Holidays, Commemorations & Awareness Dates
APRIL
APRIL is the fourth month of our calendar year. It is typically the month we consider the beginning of Spring. However, April is also known for its showers and rains that prepare the land for planting season. The name "April" means, Spring, Beginnings and, Starting Anew. Appropriately it is the celebratory month for the following:
CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS
- Scottish-American Heritage Month
- National Jazz Appreciation Month
- International Guitar Month
- National Poetry Month
- National Humor Month
FOCUS ON NATURE
- Keep America Beautiful Month
- Lawn and Garden Month
- National Garden Month
- National Straw Hat Month
NATIONAL AWARENESS & CAUSES
- National Child Abuse Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Donate Life Awareness Month
- National Safe Digging Month
- Stress Awareness Month
VOCATIONAL APPRECIATIONS
- National Volunteer Month
- National Inventor’s Month
- National Landscape Architecture Month
- National Welding Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Records and Information Management Month
And, of course, FOODS!
- National Soft Pretzel Month
- National Soy Foods Month
WHAT DAY IS IT?
Looking for a Special Day to Celebration? Try one of these!
April 1st National One Cent Day National Sourdough Bread Day April Fools Day April 2nd National Reconciliation Day National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day National Ferret Day SAAM Day of Action – First Tuesday in April April 3rd National Film Score Day National Tweed Day National Chocolate Mousse Day National Find a Rainbow Day National Walking Day – First Wednesday in April Childhelp National Day of Hope – First Wednesday in April April 4th National Vitamin C Day * National Walk Around Things Day National Hug a Newsperson Day National School Librarian Day National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day Jeep 4x4 Day National Burrito Day – First Thursday in April April 5th National Flash Drive Day * National Go For Broke Day National Caramel Day National Read a Road Map Day National Raisin and Spice Bar Day National Deep Dish Pizza Day National Nebraska Day April 6th National Sorry Charlie Day New Beer’s Eve National Caramel Popcorn Day National Student-Athlete Day National Teflon Day National Tartan Day National Love Our Children Day – First Saturday In April April 7th National Beer Day National Coffee Cake Day National No Housework Day National Girl Me Too Day National Handmade Day April 8th National All is Ours Day National Zoo Lovers Day National Empanada Day April 9th National Cherish an Antique Day National Name Yourself Day National Winston Churchill Day National Chinese Almond Cookie Day National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day National Library Workers Day – Tuesday of National Library Week April 10th National Encourage a Young Writer Day National Siblings Day National Cinnamon Crescent Day National Farm Animals Day National Bookmobile Day – Wednesday of National Library Week April 11th National Barber Shop Quartet Day National Submarine Day National Teach Children to Save Day National Eight Track Tape Day National Pet Day National Cheese Fondue Day National Support Teen Literature Day – Thursday of National Library Week National Alcohol Screening Day – Thursday of First Full Week in April April 12th National Big Wind Day National Licorice Day National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day National Colorado Day National Day of Silence – Changes Annually April 12, 2019 National Teach Children To Save Day – Changes Annually April 12, 2019 April 13th National Scrabble Day National Thomas Jefferson Day National Peach Cobbler Day National Make Lunch Count Day National Record Store Day April 14th National Gardening Day National Reach as High as You Can Day National Pan American Day National Ex Spouse Day National Dolphin Day National Pecan Day April 15th National Tax Day National Take a Wild Guess Day National Rubber Eraser Day National Titanic Remembrance Day National Glazed Spiral Ham Day National Education and Sharing Day – Changes Annually (11th of Nissan in the Israel Calendar) April 15, 2019 April 16th National Orchid Day National Eggs Benedict Day National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day National Healthcare Decisions Day National Bean Counter Day April 17th National Bat Appreciation Day National Ellis Island Family History Day National Haiku Poetry Day National Cheeseball Day April 18th National Lineman Appreciation Day National Columnists’ Day National Animal Crackers Day National High Five Day – Third Thursday in April Get to Know Your Customers Day – Third Thursday of Each Quarter National Poem In Your Pocket Day – Changes Annually April 19th National Hanging Out Day National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day National Garlic Day National Amaretto Day National North Dakota Day April 20th National Cheddar Fries Day National Look Alike Day National Lima Bean Respect Day National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day National Auctioneers Day – Third Saturday in April April 21st National Kindergarten Day National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day National Yellow Bat Day Easter – Changes Annually April 2019 April 22nd National Earth Day National Girl Scout Leader’s Day National Jelly Bean Day April 23rd National Talk Like Shakespeare Day National Picnic Day National Take a Chance Day National Cherry Cheesecake Day National Lost Dogs Awareness Day April 24th National Pigs in a Blanket Day National Administrative Professionals’ Day – Wednesday of Last Full Week in April April 25th National Telephone Day National East Meets West Day National Zucchini Bread Day National DNA Day National Hug a Plumber Day National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day – Fourth Thursday in April April 26th National Audubon Day National Dissertation Day National Richter Scale Day National Kids and Pets Day National Pretzel Day National Help a Horse Day National South Dakota Day National Arbor Day – Last Friday in April National Hairball Awareness Day – Last Friday in April April 27th National Babe Ruth Day National Tell a Story Day National Prime Rib Day National Devil Dog Day National Rebuilding Day – Last Saturday in April National Sense of Smell Day – Last Saturday in April National Pool Opening Day – Last Saturday in April National Kiss of Hope Day – Last Saturday in April April 28th National Superhero Day National Blueberry Pie Day National Great Poetry Reading Day Workers’ Memorial Day National BraveHearts Day National Pet Parents Day – Last Sunday in April April 29th National Peace Rose Day National Zipper Day National Shrimp Scampi Day April 30th National Bubble Tea Day National Sarcoidosis Day National Military Brats Day National PrepareAthon! Day National Honesty Day National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day National Bugs Bunny Day National Hairstylist Appreciation Day National Oatmeal Cookie Day National Raisin Day
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