National Cotton Candy Day Timeline

1921

Cotton candy got its name

It came about when a dentist, Josef Lascaux, built a machine and sold the treat to patients in his Louisiana office. It's believed that he's the one who coined the permanent name.

1904

Cotton candy's debut

Following the invention of machine-spun cotton candy, it was finally introduced to a wide audience at the World’s Fair in St Louis. At the time, it was called "fairy floss."