April Holidays

Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of April. If your book focuses on a topic or a thing, I encourage you to find out if there is a special day that fits with your book.

Some dates may fluctuate year to year. This list was last updated on March 21^st and reflect 2023 dates.

04/01

• April Fools’ Day
• Boomer Bonus Days
• Edible Book Day (International)
• Education and Sharing Day
• Every Day is Tag Day
• Fossil Fools Day
• International Firewalk Day
• International Pillow Fight Day
• Library Snapshot Day
• National Fun Day
• National Greeting Card Day
• National Handmade Day
• National Love Our Children Day
• National One Cent Day
• National Sourdough Bread Day
• National Trombone Players Day
• Opening Day – Major League Baseball
• Reading is Funny Day (International)
• Tatting Day
• U.S. Air Force Academy Day

04/02

• International Children’s Book Day
• International Fact-Checking Day
• National DIY Day
• National Ferret Day
• National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
• National Reconciliation Day
• National Ride Your Horse to a Bar Day
• Palm Sunday
• World Autism Awareness Day

04/03

• American Circus Day
• Fish Fingers and Custard Day
• Holy Monday
• National Chocolate Mousse Day
• National Film Score Day
• National Find a Rainbow Day
• Pony Express Day
• Tweed Day
• World Party Day
• National Bake Week
• National Blue Ribbon Week
• National Public Health Week

04/04

• 404 Day
• Holy Tuesday
• International Carrot Day
• National Cordon Bleu Day
• National School Librarian Day
• National Vitamin C Day
• Tell a Lie Day
• World Rat Day

04/05

• Bell Bottoms Day
• Day of Hope
• First Contact Day
• Go for Broke Day
• Gold Star Spouses Day
• Holy Wednesday
• International Day of Conscience
• National Caramel Day
• National Dandelion Day
• National Deep Dish Pizza Day
• National Flash Drive Day
• National Walking Day
• Peeps Day

04/06

• Army Day
• California Poppy Day
• Fresh Tomato Day
• Holy Thursday
• ​​Hostess Twinkie Day
• Jump Over Things Day
• Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday
• National Açaí Bowl Day
• National Alcohol Screening Day
• National Burrito Day
• National Caramel Popcorn Day
• National Carbonara Day
• National Food Faces Day
• National Library Day
• National Pajama Day
• National Siamese Cat Day
• National Student-Athlete Day
• National Tartan Day
• New Beer’s Eve
• World Table Tennis Day

04/07

• Good Friday
• International Beaver Day
• International Snail Papers Day
• Making the First Move Day
• Metric System Day
• National Coffee Cake Day
• National Girl Me Too Day
• National No Housework Day
• Public Television Day
• Walk to Work Day
• World Health Day
• World Marbles Day

04/08

• Baby Massage Day
• Draw a Bird Day
• Easter Saturday (Australia)
• International Feng Shui Awareness Day
• International Kids’ Yoga Day
• National All Is Ours Day
• National Catch and Release Day
• National Empanada Day
• National Zoo Lovers Day
• Pygmy Hippo Day

This week

• Be Kind to Spiders Week
• Community Garden Week (UK)
• Discover National Parks Fortnight (UK)
• Explore Your Career Options Week
• Golden Rule Week
• Holy Week
• International Pooper Scooper Week
• International Trombone Week
• National Robotics Week
• National Student Employment Week
• National Wildlife Week
• Passover/Pesach
• Week of the Young Child (WOYC)

04/09

• Appomattox Day
• Easter
• Jumbo Day
• National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day
• National Chicken Little Awareness Day
• National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
• National Gin and Tonic Day
• National Mature Women’s Day
• National Name Yourself Day
• National Unicorn Day
• National Winston Churchill Day
• Orthodox Palm Sunday
• Vimy Ridge Day (Canada)

04/10

• Dyngus Day
• Easter Monday
• Global Work From Home Day
• Golfer’s Day
• National Cinnamon Crescent Day
• National Encourage a Young Writer Day
• National Farm Animals Day
• National Hug Your Dog Day
• Salvation Army Founder’s Day
• World Homeopathy Day
• World Siblings Day

