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 April Monthly Observances


Adopt A Greyhound Month Link
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Arab American Heritage Month Link
ASPCA Month  Link
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month Link
Autism Awareness Month Link
Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Month Link
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
(International) Cesarean Awareness Month Link
Community Spirit Days (1-30)
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Cranberries and Gooseberries Month Link
Defeat Diabetes Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month Link
Fair Housing Month Link
Financial Literacy Month Link
Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
Frog Month Link
Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month  Link
Global Child Nutrition Month Link
Grange Month Link
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time (April-Sept.30)
Honor Society Awareness Month (Different Sponsor Than March)
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month Link
International Twit Award Month
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Month Link
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful  Link
Library Snapshot Month
Month of the Young Child
Math Awareness Month Link  Link
Month of the Military Child Link
National African American Women's Fitness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Decorating Month
National DNA & Genomics & Stem Cell Education & Awareness Month Link
National Donate Life Month
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month  Link  Link  Link
National Garden Month Link
National Humor Month
National Kite Month Link
National Knuckles Down Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Minority Health Month Link
National Multiple Birth Awareness Month Link
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month Link
National Pecan Month Link
National Pest Management Month
National Pet Month Link
National Poetry Month
National Rebuilding Month
National Safe Digging Month Link
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Link
Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month
 Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Physical Wellness Month
Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month Link
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Media Month
Soy Foods Month
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Tomatillo and Asian Pear Month Link
Women's Eye Health & Safety Month
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month

 April Weekly Observances

The APAWS Pooper Scooper  Week: 1-7
Explore Your Career Options: 1-7
*Golden RuleWeek: 1-7 Link
*Laugh at Work Week: 1-7
*Medication Safety Week: 1-7
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week: 1-7 (aka Get A Grip Day!)
*Hate Week: 4-10
Just Pray No! Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting: 6-7
National Animal Control Appreciation Week: 7-13  Link  (First Full Week)
National Blue Ribbon Week: 7-13 (First Full Week) Link  (Child Abuse)
National Public Health Week: 7-13 Link (First Full Week)
National Window Safety Week: 7-13 (First Full Week)
American Indian Awareness Week: 8-14  Link
The Masters Tournament: 11-14
YoYo & Skill Toy Weekend: 12-14
Bat Appreciation Week: 14-20 (2nd Full Week)
National Crime Victims Rights Week: 14-23 Link
National Environmental Education Week: 14-20 Link
National Robotics Week: 14-20 Link  (2nd full week)
National Library Week: 14-20
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 14-20 Link  (Always 2nd Full Week in April)
Pan American Week: 14-20
Week of The Young Child: 14-20  Link
(Spring) Astronomy Week: 15-21 Link
Undergraduate Research Week: 15-19
 Health Information Privacy and Security Week: 17-13  Link
International Whistlers Week: 17-21 Link
Cleaning For A Reason Week: 18-24
*Consumer Awareness Week: 18-23
*Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week: 18-23
National Park Week: 20-28 Link
Money Smart Week: 20-27 Link
Administrative Professionals Week: 21-27 (Last Full Week)
Coin Week: 21-27
Fibroid Awareness Week: 21-27 (Always 3rd Week)
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: 21-27 Link
National Karaoke Week: 21-27
National Princess Week: 21-27 (Always Last Full Week)  Link
National Volunteer Week: 21-27
National Pet ID Week: 21-27 (Always 3rd Week) Link
National Paperboard Packaging Week: 21-27
National Playground Safety Week: 21-27 Link
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 21-27 Link
Preservation Week: 21-27  Link  (re: Libraries)
Sky Awareness Week: 21-27
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: 22-26   (Last Full Week) Link
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week: 22-28 Link
Safe Kids Week: 22-27 Link
Mariachi Week: 24-27
National Pro-Life T-shirt Week: 24-30 Link
*National Scoop The Poop Week: 24-30
Fiddler's Frolic: 25-28
Gathering of the Nations Powwow: 25-27 Link
National Dance Week: 26-5/4 Link
National Dream Hotline: 26-28
National & Global Youth Service Days: 26-28
National Pie Championships: 26-28
Air Quality Awareness Week: 29-5/3  Link
Screen-Free Week: 29 - 5/5 Link


 April Daily Observances 



NOTE:  An * in front of the day means that the observance is on the same date every year regardless of the day it falls on.

