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515 April Holidays to Share Joy on Social Media (2023)

Updated on: February 3, 2023 by Louise Myers Leave a Comment

Aiming for awesome April holidays?

Wondering which April holidays to celebrate besides Easter?

Here are 500 more special days and observances, each with a hashtag to share on social media, to engage your followers and grow your audience.

You’ll also find dozens of historical observances and U.N. remembrance days that provide opportunities to educate.

Over 500 April special days:

  • Fun holidays, religious days, and national days.
  • Month-long, multi-day, and daily April holidays.
  • All the April observances you could ever need!

Get ready for a shower of celebrations…

purple petals with dew drops says April Holidays.

How to Use April Hashtag Holidays

Wondering how hashtag holidays fit in your social media strategy?

Your followers don’t want to hear about your business constantly – but they love to interact with and share entertaining posts! It’s important to mix up your social media content types if you want to retain and grow your followers.

Start by setting a social media strategy for the month with these April marketing ideas. Then use the special days listed below to inspire engaging content.

Don’t forget to copy and paste the holiday hashtag to use on Instagram and Twitter to increase your reach.

Baffled by #hashtags? Learn more about how to use hashtags on social media.

woman wearing flower crown holding purple flowers says awesome april.

Month of April 2023 Holidays and Observances

Jump to daily holidays.

A spectacular 76 month-long holidays for April! Find one relevant to your business or cause and plan a campaign.

This collection of April quotes can also inspire engaging social media posts.

April’s birthstone is diamond and the birth flower is peony.

The fruit of the month is papaya, and the color of the month is cayenne, a spicy, warm pinkish red.

Canine Fitness Month            #CanineFitnessMonth

Celebrate Diversity Month            #CelebrateDiversityMonth

Customer Loyalty Month            #CustomerLoyaltyMonth

Dog Appreciation Month            #DogAppreciationMonth

English Language Month            #EnglishLanguageMonth

Global Astronomy Month            #GlobalAstronomyMonth

Grange Month            #GrangeMonth

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month            #IBSAwarenessMonth

International Black Women’s History Month            #BlackWomensHistoryMonth

International Guitar Month            #InternationalGuitarMonth

sunset photo says hello april in fancy type.

Keep America Beautiful Month           #KeepAmericaBeautifulMonth

Lawn and Garden Month           #LawnAndGardenMonth

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month            #MathematicsAndStatisticsAwarenessMonth

Month of the Military Child            #MonthOfTheMilitaryChild

Move More Month            #MoveMoreMonth

National 911 Education Month            #National911EducationMonth

National African American Women’s Fitness Month            #NationalAfricanAmericanWomensFitnessMonth

National Alcohol Awareness Month            #AlcoholAwarenessMonth

National Arab American Heritage Month            #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

National Autism Awareness Month            #NationalAutismAwarenessMonth

National Cancer Control Month           #NationalCancerControlMonth

National Cannabis Awareness Month             #CannabisAwarenessMonth

National Car Care Month           #CarCareMonth

National Card and Letter Writing Month            #NationalCardAndLetterWritingMonth

National Child Abuse Awareness Month            #ChildAbusePreventionMonth

National Couple Appreciation Month             #CoupleAppreciationMonth

woman in field of flowers says seek approval from within.

National Decorating Month            #DecoratingMonth

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month           #DistractedDrivingAwarenessMonth

National Donate Life Month            #DonateLifeMonth

National Fair Housing Month            #FairHousingMonth

National Financial Literacy Month            #FinancialLiteracyMonth

National Foot Health Awareness Month            #FootHealthAwarenessMonth

National Fresh Celery Month             #NationalFreshCeleryMonth

National Frog Month            #NationalFrogMonth

National Garden Month            #NationalGardenMonth

National Grilled Cheese Month            #NationalGrilledCheeseMonth

National Heartworm Awareness Month            #HeartwormAwarenessMonth

National Humor Month            #NationalHumorMonth
Want humorous quotes to share on social? Try these funny one-liners.

National Internship Awareness Month             #InternshipAwarenessMonth

National Jazz Appreciation Month            #JazzAppreciationMonth

National Kite Month            #NationalKiteMonth

National Lawn Care Month            #LawnCareMonth

closeup of peony says april flower of the month.

National Minority Health Month            #NationalMinorityHealthMonth

National Month of Hope            #MonthOfHope

National Multiple Birth Awareness Month            #MultipleBirthAwarenessMonth

National Parkinson’s Awareness Month            #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth

National Pecan Month             #NationalPecanMonth

National Pest Management Month            #NationalPestManagementMonth

National Pet Month (UK)            #NationalPetMonthUK

National Poetry Month            #NationalPoetryMonth

National Rebuilding Month            #NationalRebuildingMonth

National Safe Digging Month            #NationalSafeDiggingMonth

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month             #SarcoidosisAwarenessMonth

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month            #NationalSexualAssaultAwarenessMonth

National Soft Pretzel Month            #NationalSoftPretzelMonth

National Soy Foods Month            #NationalSoyfoodsMonth

National Sports Eye Safety Month            #SportsEyeSafetyMonth

National STD Awareness Month            #NationalSTDAwarenessMonth

National Volunteer Month            #NationalVolunteerMonth

papaya on cutting board says april fruit of the month.

