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…
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.
Month of April 2023 Holidays and Observances
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
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
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
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
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
April 2023 Multi-day Holidays and Observances
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
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 National Park Week #NationalParkWeek
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.
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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!
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