*April Fools  or All Fools Day: 1
*Atheist Day: 1 Link
*Boomer Bonus Days: 1
Dyngus Day: 1 (Monday After Easter)
*International Tatting Day: 1 Link
*Library Snap Shot Day: 1
*Myles Day: 1
*National Fun Day: 1
National Fun at Work Day: 1 (Always the 1st, or the following Thurs. if it falls on the weekend.)
*Poetry & The Creative Mind Day: 1
*Reading is Funny Day: 1
*Sorry Charlie Day: 1
*St. Stupid Day: 1 Link
Tater Day ( It's Sweet Potatoes) : 1 Link  (First Monday in April)
 Note: Not the same as the Yambilee Festival in October.
*US Air force Academy Day: 1
White House Easter Egg Roll: 1
*International Children's Book Day: 2
*National Love Your Produce Manager Day: 2
*National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day: 2 Link
*Reconciliation Day: 2
*World Autism Day: 2 Link
*Find A Rainbow Day: 3 Link  (Some also call it "Share A Rainbow Day.")
*Pony Express Day: 3
*Tweed Day: 3
*Weed Out Hate: Sow The Seeds of Greatness Day: 3
Whole Grain Sampling Day: 3 (First Wednesday)
*World Party Day: 3  Link
National Day of Hope: 3 (First Wednesday)
National Walking Day: 3 Link  (First Wednesday)
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day: 3  (First Wednesday)
*International Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action: 4
Square Root Day: 4 (Upcoming in 2016. See Link.)
*Victims of Violence Wholly Day: 4
*Vitamin C Day: 4
*World Rat Day: 4 Link
National D.A.R.E. Day: 4 Link (First Thursday)
*National Deep Dish Pizza Day: 5 Link
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day: 5 (First Friday)
National Walk To Work Day: 5 Link ( Always First Friday and Different sponsor than one on Sept. 28)
*Army Day: 6 Link
*New Beers Eve: 6 Link
*Drowsy Driver Awareness Day: 6
National Love Our Children Day: 6
*National Student Athlete Day: 6  Link
*Tartan Day: 6 Link
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Day: 6
*Teflon Day: 6
International Pillow Fight Day: 6  Link  (Always First Saturday)
  Note: Photo of Georgia participating in Pillow Fight Day in D.C.. (Not for re-use)

