April Holidays and Observances
Every fixed-date holiday and observance in April, from international days to national holidays and religious feast days. Select a day to see its full list. The dates are the same every year, so holidays whose date moves, such as Easter, are not listed. All entries come from Wikipedia.
- International
- National and local
- Religious feast days
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All April holidays by day
April 1
National and local
April 2
International
National and local
Religious feast days
- Abundius of Como Wikipedia
- Amphianus of Lycia Wikipedia
- Æbbe the Younger Wikipedia
- Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology) Wikipedia
- Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini Wikipedia
- Francis of Paola Wikipedia
- Francisco Coll Guitart Wikipedia
- Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada) Wikipedia
- Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo Wikipedia
- Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky Wikipedia
- Nicetius of Lyon Wikipedia
- Theodosia of Tyre Wikipedia
- Urban of Langres Wikipedia
- Blessed Vilmos Apor Wikipedia
- April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 3
April 4
National and local
Religious feast days
April 5
International
National and local
- Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a leap year (China); and its related observances: Wikipedia
- Children's Day (Palestinian territories) Wikipedia
- Sikmogil (South Korea) Wikipedia
- National Maritime Day is observed in India, in commemoration of the first voyage of SS Loyalty of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1919 Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Agape, Chionia, and Irene Wikipedia
- Albert of Montecorvino Wikipedia
- Catherine of Palma Wikipedia
- Derfel Gadarn Wikipedia
- Æthelburh of Kent Wikipedia
- Gerald of Sauve-Majeure Wikipedia
- Juliana of Liège Wikipedia
- Maria Crescentia Höss Wikipedia
- Blessed Mariano de la Mata Wikipedia
- Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Ruadhán of Lorrha Wikipedia
- Vincent Ferrer Wikipedia
- April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Earliest day on which Sham el-Nessim can fall, while May 9 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after the Orthodox Easter (Egypt) Wikipedia
April 6
International
National and local
Religious feast days
- Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church) Wikipedia
- Brychan Wikipedia
- Eutychius of Constantinople Wikipedia
- Galla of Rome Wikipedia
- Marcellinus of Carthage Wikipedia
- Notker the Stammerer Wikipedia
- Blessed Pierina Morosini Wikipedia
- Pope Sixtus I Wikipedia
- April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 7
International
- World Health Day (International observance) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Christian feast days: Aibert of Crespin Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Blessed Alexander Rawlins Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Blessed Edward Oldcorne and Blessed Ralph Ashley Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Brynach Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Hegesippus Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Henry Walpole Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Hermann Joseph Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 8
International
- International Romani Day Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Blessed August Czartoryski Wikipedia
- Constantina Wikipedia
- Pope Dionysius of Alexandria Wikipedia
- Julie Billiart of Namur Wikipedia
- Perpetuus Wikipedia
- Walter of Pontoise Wikipedia
- William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 9
National and local
- Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan) Wikipedia
- Constitution Day (Kosovo) Wikipedia
- Day of National Unity (Georgia) Wikipedia
- Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines) Wikipedia
- Martyr's Day (Tunisia) Wikipedia
- Mikael Agricola Day, also known as Day of the Finnish Language (Finland) Wikipedia
- National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (The Troth) Wikipedia
- Vimy Ridge Day (Canada) Wikipedia
- Valour Day (CRPF) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Acacius of Amida Wikipedia
- Casilda of Toledo Wikipedia
- Demetrius of Thessaloniki Wikipedia
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism) Wikipedia
- Gaucherius Wikipedia
- Materiana Wikipedia
- Blessed Thomas of Tolentino Wikipedia
- Waltrude Wikipedia
- April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) Wikipedia
April 10
International
- Siblings Day (International observance) Wikipedia
National and local
- Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Blessed Anthony Neyrot Wikipedia
- Fulbert of Chartres Wikipedia
- James, Azadanus and Abdicius Wikipedia
- Magdalene of Canossa Wikipedia
- Mikael Agricola (Lutheran) Wikipedia
