It’s easy to spend April watching the plants bloom and enjoying the warmer weather, but April has so much more to offer.
Here is a list of the events scheduled for the month of April including weekly and daily events you can enjoy.
April is National Autism Awareness Month/National Pet Month/National Poetry Month
April 4-10 – National Library Week
April 1 – April Fool’s Day and the opening day of MLB/Holy Thursday
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day/Good Friday/International Children’s Book Day (the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen – started in 1967 to promote reading)
April 3 – National Handmade Day/ National Love Our Children Day
April 4 – Easter Sunday/Passover ends
April 5 – Gold Star Spouses Day
April 6 – National Librarian and Library Workers’ Day/National Student Athlete Day
April 7 is National Walking Day/ World Health Day/National Beer Day
April 8 – National Alcohol Screening Day
April 9 is National Unicorn Day/National Former POW Recognition Day
April 10 – National Siblings Day
April 11 – National Pet Day
April 12 – American Civil War (1861-1865)/National Grilled Cheese Day
April 13 – National Scrabble Day/ Ramadan Starts (Muslim holiday)
April 14 – RAINN Day/ National Gardening Day
April 15 – Traditional Income Tax Deadline Day/World Art Day
April 16 – World Voice Day
April 17 – Husband Appreciation Day (Wife Appreciation Day is September 19)/Ellis Island Family History Day
April 18 – National Haiku Poetry Day
April 19 – National Garlic Day
April 20 – National Look Alike Day
April 21 – International Creativity and Innovation Day/National Kindergarten Day
April 22 – Earth Day/Take Your Kid to Work Day
April 23 – World Book Day
April 24 – International Sculpture Day
April 25 – World Penguin Day (Eleven of the seventeen existing species of penguins, have been classified as endangered).
April 26 – Pretzel Day/Audubon Day
April 27 – Babe Ruth Day/National Tell a Story Day
April 28 – National Great Poetry Reading Day/Denim Day/International Guide Dog Day
April 29 – International Dance Day
April 30 – Arbor Day/Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
Sources for this article:
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/april.htm