*International Beaver Day: 7
*International Snailpapers Day: 7
*Metric System Day: 7
*National Beer Day: 7 Link
*No Housework Day: 7
Tangible Karma Day: 7 (First Saturday) Link
*World Health Organization Day: 7 Link
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) : 7 (at sundown)  Link
*Buddha Day: 8
*Draw A Bird Day: 8  Link
*Trading Cards For Grown-ups Day: 8 Link
Equal Pay Day: 9 Link
National Be Kind To Lawyers Day: 9 Link  (2nd Tuesday)
*National Cherish An Antique Day: 9
*National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: 9
*Appomattox Day: 9 Link
*Jenkins Ear Day: 9
*Winston Churchill Day: 9
*ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Day: 10  Link
*National Farm Animals Day: 10 Link
*National Sibling Day: 10
*Salvation Army Founder's Day: 10
*Safety Pin Day: 10
*Barbershop Quartet Day: 11
*International "Louie Louie" Day: 11
*National Pet Day: 11 Link
*World Parkinson's Disease Day: 11 Link
*D.E.A.R. Day (aka Drop Everything And Read): 12 Link
*Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day: 12 Link  Link
*International Day of Human Space Flight: 12
*Licorice Day: 12 Link
Tax Freedom Day: 12 (?)  Link  or Link (The date isn't announced until April 1)
*Walk on Your Wild Side Day: 12
*Thomas Jefferson Day: 13
*Scrabble Day: 13
Baby Massage Day: 13 Link (Always 2nd Saturday)
*Children with Alopecia Day: 14
*Dictionary Day: 14
Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse: 14 Link
*International Moment of Laughter Day: 14
*National Pecan Day: 14 Link
*Pan American Day: 14
Yom HaZikaron (Israel's Memorial Day) : 14 (at sundown)
Boston Marathon: 15  (3rd Monday)
*Income Tax Pay Day: 15
*McDonald's Day: 15
*Take a Wild Guess Day: 15
*That Sucks Day: 15
*World Art Day: 15 (DaVinci's Birthday)  Link
Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel's Independence Day) : 15 (at sundown)
*National Health Care Decisions Day: 16 Link
National Library Workers Day: 16 (Always the Tuesday of Library Week)
National Library Day: 16 Link  (Always the Tuesday of Library Week)
*National Stress Awareness Day: 16 (First Workday After Income Taxes Are Due)
One Day Without Shoes Day: 16 Link
*Bat Appreciation Day: 17 (Emerge from hibernation)
*Blah! Blah! Blah! Day: 17
*Ellis Island Family History Day: 17
National Haiku Poetry Day: 17
*Ford Mustang Day: 17
National Bookmobile Day: 17 Link (Always Wed. of Library Week)
*Nothing Like A Dame Day: 17
*Adult Autism Day: 18
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 18 ( January 17,  April 18, July 18 and October 17)
National Ask An Atheist Day: 18 (Third Thursday) Link
*National Columnists Day: 18 Link
*National Golf Day: 18 Link
*Pet Owners Independence Day: 18
High Five Day: 18 Link  (Third Thursday. Note, origin/sponsor than National High Five Day on December 1.)
*International Amateur Radio Day: 18 Link
*National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day: 18
Poem In Your Pocket Day: 18 Link
Support Teen Literature Day: 18 (Always Thurs. of Library Week)
Day of Silence: 19 Link
*John Parker Day: 19
*National Garlic Day: 19 Link
*National Hanging Out Day: 19
*Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day: 19
DNA Day: 19 Link
National Day of Silence: 19 Link
Auctioneers Day: 20 (3rd Saturday)
Husband Appreciation Day: 20 (3rd Saturday)
*National Pot Smokers Day: 20 Link
Record Store Day: 20 (3rd Saturday)
Spring Astronomy Day: 20
*Kindergarten Day: 21
*National Chocolate-covered Cashews Day: 21  Link
*National Surprise Drug Test Day: 21 Link (Follows National Pot Smokers Day 4/20)
*Chemists Celebrate The Earth Day: 22
*Earth Day: 22
*Girl Scout Leaders Day: 22 Link
*"In God We Trust Day" Day: 22 (coins)
*Mother Earth Day: 22
*National Jelly Bean Day: 22  Link
*Movie Theatre Day: 23
*Impossible Astronaut Day: 23 Link and Link (Dr. Who)
*International Marconi Day: 23 Link
National Teach Your Children To Save Day: 23 Link
*Talk Like Shakespeare Day: 23 Link
*World Book & Copyright Day: 23  Link
*World Book Night: 23  Link
*Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day: 24 Link
Administrative Professionals Day or Secretary's Day: 24
*DNA Day: 25 Link
*Hairstylists Appreciation Day: 25 Note: The Chase's Calendar of Events lists this on April 25.
Its sponsor has no website. But she is Anne Camilleri from San Carlos, CA.  Please do not email me
and tell me it's on the 30th just because other sites list it as that.  They tend to copy each other and never check their dates out.
*Malaria Awareness Day: 25
*Hug A Plumber Day or Plumbers Day: 25 Link
International Guide Dogs Day: 24 Link (Last Wednesday)
*Red Hat Society Day: 25  Link 
 Note: This is the official day every year.
Various chapters will have their own birthday celebrations as well on different dates.
*World Penguin Day: 25 Link  Link
*Hug An Australian Day: 26
*Audubon Day: 26 Link
*National Kids and Pets Day: 26  Link
*National Pretzel Day: 26  Link
*Richter Scale Day: 26
Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day: 25 Link (4th Thursday)
Bob Wills Day: 25-27 Link
Arbor Day: 26 (Last Friday)
National Hairball Awareness Day: 26 (Always Last Friday)
*Babe Ruth Day: 27
Do Dah Day (Pasadena): 27  Link
 Note: Several cities have a Do Dah Day & Parade.  Pasadena was the first.
Bulldogs are Beautiful Day: 27
* Mantanzas Mule Day: 27
*Morse Code Day: 27 (Some also observe on May 24)
Eeyore's Birthday Day: 27 (Last Saturday) Link
National Go Birding Day: 27 (Last Saturday)
National Rebuilding Day: 27 (Last Saturday)
Penguin Day: 27  (Last Saturday)  Link
Save The Frogs Day: 27 Link  (Last Saturday)
Sense of Smell Day: 27 Link   (Last Saturday)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day: 27 Link (Last  Saturday)
World Healing Day: 27 Link (Last Saturday)
World Veterinary Day: 27 (Last Saturday)
*Biological Clock Day: 28
Lag B'omer: 28
National Pet Parent's Day: 28 (Last Sunday)
Mother, Father Deaf Day: 28 (Last Sunday)
*Workers Memorial Day: 28
*International Dance Day: 29 Link
* "Peace" Rose Day: 29  (The flower)
Pinhole Photography Day: 29 Link  (Always last Sunday)
*World Wish Day: 29 Link
*Zipper Day: 29
*Beltane: 30
*Bugs Bunny Day: 30
(Note: Hair Stylist Appreciation Day is Not April 30!  It's April 25. See above.)
*International Jazz Day: 30
Díá De Los Niños / Díá De Los Libros Day: 30
*National Honesty Day: 30
*Spank Out Day - USA: 30
*Walpurgis Night: 30
World Healing Day: 30

 

Full Moon on  the 25 th  is called "Pink Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes
because at this time of the year, wildflowers (esp. pink ground phlox) herald the newly arrived spring.

Partial Lunar Eclipse - April 25th
Visible  in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

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