National Welding Month            #NationalWeldingMonth

National Woodworking Month            #NationalWoodworkingMonth

National Youth Sports Safety Month            #YouthSportsSafetyMonth

Occupational Therapy Month            #OccupationalTherapyMonth

Pet First Aid Awareness Month            #PetFirstAidAwarenessMonth

Poetic Earth Month            #PoeticEarthMonth

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month            #PreventionOfCrueltyToAnimalsMonth

Records and Information Management Month            #RecordsAndInformationManagementMonth

Rosacea Awareness Month            #RosaceaAwarenessMonth

School Library Month              #SchoolLibraryMonth

Scottish-American Heritage Month            #ScottishAmericanHeritageMonth

Straw Hat Month            #StrawHatMonth

Stress Awareness Month            #StressAwarenessMonth

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month            #TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth

Women’s Eye Health And Safety Month            #WomensEyeHealthAndSafetyMonth

Workplace Conflict Awareness Month            #WorkplaceConflictAwarenessMonth

World Landscape Architecture Month            #WorldLandscapeArchitectureMonth

flamingo feathers and colorful stripes says april color of the month is cayenne.

April 2023 Multi-day Holidays and Observances

Jump to daily holidays.

Multi-day holidays usually change dates from year to year, and are often pinned down late.

I’ve done my best to ensure these dates are correct for 2023. But before investing time and/or money in a big promotion, I suggest you double-check.

Mar 25–Apr 2          Nano Days          #NanoDays
Starts the last Saturday in March through the first Sunday in April.

Apr 1–7        International Pooper Scooper Week          #InternationalPooperScooperWeek
Annually.

Apr 1–7        Laugh at Work Week          #LaughAtWorkWeek
Annually.

Apr2–8        Holy Week          #HolyWeek
Observed the week before Easter.


Each in this group is observed the first full week of April.

Apr 2–8        Be Kind to Spiders Week          #BeKindToSpidersWeek

Apr 2–8        International Trombone Week          #InternationalTromboneWeek

Apr 2–8        National Medic Alert Week          #MedicAlert

Apr 2–8        National Public Health Week          #NationalPublicHealthWeek

Apr 2–8        National Window Safety Week          #NationalWindowSafetyWeek

Apr 2–8        Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week          #OHANCAW

woman dancing in field at sunset says april appeal and lists most appealing words.

Apr 3–7        National Cancer Registrars Week       #NCRW
Observed for 5 days starting Monday of the first full week in April.

Apr 3–7        Take Your Poet To School Week       #TakeYourPoetToSchoolWeek
Observed for 5 days starting Monday of the first full week in April.

Apr 3–9       National Bake Week          #NationalBakeWeek
Observed for 7 days starting the first Monday in April.

Apr 4–10      National Dental Hygienist Week (Canada)          #NDHW
Annually.

Apr 5–9         National Wildlife Week          #NationalWildlifeWeek
Annually.

Apr 8–16      National Robotics Week         #NationalRoboticsWeek
Observed for 9 days starting the Saturday after April 1.


Each observance in this group is celebrated during the second full week of April.

Apr 9–15      Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week          #AnimalCareAndControlAppreciationWeek

Apr 9–15      National Dog Bite Prevention Week          #PreventDogBites

Apr 9–15      National Public Safety Telecommunications Week          #NPSTW

Apr 9–15      National Student Employment Week          #NSEW


Apr 11–15      National Work Zone Awareness Week          #NWZAW
Annually.

Apr 14–23       National Dance Week          #NationalDanceWeek

Apr 15–16      “Just Pray NO!” to Drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting        #JustPrayNo

Apr 15–21      Week of the Young Child        #WeekOfTheYoungChild


Each in this group is observed the third full week of April.

Apr 16–22      Animal Cruelty / Human Violence Awareness Week          #AnimalCrueltyHumanViolenceAwarenessWeek

Apr 16–22     Chemists Celebrate Earth Week         #ChemistsCelebrateEarthWeek

Apr 16–22      National Coin Week          #NationalCoinWeek

Apr 16–22     National Volunteer Week          #NationalVolunteerWeek
NOTE: Varies by organization, check locally.

pink peonies photo says april showers bring may flowers.

Apr 17–21        Undergraduate Research Week           #UndergraduateResearchWeek
Varies yearly. In 2024 will be April 15–19.

Apr 17–23        National Pet ID Week          #NationalPetIDWeek
Annually.

