April 2023 Holidays

April 2023  Monthly Holidays

Adopt A Ferret Month
Adopt A Horse Month (4/26 - 5/31)
Adopt A Greyhound Month Link
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Arab American Heritage Month Link
ASPCA Month  Link  Link
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Autism Acceptance Month  Link
Autism Awareness Month Link
Beaver Awareness Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
(International) Cesarean Awareness Month Link
Community Spirit Days (1-30)
Confederate History Month
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month  Link
Couple Appreciation Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month Link
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month Link
Financial Literacy Month Link
Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month  Link
Global Astronomy Month
Global Child Nutrition Month Link
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time (April-Sept.30)
Honor Society Awareness Month (Different Sponsor Than March)
Informed Women Month
International Black Women's History Month Link
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month Link
International Twit Award Month
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Month Link
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful 
Library Snapshot Month
Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month Link 
Medical Cannabis Education and Awareness Month
Month of the Military Child Link
Month of the Young Child
Move More In April  Link
National 9-1-1 Education Month
National African American Women's Fitness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cannabis Awareness Month Link
National Cancer Control Month  Link
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Decorating Month
National Exchange Club - Child Abuse Prevention Month
National DNA & Genomics & Stem Cell Education & Awareness Month Link
National Donate Life Month
National Facial Protection Month Link
National Frog Month  Link
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month  Link  Link  Link
National Garden Month Link
National Heartworm Awareness Month Link
National Humor Month
National Kite Month Link
National Knuckles Down Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Lawn Care Month
National Licorice Month
National Minority Health Month Link
National Multiple Birth Awareness Month Link
National 9-1-1 Education Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month Link 
National Pecan Month Link
National Pest Management Month
National Pet Month Link 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 & Prevention Month  (SAAM) Link
National Social Security Month 
National Toddler Immunization Month Link
National Walking Month Link
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  Link  Link
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Media Month
Sjogren's Awareness Month  Link
Soy Foods Month
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month  Link
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Tulip Month
Women's Empowering Month Link
Women's Eye Health & Safety Month
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
World Landscape Architecture Month
Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month

April 2023 Weekly Holidays

*APAWS Pooper Scooper  Week: 1-7
*Golden Rule Week: 1-7
*Laugh at Work Week: 1-7
*Medication Safety Week: 1-7
*Testicular Cancer Awareness Week: 1-7 (aka Get A Grip Day!)  Link
National Robotics Week: 2-8 Link 
Bat Appreciation Week: 2-8 (First Full Week)
Holy Week: 2-8
National Blue Ribbon Week:  2-8  (First Full Week) Link  (Child Abuse)
National Library Week: 2-8
National Occupational Health Nursing Week: 2-8Link
National Public Health Week: 2-8 (First Full Week)
National Window Safety Week: 2-8 (First Full Week)
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 2-8  Link
World Irish Dancing Week: 2-9
*Hate Week: 4-10
*National Dental Hygienest Week: 4-10 Link
The Masters Tournament: 6-9
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week: 9-15 Link (2nd Full Week)
National Dog Bite Prevention Week:9-15 Link (2nd Full Week) 
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 9-15 (Always 2nd Full Week in April)
Pan American Week: 9-15  (Always includes the 14th)
National Student Employment Week: 9-15  (Always the 2nd Full Week)  Link
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week: 10-14 Link
National Catholic Educational Association Week: 11-13
American Council on Education: 13-15
National Coin Week: 13-15
Satchmo Days: 13-16 Link
Global Youth Service Days: 14-15 (3rd Weekend)
INVICTUS GAMES: 15-21 Link 
Just Pray No! Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting: 15-16 Link
Money Smart Week: 15-21 Link
National Park Week: 15-23  Link
National Volunteer Week: 15-21
Week of The Young Child: 15-21  Link
Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week: 16-22 Link (3rd Week)
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week: 16-22 (Always includes Earth Day 4/22)
Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week): 16-22  Link ( 3rd  Full Week)
National Paperboard Packaging Week: 16-22  (Always includes Earth Day 4/22)
National Pet ID Week: 16-22 (Always 3rd Week) Link  Link
Undergraduate Research Week: 17-23 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
Undergraduate Research Week: 18-22 Link
Festival of Ridvan: 21-5/2
Fiddler's Frolic: 21-23 
 International Dark Sky Week: 21-29  Link (Moved from March)
International Wildlife Film Week: 22-27 Link
Administrative Professionals Week: 23-29 (Last Full Week)
Fibroid Awareness Week: 23-29  (Always 4th  Week)
National Dance Week: 23-29  Link (Includes  April 26 which is Dance Day )
National Infertility Awareness Week: 23-29 Link
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week:23-29 (Last Full Week) Link
National Crime Victims Rights Week: 23-29 Link
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW): 23-29 Link
National Pediatric Transplant Week: 23-29 (Last Full Week)
National Princess Week: 23-29  (Always Last Full Week)  Link
Mule Days: 23-28
Preservation Week:23-29 Link (re: Libraries)
Sky Awareness Week: 23-29 (Last Full Week)
Stewardship Week: 23-30  (Last Sunday in April to First Sunday in May)
National Playground Safety Week: 24-28  (Last M-F week) Link
*National Scoop The Poop Week: 24-30
National Youth Violence Prevention Week: 24-28  Link
Spring Astronomy Week: 24-30
*World Immunization Week: 24-30
American Quilters Society Week: 26-29  Link
Gathering of the Nations Powwow: 27-29 Link
Interstate Mullet Toss:  28-30  (Last Full Weekend)
National Dream Hotline:  28-30 (Last Weekend)
National & Global Youth Service Days: 28-30 (Last Weekend)
International Mariachi Week: 30-5/7  Link

