What Happens in April? by Fran Joyce
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