• Brew a pot of plain coffee at home and drink it slowly.
• Sit at a diner counter and order a cup of joe.
• Buy a coffee for a friend or coworker named Joe.
• Try a different method, like a French press or pour-over.
• Share a mug with someone and talk for a while.

Dates

All national days on March 27

Also on March 27

• National Spanish Paella Day
• International Whisk(e)y Day
• Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
• National Scribble Day

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