04/11

• Dog Therapy Appreciation Day
• National Barbershop Quartet Day
• National Cheese Fondue Day
• National Eight Track Tape Day
• National Pet Day
• National Poutine Day
• National Submarine Day

04/12

• Drop Everything and Read Day
• Hamster Day
• International Day for Street Children
• International Day of Human Space Flight
• International Day of Pink
• National Big Wind Day
• National Licorice Day
• National Only Child Day
• Walk On Your Wild Side Day
• Wear a Star Day

04/13

• Celebrate Teen Literature Day
• International Plant Appreciation Day
• Last Day of Passover
• National Borinqueneers Day
• National Peach Cobbler Day
• National Scrabble Day
• National Silly Earring Day
• Thomas Jefferson Day

04/14

• Day of Silence
• Dreams of Reason Feast Day
• National Dolphin Day
• National Donate a Book Day
• National Ex-Spouse Day
• National Gardening Day
• National Look Up at the Sky Day
• National Pecan Day
• National Perfume Day
• Orthodox Good Friday
• Pan American Day
• RAINN Day

04/15

• Husband Appreciation Day
• Jackie Robinson Day
• National Anime Day
• National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
• National Griper’s Day
• National Laundry Day
• National Rubber Eraser Day
• National Take a Wild Guess Day
• Orthodox Holy Saturday
• Purple Up Day
• Slow Art Day
• Titanic Remembrance Day
• Universal Day of Culture
• World Art Day

This week

• Consumer Awareness Week
• National Dance Week
• National Youth Violence Prevention Week
• Orthodox Holy Week
• Pan American Week
• World Hula Week

04/16

• Day of the Mushroom
• Divine Mercy Sunday
• Good Deeds Day
• National Eggs Benedict Day
• National Orchid Day
• Orthodox Easter Day
• Save the Elephant Day
• Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day
• World Voice Day

04/17

• Go Fly a Kite Day
• Herbalist Day
• International Bat Appreciation Day
• International Haiku Poetry Day
• Malbec World Day
• National Cheese Ball Day
• National Crawfish Day
• National Kickball Day
• Orthodox Easter Monday
• There’s Nothing Like a Dame Day
• World Circus Day

04/18

• Adult Autism Awareness Day
• International Juggler’s Day
• National Animal Crackers Day
• National Exercise Day
• National Newspaper Columnists’ Day
• National Velociraptor Awareness Day
• Tax Day
• World Amateur Radio Day

04/19

• Dutch-American Friendship Day
• Humorous Day
• National Amaretto Day
• National Banana Day
• National Cat Lady Day
• National Garlic Day
• National Hanging Out Day
• National Poker Day
• Poetry And The Creative Mind Day
• Rice Ball Day
• Youth Homelessness Matters Day

04/20

• 420
• International Cli-Fi Day
• Lima Bean Respect Day
• National Cheddar Fries Day
• National High Five Day
• National Look Alike Day
• National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
• National Stop Snoring Week (UK)
• Volunteer Recognition Day

04/21

• Big Word Day
• International Hemp Day
• Keep Off the Grass Day
• National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
• National Chickpea Day
• National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
• National Kindergarten Day
• National Surprise Drug Test Day
• National Tea Day
• Tuna Rights Day
• World Creativity and Innovation Day
• World Curlew Day

04/22

• April Showers Day
• Earth Day
• Eid al-Fitr
• Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
• Global Selfie Earth Day
• In God We Trust Day
• National Day of Puppetry
• National Jelly Bean Day
• National Pin-up Day

This week

• Canada Book Week
• Days of Remembrance
• Global Action Week for Education
• Global Youth Service Days
• International Dark Sky Week
• Money Smart Week
• National Coin Week
• National Environmental Education Week
• National Freelance Business Week
• National Stationery Week
• National Volunteer Week
• Undergraduate Research Week

04/23

• Canada Book Day
• Impossible Astronaut Day
• International Creator Day
• International English Language Day
• Movie Theatre Day
• National Cherry Cheesecake Day
• National Email Day
• National English Muffin Day
• National Lover’s Day
• National Picnic Day
• National Take a Chance Day
• Saint George’s Day
• Shakespeare Day
• Slay a Dragon Day
• Spanish Language Day
• World Book and Copyright Day
• World Laboratory Day