Apr 19–23        National Environmental Education Week        #NEEF

Apr 22–30      National Park Week          #NationalParkWeek

Apr 23–29        National Library Week           #NationalLibraryWeek
Dates vary yearly.


Each in this group is observed the fourth full week of April.

Apr 23–29        Administrative Professionals Week          #AdministrativeProfessionalsWeek

Apr 23–29        Medical Laboratory Professionals Week         #MedicalLaboratoryProfessionalsWeek

Apr 23–29        National Crime Victims’ Rights Week           #NCVRW

Apr 23–29        National Infertility Awareness Week          #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek

Apr 23–29        National Princess Week          #NationalPrincessWeek


Apr 24–30      World Immunization Week          #WorldImmunizationWeek
Annually.

Apr 24–28     Every Kid Healthy Week          #EveryKidHealthyWeek

Apr 24–28     National Playground Safety Week          #SafeAtPlay

Apr 24–May 1        National Infant Immunization Week          #NIIW

Apr 27–29     Gathering of Nations (Pow Wow)          #GatheringOfNations

Apr 30–May 6       Go Diaper Free Week          #GoDiaperFreeWeek
Observed for 7 days starting the last Sunday in April.

Apr 30–May 6       Preservation Week          #PreservationWeek

Apr 30–May 7       Stewardship Week          #StewardshipWeek

girl sitting in sunny flower garden says hello april.

April 1 Holidays and Observances 2023

It’s more than April Fool’s Day! April 1 is full of celebrations.

Especially in 2023, since it’s the first Saturday of the month. Choose from 21 unique holidays to engage your audience.

Holidays marked * change dates from year to year. Note that some of the graphics included in this article may have been made for a year other than 2023. Be sure to use the dates in the copy for accuracy 🙂

*Take your Parents to the Playground Day is observed 8 days before Easter. The other asterisked holidays in this section are observed the first Saturday in April.

April Fool’s Day            #AprilFoolsDay
Need inspiration? Check out these April Fool’s Day quotes and images.

Assyrian New Year            #AssyrianNewYear

Every Day Is Tag Day* (pets)            #EveryDayIsTagDay

Fossil Fools Day            #FossilFoolsDay

International Edible Book Festival            #EdibleBookFestival

International Firewalk Day*            #FirewalkDay

International Fun at Work Day            #FunAtWorkDay

National Handmade Day*            #NationalHandmadeDay

International Pillow Fight Day*            #InternationalPillowFightDay

International Tatting Day            #InternationalTattingDay

National DIY Day*            #NationalDIYDay

National Jump In Muddy Puddles Day            #NationalJumpInMuddyPuddlesDay

National Love Our Children Day*            #NationalLoveOurChildrenDay

National One Cent Day            #NationalOneCentDay

National Sourdough Bread Day            #SourdoughBreadDay

National Trombone Players Day            #NationalTrombonePlayersDay

Poetry And The Creative Mind Day            #PoetryAndTheCreativeMindDay
You might enjoy sharing these creativity quotes.

St. Stupid’s Day            #StStupidsDay

Reading Is Funny Day            #ReadingIsFunnyDay

Tangible Karma Day*            #TangibleKarmaDay

Take your Parents to the Playground Day*            #TakeYourParentsToThePlaygroundDay

winking woman says it's april fools day trust no one.

April 2 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Education and Sharing Day is observed the 11th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar.

*Geologists Day occurs on the first Sunday of April.

*Palm Sunday is observed a week before Easter.

Education and Sharing Day*            #EducationalAndSharingDay

Geologists Day*            #GeologistsDay

International Children’s Book Day            #InternationalChildrensBookDay

International Fact Checking Day            #FactCheckingDay

Love Your Produce Manager Day            #LoveYourProduceManagerDay

National Ferret Day            #NationalFerretDay

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day            #PeanutButterAndJellyDay

Palm Sunday*            #PalmSunday

Reconciliation Day            #ReconciliationDay

World Autism Awareness Day            #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

mountains and clouds says love light life, good friday.

April 3 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the first Monday of April.

American Circus Day            #AmericanCircusDay

Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day            #DontGoToWorkUnlessItsFunDay

Find a Rainbow Day            #FindARainbowDay

Fish Fingers And Custard Day            #FishFingersAndCustardDay

National Chocolate Mousse Day            #ChocolateMousseDay

National Film Score Day            #NationalFilmScoreDay

National Fun Day*            #NationalFunDay

Pony Express Day            #PonyExpressDay

Sweet Potato Day*            #SweetPotatoDay

Tweed Day            #TweedDay

World Party Day            #WorldPartyDay

photos of parties by age says april 3 is world party day.

April 4 Holidays and Observances 2023

*SAAM Day of Action is observed the first Tuesday of April.