April 2023 Daily Holiday

 

AKC Agility Championships: 1-3  Link
*April Fools  or All Fools Day:  1
*Boomer Bonus Days:  1
Every Day is Tag Day:  1 Link (First Saturday)
*International Tatting Day:  1 Link
*Library Snap Shot Day:  1
*Myles Day:  1
*National Fun Day:  1
National Hand Made Day:  1  Link  (First Saturday)
National Love Our Children Day:  1 (First Saturday)
National Play Outside Day:  1 Link (First Saturday)
*Poetry & The Creative Mind Day:  1
*Reading is Funny Day:  1
*Sorry Charlie Day:  1
*St. Stupid Day:  1 Link
*Take Down Tobacco Day:  1 Link  (Formerly Kick Butts Day)
Tangible Karma Day:  1 (First Saturday)
Time Warp Days:  1 Link
*US Air force Academy Day:  1

 

Dictionary Day: 2 (Sunday of Library Week. Not the same as the one in October.)  Link
Geologists Day: 2 Link (First Sunday)
*International Children's Book Day: 2
National Education and Sharing Day: 2 Link  ( 11th day of the Month of Nissan)
*National Ferret Day: 2 Link
*National Love Your Produce Manager Day: 2
*National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day: 2 Link
*Nickelodeon Day: 2
Palm Sunday: 2
*Pharmacists in Public Health Day: 2
*Reconciliation Day: 2
*World Autism Day: 2 Link
*World Autism Acceptance Day: 2  Link
 

 

*Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day: 3  Link  (Author of book started holiday)
*Fan Dance Day: 3
*Find A Rainbow Day: 3 Link  (Some also call it "Share A Rainbow Day.")
*National Film Score Day: 3  Link
*Pony Express Day: 3
Tater Day ( It's Sweet Potatoes) : 3 Link  (First Monday in April) Note: Not the same as the Yambilee Festival in October.
*Tweed Day: 3
*Weed Out Hate: 3
*World Party Day: 3  Link

*International Day for Mine Awareness& Assistance in Mine Action: 4
*Jeep 4x4 Day: 4  Link
National Library Workers Day: 4 (Always the Tuesday of Library Week)
National Library Day: 4 Link (Always the Tuesday of Library Week)
National Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action (SAAM) : 4 Link  (First Tuesday)
*Victims of Violence Wholly Day: 4
*Vitamin C Day: 4
*World Rat Day: 4 Link

 

Childhelp National Day of Hope: 5 (First Wednesday)
*Gold Star Spouses Day: 5
*Go For Broke Day: 5  Link
National Bookmobile Day: 5 Link (Always Wednesday of Library Week)
*National Deep Dish Pizza Day: 5 Link
*National Flash Drive Day: 5 
National Library Outreach Day: 5  (Always Wednesday of Library Week)
 (First Wednesday  + All Month.)
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day: 5  (First Wednesday)
Passover: 5-13
Pascha: 5
Pesach: 5-13
*Read A Road Map Day: 5  Link