04/24

• Fashion Revolutionary Day
• National Pigs in a Blanket Day
• National Skipping Day
• Scream Day

04/25

• Anzac Day (Australia)
• East Meets West Day
• License Plates Day
• National DNA Day
• National Lingerie Day
• National Mani-Pedi Day
• National Telephone Day
• National Zucchini Bread Day
• Red Hat Society Day
• School Bus Drivers’ Day
• World Penguin Day

04/26

• Alien Day
• Audubon Day
• Confederate Heroes’ Day
• Denim Day
• Get Organized Day
• Hug an Australian Day
• International Guide Dog Day
• National Bookmobile Day
• National Dissertation Day
• National Garage Day
• National Help a Horse Day
• National Kids and Pets Day
• National No Makeup Day
• National Pretzel Day
• National Static Cling Day
• Remember Your First Kiss Day
• Richter Scale Day
• Stop Food Waste Day
• World Burlesque Day
• World Intellectual Property Day
• World Stationery Day

04/27

• Autism Super Mom Day
• Babe Ruth Day
• International Donor Conception Awareness Day
• Love Your Thighs Day
• Marine Mammal Rescue Day
• Morse Code Day
• National Devil Dog Day
• National Little Pampered Dog Day
• National Prime Rib Day
• National Support Teen Literature Day
• National Teach Children to Save Day
• National Tell A Story Day
• Take Your Child to Work Day
• World Design Day
• World Tapir Day

04/28

• Biological Clock Day
• Clean Comedy Day
• Global Pay It Forward Day
• Great Poetry Reading Day
• Kiss Your Mate Day
• National Arbor Day
• National Blueberry Pie Day
• National BraveHearts Day
• National Cubicle Day
• National Superhero Day
• Occupational Health and Safety Day
• Save the Frogs Day
• Workers’ Memorial Day
• World Women’s Wellness Day

04/29

• Eeyore’s Birthday
• Independent Bookstore Day
• International Astronomy Day
• International Dance Day
• International Sculpture Day
• National Go Birding Day
• National Kiss of Hope Day
• National Peace Rose Day
• National Shrimp Scampi Day
• National Zipper Day
• Poem in Your Pocket Day
• Viral Video Day
• We Jump The World Day
• World Healing Day
• World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
• World Wish Day

This week

• Active School Week (Ireland)
• Allergy Awareness Week
• American Camp Week
• Gathering of Nations
• Intergenerational Week (UK)
• Interstate Mullet Toss
• National Playground Safety Week
• National Princess Week

04/30

• Day of the Child
• Hairstyle Appreciation Day
• Healthy Kids Day
• Honesty Day
• International Jazz Day
• Mother Father Deaf Day
• National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day
• National Bubble Tea Day
• National Bugs Bunny Day
• National Mahjong Day
• National Military Brats Day
• National Oatmeal Cookie Day
• National PrepareAthon Day
• National Raisin Day
• National Tabby Day
• National Therapy Animal Day
• National Tie Dye Day
• World Pinhole Photography Day

This week

• National Small Business Week
• Stewardship Week

This month

• Adopt a Ferret Month
• Arab American Heritage Month
• Autism Acceptance Month
• Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Month
• Cancer Control Month
• Canine Fitness Month
• Celebrate Diversity Month
• Cesarean Awareness Month
• Child Abuse Awareness Month
• Cranberries and Gooseberries Month
• Distracted Driving Awareness Month
• Dog Appreciation Month
• Earth Month
• Fair Housing Month
• Financial Literacy Month
• Genocide Awareness Month
• Global Astronomy Month
• International Customer Loyalty Month
• Jazz Appreciation Month
• National BLT Sandwich Month
• National Deaf History Month
• National Decorating Month
• National Food Month
• National Frog Month
• National Garlic Month
• National Grilled Cheese Month
• National Humor Month
• National Kite Month
• National Multiple Birth Awareness Month
• National Pecan Month
• National Poetry Month
• National Rebuilding Month
• National Social Security Month
• National Soft Pretzel Month
• National Soy Foods Month
• National Welding Month
• National Woodworking Month
• Parliamentary Law Month
• Physical Wellness Month
• School Library Month
• Scottish-American Heritage Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Straw Hat Month
• Tomatillo and Asian Pear Month

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