404 Day            #404Day

International Carrot Day            #InternationalCarrotDay

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance In Mine Action            #InternationalDayForMineAwarenessAndAssistanceInMineAction

Jeep 4×4 Day            #Jeep4x4Day

National Cordon Bleu Day            #NationalCordonBleuDay

National Hug a Newsperson Day            #HugANewspersonDay

National School Librarian Day            #SchoolLibrarianDay

National Tell a Lie Day            #TellALieDay

SAAM Day of Action (Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action)*            #SAAMDayOfAction

Vitamin C Day            #VitaminCDay

Walk Around Things Day            #WalkAroundThingsDay

World Rat Day            #WorldRatDay

fruits and veggies says april 4 is vitamin c day.

April 5 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the first Wednesday in April.

Bell Bottoms Day            #BellBottomsDay

First Contact Day            #FirstContactDay

Global Day of the Engineer*            #GlobalDayOfTheEngineer

Go For Broke Day            #GoForBrokeDay

Gold Star Spouses Day            #GoldStarSpousesDay

National Caramel Day            #NationalCaramelDay

National Dandelion Day            #NationalDandelionDay

National Day of Hope*            #NationalDayOfHope

National Deep Dish Pizza Day            #DeepDishPizzaDay

National Flash Drive Day            #FlashDriveDay

National Raisin and Spice Bar Day            #RaisinAndSpiceBarDay

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day*            #ParaprofessionalAppreciationDay

Read a Road Map Day            #ReadARoadMapDay

Whole Grain Sampling Day*            #WholeGrainSamplingDay

different beers show what your beer says about your for New Beer’s Eve.

April 6 Holidays and Observances 2023

Army Day            #ArmyDay

Church Of Latter Day Saints Day            #LDSDay

Drowsy Drivers Awareness Day (California)            #DrowsyDriversAwarenessDay

Fresh Tomato Day            #FreshTomatoDay

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace            #IDSDP

Jump Over Things Day            #JumpOverThingsDay

National Alcohol Screening Day            #AlcoholScreeningDay
*Observed Thursday of the first full week in April.

National Bookmobile Day            #NationalBookmobileDay

National Burrito Day*            #NationalBurritoDay
*Observed the first Thursday of April.

National Caramel Popcorn Day            #CaramelPopcornDay

National Siamese Cat Day            #SiameseCatDay

National Student-Athlete Day            #StudentAthleteDay

National Tartan Day            #NationalTartanDay

National Twinkie Day            #NationalTwinkieDay

National Walking Day            #NationalWalkingDay

New Beer’s Eve            #NewBeersEve

Passover begins*            #Pesach
*Observed the 15th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar

Plan Your Epitaph Day            #PlanYourEpitaphDay

Sorry Charlie Day            #SorryCharlieDay

Teflon Day            #TeflonDay

World Table Tennis Day            #WorldTableTennisDay

woman in dress and apron kicking bucket says no housework day april 7.

April 7 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Good Friday is the Friday before Easter. Other asterisked holidays below are observed on the first Friday in April.

Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day            #EmpoweredWomenEntrepreneursDay

Good Friday*            #GoodFriday

Hospital Admitting Clerks Day*            #HospitalAdmittingClerksDay

International Beaver Day            #InternationalBeaverDay

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide            #InternationalDayOfReflectionOnThe1994RwandaGenocide

Metric System Day            #MetricSystemDay

National Beer Day            #NationalBeerDay

National Coffee Cake Day            #NationalCoffeeCakeDay

National Girl Me Too Day            #GirlMeToo

National No Housework Day            #NationalNoHouseworkDay

National Walk to Work Day*            #WalkToWorkDay

Poet in a Cupcake Day*            #PoetinaCupcakeDay
*Observed Friday of the first full week in April.

Student Government Day*            #StudentGovernmentDay

World Health Day            #WorldHealthDay

pink cake with 100 candles says april 9 is 100th day of the year.

April 8 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the second Saturday in April.

Baby Massage Day*            #BabyMassageDay

Dog Farting Awareness Day            #DogFartingAwarenessDay

Draw a Picture of a Bird Day            #DrawAPictureOfABirdDay

International Feng Shui Awareness Day            #InternationalFengShuiAwarenessDay

International Romani Day            #InternationalRomaniDay

National All is Ours Day            #NationalAllIsOursDay

National Dog Fighting Awareness Day            #NationalDogFightingAwarenessDay

National Empanada Day            #NationalEmpadaDay

Slow Art Day*            #Slow Art Day
You might want to share a few of these art quotes.

Step into the Spotlight Day            #StepIntoTheSpotlightDay

Zoo Lovers Day            #ZooLoversDay

boom box, floppy disk and yoyo for cherish an antique day on april 9.

April 9 Holidays and Observances 2023

April 9, 2023, is the 100th day of the year! This holds true for all non-leap years.

*Observed the first Sunday after the full moon following the March Equinox.