*Army Day: 6 Link
Celebrate Teen Literature Day: 6 (Always Thurs. of Library Week)
*Charlie the Tuna Day: 6 Link
*Drowsy Driver Awareness Day: 6
Holy Thursday: 6 (Thursday Before Easter)
National Alcohol Screening Day: 6 (Thursday of first full week) 
National Burrito Day: 6 (First Thursday)
National Fun at Work Day: 6 (Always the 1st, or the following Thurs. if it falls on the weekend.)
*Hostess Twinkie Day: 6  Link
*International Day of Sport for Development and Peace: 6 Link
*National Student Athlete Day: 6  Link
*New Beers Eve: 6 Link
Take Action For Libraries Day: 6 (Thursday of National Library Week)
*Tartan Day: 6 Link
*Teflon Day: 6
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Day: 6
*World Physical Activity Day: 6  Link

 

*Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide: 7 Link
Good Friday: 7
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day: 7 (First Friday)
International Kids Yoga Day: 7  (First Friday)
*International Beaver Day: 7
*International Snailpapers Day: 7
*Metric System Day: 7
*National Beer Day: 7 Link
*National Girl Me Too Day: 7  Link
*National Handmade Day: 7  Link
*National Making The First Move Day: 7
*No Housework Day: 7
*World Health Day (UN): 7
*World Health Organization Day: 7 Link
World Marbles Day: 7 (Always on Good Friday) 

 

Baby Massage Day: 8 Link (Always 2nd Saturday)
*Buddha Day (Historical Birth Date): 8  Link
*Draw A Bird Day: 8  Link
*International Roma Day: 8
National Catch and Release Day: 8 (2nd Saturday)
*National Dog Fighting Awareness Day: 8
Record Store Day: 8 (2nd Saturday. )
Slow Art Day: 8 Link  (2nd Saturday)
Take Your Parents To The Playground Day: 8  Link  (The Saturday of the weekend before Easter.)
World Circus Day: 8 (2nd Saturday)

*Appomattox Day: 9 Link
Easter: 9
Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse: 9 Link (2nd Sunday)
*Jenkins Ear Day: 9
*Jumbo Day: 9  (Elephant came to US and created the word for big in our language.)
*National Cherish An Antique Day: 9
*National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: 9
*National Unicorn Day: 9 Link (Note: This is in Scotland, but it's become popular worldwide.)
Plum Pudding Day: 9 Link (Note: Eaten on Easter. But, if eaten on 12/25 it's Christmas Pudding Day.)
*Winston Churchill Day: 9

*ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Day: 10  Link
Dyngus Day: 10 (Monday after Easter)
Easter Monday: 10
*National Farm Animals Day: 10
*National Siblings Day: 10 Link
*Salvation Army Founder's Day: 10
*Safety Pin Day: 10

*Barbershop Quartet Day: 11
National Be Kind To Lawyers Day: 11  (2nd Tuesday)
Identity Management Day: 11 Link (2nd Tuesday)
*International "Louie Louie" Day: 11
*National Clean Up Your Pantry Day: 11
*National Pet Day: 11 Link
*National Ranch Water Day: 11 Link 
*National Teach Children To Save Day: 11
*Submarine Day: 11 Link
*World Parkinson's Disease Day: 11 Link

*Belmont-Paul Women's Equality Monument Day: 12   Link
*Big Wind Day: 12  Link
*International Day of Human Space Flight: 12
*International Day for Street Children: 12 Link  (Note: Different than one on Jan. 31)*National D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything And Read): 12
*National For Twelves Day: 12 Link (Team fans started for 12s on a team? I thought football had 11 on each side. Anyway that's what this is about I guess.)
*National Licorice Day: 12 Link
RAINN Day (Rape Abuse Incest National Network):  12 Link (2nd Wednesday)
*Walk on Your Wild Side Day: 12
*Yuri's Night: 12

*Make Lunch Count Day: 13 (TGI Fridays)
*Scrabble Day: 13
*Sterile Packaging Day: 13
*Thomas Jefferson Day: 13


*Children with Alopecia Day: 14
*International Moment of Laughter Day: 14
National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day: 14 Link (3rd Friday)
National Day of Silence: 14 Link (Changes Every Year)
*National Dolphin Day: 14
*National Ex-Spouse Day: 14  Link
*National Gardening Day: 14 Link
*National Pecan Day: 14 Link
*National Perfume Day: 14 Link (Note: National Fragrance Day is in March)
*Pan American Day: 14
*Pathologists' Assistant Day: 14 Link
*World Chagas Day: 14