Appomattox Day            #AppomattoxDay

Easter Sunday*            #HappyEaster

International ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) Day            #ASMRDay

National Baked Ham With Pineapple Day*            #NationalBakedHamWithPineappleDay

National Cherish an Antique Day            #CherishAnAntiqueDay

National Chicken Little Awareness Day            #NationalChickenLittleAwarenessDay

National Chinese Almond Cookie Day            #ChineseAlmondCookieDay

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day            #FormerPOWRecognitionDay

National Gin and Tonic Day            #NationalGinAndTonicDay

National Name Yourself Day            #NationalNameYourselfDay

National Unicorn Day            #NationalUnicornDay

National Winston Churchill Day            #WinstonChurchillDay

wood cut art od hand holding gin and tonic with quote for april 9.

April 10 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed annually the day after Easter, which is also Easter Monday.

ASPCA Day            #ASPCADay

Dyngus Day*            #DyngusDay

Encourage a Young Writer Day            #EncourageAYoungWriterDay

Global Work From Home Day            #GlobalWorkFromHomeDay

Golfers Day            #GolfersDay

National Cinnamon Crescent Day            #CinnamonCrescentDay

National Farm Animals Day            #NationalFarmAnimalsDay

National Hug Your Dog Day            #NationalHugYourDogDay

Safety Pin Day            #SafetyPinDay

Siblings Day            #SiblingsDay

White House Easter Egg Roll*            #WhiteHouseEasterEggRoll

yellow submarine art with quote for national submarine day.

April 11 Holidays and Observances 2023

International Be Kind to Lawyers Day*            #BeKindToLawyersDays
*Observed the second Tuesday in April.

International Louie Louie Day            #InternationalLouieLouieDay

National Barbershop Quartet Day            #BarbershopQuartetDay

National Cheese Fondue Day            #NationalCheeseFondueDay

National Eight Track Tape Day            #EightTrackDay

National Library Workers Day*            #NationalLibraryWorkersDay
*Observed Tuesday of the second full week in April.

National Pet Day            #NationalPetDay

National Poutine Day (Canada)            #NationalPoutineDay

National Ranch Water Day            #NationalRanchWaterDay

Submarine Day            #SubmarineDay

World Parkinson’s Disease Day            #WorldParkinsonsDiseaseDay

cute puppy says share your pet story on National Pet Day.

April 12 Holidays and Observances 2023

Big Wind Day            #BigWindDay

Drop Everything And Read Day            #DropEverythingAndReadDay

International Day for Street Children            #InternationalDayForStreetChildren

International Day of Human Space Flight            #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight

International Day of Pink*            #InternationalDayOfPink
*Observed the second Wednesday in April.

National Bookmobile Day*            #NationalBookmobileDay
*Observed Wednesday of the second full week in April.

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day            #GrilledCheeseSandwichDay

National Licorice Day            #NationalLicoriceDay

National Only Child Day            #NationalOnlyChildDay

School Librarians Day*            #SchoolLibrariansDay
*Observed Wednesday of the second full week in April.

Walk On Your Wild Side Day            #WalkOnYourWildSideDay

Wear a Star Day            #WearAStarDay

Yuri’s Night            #YurisNight

night photo says april 12 is yuri's night, world space party.

April 13 Holidays and Observances 2023

International FND Awareness Day            #FNDAwarenessDay

National Make Lunch Count Day            #NationalMakeLunchCount

National Peach Cobbler Day            #NationalPeachCobblerDay

Scrabble Day            #ScrabbleDay

Support Teen Literature Day*            #SupportTeenLiteratureDay
*Observed Thursday of the second full week in April.

Thomas Jefferson Day            #ThomasJeffersonDay
Find more words from Jefferson on this page of freedom quotes.

etching of thomas jefferson with quote, evil triumphs.

April 14 Holidays and Observances 2023

Children With Alopecia Day            #ChildrenWithAlopeciaDay

Ex-Spouse Day            #ExSpouseDay

GLSEN Day of Silence*            #DayofSilence
*Observed the second Friday in April.

International Moment of Laughter Day            #MomentOfLaughterDay

Look up at the Sky Day            #LookUpAtTheSkyDay

National Dive Bar Day*            #NationalDiveBarDay
*Observed the second Friday in April.

National Dolphin Day            #NationalDolphinDay

National Gardening Day            #NationalGardeningDay

National Pecan Day            #NationalPecanDay

Pan American Day            #PanAmericanDay

Pathologists’ Assistant Day            #PathologistsAssistantDay

Reach as High as You Can Day            #ReachAsHighAsYouCanDay

leaping dolphin says national dolphin day and lists dolphin facts.

April 15 Holidays and Observances 2023

April 15th is also Leonardo da Vinci’s birth date. #DaVinciBirthday

If you’re into art or creativity, you may also enjoy this list of artist birthdays for more dates to celebrate!

Anime Day            #AnimeDay

ASL (American Sign Language) Day            #ASLDay

Husband Appreciation Day*            #HusbandAppreciationDay
*Observed the third Saturday in April.

Income Tax Day (US)*            #TaxDay
*Some sources say Tuesday the 18th.

Jackie Robinson Day            #JackieRobinsonDay

McDonald’s Day            #McDonaldsDay

Microvolunteering Day            #MicrovolunteeringDay

National Glazed Spiral Ham Day            #GlazedSpiralHamDay

National Laundry Day            #NationalLaundryDay

National Rubber Eraser Day            #NationalRubberEraserDay

National That Sucks Day            #ThatSucksDay

Purple Up! For Military Kids            #PurpleUp

Take a Wild Guess Day            #TakeAWildGuessDay

Titanic Remembrance Day            #TitanicRemembranceDay

World Art Day            #WorldArtDay

World Circus Day*            #WorldCircusDay
*Observed the third Saturday in April.

angry woman lists complaints for that sucks day.

April 16 Holidays and Observances 2023

Day of the Mushroom            #DayOfTheMushroom

Foursquare Day            #FoursquareDay

Go Fly a Kite Day*            #GoFlyAKiteDay
*Observed the third Friday in April.

Good Deeds Day*            #GoodDeedsDay
*Date varies yearly.

National Bean Counter Day            #NationalBeanCounterDay

National Eggs Benedict Day            #EggsBenedictDay

National Healthcare Decisions Day            #HealthcareDecisionsDay

National Librarian Day            #NationalLibrarianDay

National Orchid Day            #NationalOrchidDay

National Stress Awareness Day*            #NationalStressAwarenessDay
*Observed the day after Income Tax Day.

National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day            #WearYourPajamasToWorkDay

Save The Elephant Day            #SaveTheElephantDay

World Semicolon Day            #WorldSemicolonDay

elephant photo and facts for Save The Elephant Day.

April 17 Holidays and Observances 2023

Bat Appreciation Day            #BatAppreciationDay

Blah Blah Blah Day            #BlahBlahBlahDay

Boston Marathon Day*           #BostonMarathon
*Observed the third Monday in April.

Ellis Island Family History Day            #EllisIslandFamilyHistoryDay

Ford Mustang Day            #FordMustangDay

International Haiku Poetry Day            #NationalHaikuPoetryDay

Malbec World Day            #MalbecWorldDay

National Cheeseball Day            #NationalCheeseballDay

National Crawfish Day            #NationalCrawfishDay

National Kickball Day            #NationalKickballDay

Nothing Like a Dame Day            #NothingLikeADameDay

Patriots’ Day*            #PatriotsDay
*Observed the third Monday in April.

World Hemophilia Day            #WorldHemophiliaDay

purple panssies says easter blessings in script font.

April 18 Holidays and Observances 2023

Adult Autism Awareness Day            #AdultAutismAwarenessDay

Holocaust Remembrance Day*          #HolocaustRemembranceDay
*Observed the 27th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar.

International Day For Monuments And Sites            #InternationalDayForMonumentsAndSites

National Animal Crackers Day            #NationalAnimalCrackersDay

National Columnists’ Day            #NationalColumnistDay

National Lineman Appreciation Day            #ThankaLineman

National Velociraptor Awareness Day           #NationalVelociraptorAwarenessDay

Pet Owners Independence Day            #PetOwnersIndependenceDay

Piñata Day            #PinataDay

World Amateur Radio Day            #WorldAmateurRadioDay

April 19 Holidays and Observances 2023

Bicycle Day            #BicycleDay

Humorous Day           #HumorousDay

John Parker Day            #JohnParkerDay

National Amaretto Day          #NationalAmarettoDay

National Banana Day*            #NationalBananaDay
*Observed the third Wednesday in April.

National Garlic Day            #NationalGarlicDay

National Hanging Out Day            #NationalHangingOutDay

Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day            #OklahomaCityBombingCommemorationDay

Rice Ball Day            #RiceBallDay

photo of fox and muffin says find 1 difference for National Look Alike Day.

April 20 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the third Thursday in April.

Chinese Language Day            #ChineseLanguageDay

College Student Grief Awareness Day*            #CollegeStudentGriefAwarenessDay

Get to Know Your Customers Day*            #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay

International Pizza Cake Day*            #InternationalPizzaCakeDay

Lima Bean Respect Day            #LimaBeanRespectDay

National Ask An Atheist Day*            #AskAnAtheistDay

National Cheddar Fries Day            #CheddarFriesNation

National DARE Day*            #NationalDAREDay

National High Five Day*            #HighFiveDay

National Look Alike Day            #NationalLookALikeDay

National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day            #PineappleUpsideDownCakeDay

Volunteer Recognition Day            #VolunteerRecognitionDay

purple flower in rain says purple rain, prince, with birth and death dates.