 

 

Auctioneers Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
Husband Appreciation Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
Income Tax Pay Day: 15 
International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
*Jackie Robinson Day: 15 Link
*McDonald's Day: 15
*National ASL Day (American Sign Language): 15  Link
*One Boston Day: 15 Link
*Purple Up! Day: 15 Link
*Rubber Eraser Day: 15  Link
*Take a Wild Guess Day: 15
*That Sucks Day: 15
*World Art Day: 15 (DaVinci's Birthday)  Link
World Circus Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)

 

*Emancipation Day: 16 (DC holiday that affects Tax Day) Link
*Foursquare Day: 16  Link
*National Bean Counter Day: 16  Link
*National Health Care Decisions Day: 16 Link
National Stress Awareness Day: 16 (Day After Income Taxes Are Due)
*National Orchid Day: 16 Link
Pascha: 16
*Save The Elephant Day: 16
*World Voice Day: 16  Link

*Bat Appreciation Day: 17 (Emerge from Hibernation)
*Blah! Blah! Blah! Day: 17
Boston Marathon (126th) : 17 (3rd Monday)
*Ellis Island Family History Day: 17
*Ford Mustang Day: 17
*Herbalist Day: 17
*International Haiku Poetry Day: 17 Link
*Malbec World Day: 17  Link
*National Crawfish Day: 17 Link
National Stress Awareness Day: 17  (First Workday After Income Taxes Are Due)
*Nothing Like A Dame Day: 17
*World Hemophilia Day: 17  Link

*Adult Autism Day: 18
*International Day for Monuments and Sites: 18  Link
*Nabisco Animal Cracker Day: 18 Link
*National Columnists' Day:  18 Link   (Note: The one in June started by Jim Six is cancelled.)
*National Lineman Appreciation Day: 18 Link
*Pet Owners Independence Day: 18  Link  Link
*Pinata Day: 18  Link
*World Amateur Radio Day: 18 Link

Banana Day: 19 Link (3rd Wednesday)
*Bicycle Day: 19 Link
*Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day: 19  Link
*John Parker Day: 19
*National Garlic Day: 19 Link
*National Hanging Out Day: 19
*National Poker Day: 19  Link
*Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day: 19

*4/20 Day: 20
*Chinese Language Day: 20 Link
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 20 ( January 19,  April 20, July 20  and October 19  = 3rd Thurs. of Each Quarter)
High Five Day: 20 Link  (Third Thursday.)
*International Cli-Fi Day: 20
National Ask An Atheist Day: 20 Link  (Third Thursday) 
*National Cheddar Fries Day: 20 Link
National D.A.R.E. Day: 20 Link   (Third Thursday)
*National Pot Smokers Day or National Weed Day: 20 Link  Link

*Bulldogs are Beautiful Day: 21  Link  Link
Eid-Al-Fitr: 21-22 (Begins at Sundown)
*International Hemp Day: 21 Link
*Kindergarten Day: 21
*National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day: 21 Link
National Donate Life (Blue and Green) Day: 21 Link (3rd Friday)
*National Pet CBD Day: 21 Link
*National Surprise Drug Test Day: 21 Link (Follows National Pot Smokers Day 4/20)
*National Yellow Bat Day: 21  Link
*World Creativity and Innovation Day: 21

 

*Beagle Day: 22  Link  Link
*Chemists Celebrate The Earth Day: 22
*Earth Day: 22
*Girl Scout Leaders Day: 22
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day: 22 Link
*Global Selfie Earth Day (NASA): 22 Link
*"In God We Trust Day" Day: 22 (coins)
International Marconi Day: 22 Link (Saturday closest to 4/25 Marconi's Birthday)
*International Mother Earth Day: 22
*National Baseball Day: 22 Link
National Dance Day: 22 (4th Saturday)
*National Jelly Bean Day: 22 Link
*National Teach Children To Save Day: 22
Pet Tech Pet CPR Day: 22 (4th Saturday)

*Content Creator Day: 23
*English Language Day: 23 Link
*English Muffin Day: 23
*Impossible Astronaut Day: 23 Link and Link (Dr. Who)
*Movie Theatre Day: 23
*National Lost Dog Awareness Day: 23 Link  Link
*Spanish Language 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
*New Kids on The Block Day: 24 Link
*Sauvignon Blanc Day: 24  Link   (Note: International Sauvignon Blanc Day  May 6) Link
*St. Mark's Eve: 24 Link
*World Day for Animals in Laboratories: 24 Link
*World Meningitis Day: 24 Link