April 21 Holidays and Observances 2023

Big Word Day            #BigWordDay

British National Tea Day            #BritishNationalTeaDay

Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day            #BulldogsAreBeautifulDay

Keep Off the Grass Day            #KeepOffTheGrassDay

Kindergarten Day            #NationalKindergartenDay

National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day            #NationalChocolateCoveredCashewsDay

National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day*            #CleanOutMedsDay

National Yellow Bat Day            #NationalYellowBatDay

San Jacinto Day            #SanJacintoDay

Thank You forLibraries Day            #ThankYouForLibrariesDay

World Creativity and Innovation Day            #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay

heart shaped earth on brown paper says earth day 22 april.

April 22 Holidays and Observances 2023

April Showers Day            #AprilShowersDay

Earth Day            #EarthDay

Eid al-Fitr*            #EidAlFitr2023
*Observed the 1st of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar.

In God We Trust Day            #InGodWeTrustDay

International Marconi Day*            #MarconiDay
Observed the closest Saturday to April 25th.

International Mother Earth Day            #InternationalMotherEarthDay

National Day of Puppetry*            #NationalDayOfPuppetry
*Observed the fourth Saturday in April.

National Girl Scout Leader’s Day            #GirlScoutLeadersDay

National Jelly Bean Day            #NationalJellyBeanDay

woman shushing on pink background with MLK quote for day of silence.

April 23 Holidays and Observances 2023

English Language Day            #EnglishLanguageDay

German Beer Day            #GermanBeerDay

Impossible Astronaut Day            #ImpossibleAstronautDay

International Creator Day            #CreatorDay

International Nose Picking Day           #InternationalNosePickingDay

Lover’s Day            #LoversDay

Movie Theatre Day            #MovieTheatreDay

National Cherry Cheesecake Day            #CherryCheesecakeDay

man leaping on orange background says take a chance day is april 23.

National Lost Dog Awareness Day            #LostDogAwarenessDay

National Picnic Day            #PicnicDay

Saint George’s Day            #SaintGeorgesDay

Spanish Language Day            #SpanishLanguageDay

Take a Chance Day            #TakeAChanceDay

Talk Like Shakespeare Day            #TalkLikeShakespeareDay

World Book and Copyright Day            #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay

World Book Night            #WorldBookNight

World Laboratory Day           #WorldLaboratoryDay

woman with glasses and book on her head asks quiz for World Book and Copyright Day.

April 24 Holidays and Observances 2023

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day            #ArmenianGenocideRemembranceDay

National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day            #NationalPigsInABlanketDay

New Kids on the Block Day            #NewKidsOnTheBlockDay

World Day for Laboratory Animals            #WorldDayForLaboratoryAnimals

World Meningitis Day            #WorldMeningitisDay

bubbly water says soda's birthday april 24 1833.

April 25 Holidays and Observances 2023

Anzac Day            #AnzacDay

Hairstylist Appreciation Day            #HairstylistAppreciationDay

National Crayola Day            #CrayolaDay

National DNA Day            #DNADay

National East Meets West Day          #EastMeetsWestDay

National Hug a Plumber Day            #HugAPlumberDay

National Mani-Pedi Day            #NationalManiPediDay

National Telephone Day            #NationalTelephoneDay

National Zucchini Bread Day            #NationalZucchiniBreadDay

Parental Alienation Awareness Day            #ParentalAlienationAwarenessDay

Red Hat Society Day            #RedHatSocietyDay

School Bus Drivers Day*            #SchoolBusDriversDay
*Observed the fourth Tuesday in April.

World Malaria Day            #MalariaDay

World Penguin Day            #WorldPenguinDay

illustration of dna strands says Happy National DNA Day.

April 26 Holidays and Observances 2023

Administrative Professionals Day*            #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay
*Observed the Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week.

Alien Day            #AlienDay

Audubon Day            #AudubonDay

Denim Day*            #DenimDay

Get Organized Day            #GetOrganizedDay

Hug a Friend Day            #HugAFriendDay

Hug an Australian Day           #HugAnAustralianDay

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day            #InternationalChernobylDisasterRemembranceDay

International Guide Dog Day*           #GuideDogDay

International Noise Awareness Day*            #InternationalNoiseAwarenessDay

National Dissertation Day            #NationalDissertationDay

National Help a Horse Day            #NationalHelpAHorseDay

National Kids and Pets Day            #NationalKidsAndPetsDay

National Pretzel Day            #NationalPretzelDay

National Richter Scale Day            #NationalRichterScaleDay

Stop Food Waste Day*          #StopFoodWasteDay

World Intellectual Property Day         #WorldIntellectualPropertyDay

*Observed the last Wednesday in April.

koala bear hugging tree says Hug an Australian Day.