*DNA Day: 25 Link
*East Meets West Day (aka Elbe Day): 25  Link
*Hairstylists Appreciation Day: 25

*Hug A Plumber Day or Plumbers Day: 25 Link
*License Plates Day: 25
*Malaria Awareness Day: 25  Link
*National Mani-pedi Day: 25 
*Parental Alienation Day: 25 Link
*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


Administrative Professionals Day or Secretary's Day: 26  Link (Last Wednesday)
*Alien Day: 26  Link
*Audubon Day: 26 Link
Denim Day: 26 (Last Wedesday) Link
*Hug An Australian Day: 26
*International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day: 26
International Guide Dogs Day: 26 Link (Last Wednesday)
International Noise Awareness Day: 26  Link (Last Wednesday)
*Lesbian Visibility Day: 26  Link
*National Dissertation Day: 26  Link
*National Help A Horse Day: 26
*National Pretzel Day: 26  Link
*Pretzel Day: 26 Link
*Richter Scale Day: 26
Walk at Lunch Day: 26 Link (Last Wednesday)
*World Intellectual Property Day: 26 Link



*Babe Ruth Day: 27
International Girls in Information and Telecommunication Technologies Day: 27 (4th Thursday)
*Matanzas Mule Day: 27
*Morse Code Day: 27 (Some also observe on May 24)
*National Devil Dog Cakes Day: 27  Link
*National Little Pampered Dog Day: 27  Link  Link
Take Your Daughters & Sons to Work Day: 27 Link ( 4th Thursday)
*World Tapir Day: 27 Link


Arbor Day: 28 (Last Friday)
*Biological Clock Day: 28
*National Brave Hearts Day: 28  Link
National Hairball Awareness Day: 28 (Always Last Friday)
National Historic Marker Day: 28 Link (Last Friday)
*National Superhero Day: 28  Link
*National Teach Your Children To Save Day: 28 (Last Friday)
*Occupational Safety & Health Day: 28 Link
Poem In Your Pocket Day: 28 Link (Last Friday)
Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day: 28 Link  (Always Last Friday)
*Workers Memorial Day: 28
*World Day for Safety and Health at Work: 28 Link


Bob Wills Day: 29 Link  (Last Saturday)
Eeyore's Birthday Day: 29 (Last Saturday) Link
Independent Bookstore Day: 29 (Last Saturday)
*International Dance Day: 29 Link
International Sculpture Day: 29 Link  (Last Saturday)
National Go Birding Day: 29 (Last Saturday)
National Herb Day: 29 (Last Saturday)
National Kiss of Hope Day: 29 (Last Saturday)  Link
National Pool Opening Day: 29 Link  (Last Saturday)
National Rebuilding Day: 29  (Last Saturday)
National Sense of Smell Day: 29  Link (Last Saturday)
National Take Back Day: 29 Link  (DEA) (Last Saturday) Note: There's also one in October.
* "Peace" Rose Day: 29  (The flower)
Pet Tech CPR Day: 29 (Last Saturday)
Pinhole Photography Day: 29  Link  (Always last Sunday)
Save The Frogs Day: 29  Link  (Last Saturday)
Spring Astronomy Day: 29
World Healing Day: 29 Link (Last Saturday)  Note: Different than one on Dec. 31.
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day: 29  Link  (Last Saturday)
World Veterinary Day: 29 (Last Saturday)
*World Wish Day: 29 Link
*Zipper Day: 29


*Adopt A Shelter Pet Day: 30 Link  Link
*Animal Advocacy Day: 30
*Beltane: 30
Blue Sunday: 30 Link (Last Sunday)
Mother, Father Deaf Day: 30 (Last Sunday)
National Pet Parent's Day: 30 (Last Sunday)  Link   Link
*Bugs Bunny Day: 30
*National Animal Advocacy Day: 30
*National Bubble Tea Day: 30  Link
National Drug Take Back Day: 30 Link
*National Honesty Day: 30
*National Military Brats Day: 30  Link
*National Raisin Day: 30
*Spank Out Day - USA: 30
*Walpurgis Night: 30
*D De Los Ni os / D De Los Libros Day: 30
*International Jazz Day: 30 Link   (Note: There's another one on May 27. Different organization.)