April 27 Holidays and Observances 2023

Babe Ruth Day           #BabeRuthDay

Love Your Thighs Day*         #LoveYourThighsDay
*Observed the fourth Thursday in April.

Marine Mammal Rescue Day            #MarineMammalRescueDay

Morse Code Day          #MorseCodeDay

National Devil Dog Day          #NationalDevilDogDay

National Prime Rib Day         #NationalPrimeRibDay

National Teach Children to Save Day*           #TeachChildrenToSaveDay

National Tell a Story Day         #NationalTellAStoryDay

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day*            #TakeOurChildrenToWorkDay
*Observed the fourth Thursday in April.

Thank You Thursday*           #ThankYouThursday
*Observed 6 days before the first Wednesday in May.

World Design Day        #WorldDesignDay

World Tapir Day         #WorldTapirDay

man pretending to fly says what makes you feel like a superhero for National Superhero Day.

April 28 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Asterisked holidays below are observed the last Friday in April.

Biological Clock Day            #BiologicalClockDay

Childcare Professionals Day*            #ChildcareProfessionalsDay

Clean Comedy Day            #CleanComedyDay

Great Poetry Reading Day            #GreatPoetryReadingDay

Kiss Your Mate Day            #KissYourMateDay

National Arbor Day*            #NationalArborDay

National Blueberry Pie Day            #BlueberryPieDay

National BraveHearts Day            #NationalBraveHeartsDay

National Cubicle Day            #NationalCubicleDay

National Hairball Awareness Day*            #HairballAwarenessDay

National Historic Marker Day*            #NationalHistoricMarkerDay

National Superhero Day          #NationalSuperheroDay

Pay It Forward Day            #PayItForwardDay

Workers’ Memorial Day          #WorkersMemorialDay

World Day for Safety and Health at Work            #WorldDayForSafetyAndHealthAtWork

April 29 Holidays and Observances 2023

The date for International Astronomy Day varies. The other asterisked holidays below are observed the last Saturday in April.

Bob Wills Day*          #BobWillsDay

Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare            #DayOfRemembranceForAllVictimsOfChemicalWarfare

Eeyore’s Birthday*            #EeyoresBirthday

Independent Bookstore Day*            #IndependentBookstoreDay

International Astronomy Day*            #InternationalAstronomyDay

International Dance Day           #DanceDay

National Go Birding Day*            #GoBirdingDay

National Kiss of Hope Day*            #NationalKissofHopeDay

National Peace Rose Day            #NationalPeaceRoseDay
The perfect day to share rose quotes!

National Pool Opening Day*            #PoolOpeningDay

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day*            #NationalTakeBackDay

National Rebuilding Day*            #NationalRebuildingDay

National Sense of Smell Day*            #SenseOfSmellDay

National Shrimp Scampi Day            #NationalShrimpScampiDay

Save the Frogs Day*            #SaveTheFrogsDay

Viral Video Day           #ViralVideoDay

We Jump the World Day          #WeJumpTheWorldDay

World Healing Day*            #WorldHealingDay

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day*            #WorldTaiChiAndQigongDay

World Veterinary Day*            #WorldVeterinaryDay

World Wish Day          #WorldWishDay

Zipper Day            #ZipperDay

red sax on black says april 30 is International Jazz Day.

April 30 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Asterisked holidays below are observed the last Sunday of April.

Adopt a Shelter Pet Day          #AdoptAShelterPetDay

Bugs Bunny Day          #BugsBunnyDay

Day of the Child           #DayOfTheChild

International Jazz Day           #JazzDay

Mother Father Deaf Day*            #MotherFatherDeafDay

National Animal Advocacy Day            #NationalAnimalAdvocacyDay

National Bubble Tea Day            #NationalBubbleTeaDay

National Hairstylist Appreciation Day          #HairstylistAppreciationDay

National Honesty Day           #NationalHonestyDay

National Military Brats Day            #NationalMilitaryBratsDay

National Mr. Potato Head Day          #NationalMrPotatoHeadDay

National Oatmeal Cookie Day            #NationalOatmealCookieDay

National Pet Parents Day*            #NationalPetParentsDay

National PrepareAthon! Day            #NationalPrepareAthonDay

National Raisin Day            #NationalRaisinDay

National Sarcoidosis Day            #NationalSarcoidosisDay

Spank Out Day           #SpankOutDay

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day*            #PinholePhotographyDay

Conclusion

I hope you’ve found a number of interesting April holidays you can’t wait to share as Instagram post ideas and engaging Facebook content fans love.

For a shower of engagement, use easy design tools to concoct engaging graphics. Here are a couple resources to help you make picture quotes online, or use apps to add text to photos.

Be sure to pin the image below to Pinterest so you can come back for more.

And check out my mega roundup of social media holidays for the entire year!

gold umbrella reflected in blue puddle says april holidays for a shower of engagement.

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