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- William of Ockham (Anglicanism) Wikipedia
- William Law (Anglicanism) Wikipedia
- April 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) Wikipedia
April 11
National and local
- Juan Santamaría Day, anniversary of his death in the Second Battle of Rivas. (Costa Rica) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Antipas of Pergamum (Greek Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Barsanuphius Wikipedia
- Elena Guerra Wikipedia
- Gemma Galgani Wikipedia
- Blessed George Gervase Wikipedia
- Godeberta Wikipedia
- Guthlac of Crowland Wikipedia
- George Selwyn (Anglicanism) Wikipedia
- Stanislaus of Szczepanów Wikipedia
- April 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 12
International
National and local
April 13
National and local
April 14
International
- World Quantum Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Ambedkar Jayanti (India) Wikipedia
- Bengali New Year (Bangladesh) Wikipedia
- Black Day (South Korea) Wikipedia
- Burt Gummer Day Wikipedia
- Cake and Cunnilingus Day Wikipedia
- Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan) Wikipedia
- Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia) Wikipedia
- Day of the Georgian language (Georgia) Wikipedia
- Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives) Wikipedia
- N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande speakers) Wikipedia
- Pan American Day (several countries in the Americas) Wikipedia
- Takayama Spring Festival begins (Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan) Wikipedia
- Vaisakhi (Since 2011) Wikipedia
- Youth Day (Angola) Wikipedia
April 15
International
- Universal Day of Culture Wikipedia
National and local
- Day of the Sun (North Korea) Wikipedia
- Father Damien Day (Hawaii) Wikipedia
- Hillsborough Disaster Memorial (Liverpool, England) Wikipedia
- Jackie Robinson Day (United States) Wikipedia
- National American Sign Language Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year; India) Wikipedia
- Tax Day, the official deadline for filing an individual tax return (or requesting an extension). (United States, Philippines) Wikipedia
April 16
International
- World Voice Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Birthday of José de Diego (Puerto Rico, United States) Wikipedia
- Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark) Wikipedia
- Flag Day (Jordan) Wikipedia
- Emancipation Day (Washington, D.C., United States) Wikipedia
- Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust (Hungary) Wikipedia
- National Healthcare Decisions Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan (Iraqi Kurdistan) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Benedict Joseph Labre Wikipedia
- Bernadette Soubirous Wikipedia
- Drogo Wikipedia
- Engratia Wikipedia
- Fructuosus of Braga Wikipedia
- Isabella Gilmore (Church of England) Wikipedia
- Martyrs of Zaragoza Wikipedia
- Molly Brant (Konwatsijayenni) (Anglican Church of Canada, Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Turibius of Astorga Wikipedia
- April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 17
National and local
April 18
National and local
Religious feast days
- Anthusa of Constantinople Wikipedia
- Cyril VI of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Eleutherius and Antia Wikipedia
- Galdino della Sala Wikipedia
- Blessed Marie of the Incarnation Wikipedia
- Molaise of Leighlin Wikipedia
- Perfectus Wikipedia
- Blessed Savina Petrilli Wikipedia
- April 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 19
Religious feast days
April 20
International
- UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Agnes of Montepulciano Wikipedia
- Pope Anicetus Wikipedia
- Blessed Anastazy Jakub Pankiewicz Wikipedia
- Beuno Wikipedia
- Blessed James Bell and John Finch Wikipedia
- Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran) Wikipedia
- Marcellinus of Gaul Wikipedia
- Blessed Muiris Mac Ionrachtaigh Wikipedia
- Theotimos Wikipedia
- April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 21
National and local
April 22
International
- Earth Day (International observance) and its related observance: International Mother Earth Day Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- Arwald Wikipedia
- Epipodius and Alexander Wikipedia
- Hudson Stuck (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- John Muir (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Opportuna of Montreuil Wikipedia
- Pope Caius Wikipedia
- Pope Soter Wikipedia
- St Senorina Wikipedia
- Theodore of Sykeon Wikipedia
- April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 23
International
National and local
Religious feast days
- Adalbert of Prague Wikipedia
- Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus Wikipedia
- Saint George Wikipedia
- Blessed Giles of Assisi Wikipedia
- Gerard of Toul Wikipedia
- Ibar of Beggerin (Meath) Wikipedia
- Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu Wikipedia
- Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal and Lutheran Church) Wikipedia
- Saint George's Day and its related observances: Saint George's Day (Catalonia) Wikipedia
- Saint George's Day and its related observances: Saint George's Day (England) Wikipedia
- Blessed Teresa Maria Manetti Wikipedia
- April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 24
International
- World Day for Laboratory Animals Wikipedia
National and local
- Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, California, France) Wikipedia
- Concord Day (Niger) Wikipedia
- Democracy Day (Nepal) Wikipedia
- Fashion Revolution Day, and its related observances: Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh, proposed) Wikipedia
- National Panchayati Raj Day (India) Wikipedia
- Republic Day (The Gambia) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Benedict Menni Wikipedia
- Dermot of Armagh Wikipedia
- Dyfnan of Anglesey Wikipedia
- Ecgberht of Ripon Wikipedia
- Elizabeth Hesselblad Wikipedia
- Fidelis of Sigmaringen Wikipedia
- Gregory of Elvira Wikipedia
- Ivo of Ramsey Wikipedia
- Johann Walter (Lutheran) Wikipedia
- Mary of Clopas Wikipedia
- Mary Euphrasia Pelletier Wikipedia
- Mellitus Wikipedia
- Salome (disciple) Wikipedia
- Wilfrid (Catholic Church and Church of England) Wikipedia
- William Firmatus Wikipedia
- April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 25
International
- World Malaria Day Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Mark the Evangelist Wikipedia
- Franca Visalta Wikipedia
- Giovanni Battista Piamarta Wikipedia
- Major Rogation (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
- Maughold Wikipedia
- Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur Wikipedia
- Philo and Agathopodes Wikipedia
- Anianus of Alexandria Wikipedia
- Blessed Robert Anderton Wikipedia
- April 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 26
International
- World Intellectual Property Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Chernobyl disaster related observances: Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy (Belarus) Wikipedia
- Chernobyl disaster related observances: Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia) Wikipedia
- Confederate Memorial Day (Florida, United States) Wikipedia
- Union Day (Tanzania) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Aldobrandesca (or Alda) Wikipedia
- Lucidius of Verona Wikipedia
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Wikipedia
- Pope Anacletus and Marcellinus Wikipedia
- Rafael Arnáiz Barón Wikipedia
- Riquier Wikipedia
- Paschasius Radbertus Wikipedia
- Robert Hunt (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Blessed Stanisław Kubista Wikipedia
- Stephen of Perm, see also Old Permic Alphabet Day Wikipedia
- Trudpert Wikipedia
- April 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 27
National and local
- Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia) Wikipedia
- Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia) Wikipedia
- Flag Day (Moldova) Wikipedia
- Freedom Day (South Africa) Wikipedia
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961 Wikipedia
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Togo from France in 1960 Wikipedia
- King's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday) Wikipedia
- National Veterans' Day (Finland) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Christian feast days: Assicus Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Floribert of Liège Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: John of Constantinople Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Liberalis of Treviso Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Blessed María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Blessed Osanna of Cattaro Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Pedro Armengol Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Pollio Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Virgin of Montserrat, co-patroness of Catalonia Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Zita Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: Origen Adamantius Wikipedia
- Christian feast days: April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 28
International
- Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work (international) National Day of Mourning (Canada) Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Aphrodisius and companions Wikipedia
- Gianna Beretta Molla Wikipedia
- Kirill of Turov (Orthodox, added to Roman Martyrology in 1969) Wikipedia
- Louis de Montfort Wikipedia
- Blessed Marie Louise Trichet Wikipedia
- Pamphilus of Sulmona Wikipedia
- Peter Chanel Wikipedia
- Vitalis and Valeria of Milan Wikipedia
- April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
April 29
April 30
International
- International Jazz Day (UNESCO) Wikipedia
National and local
- Armed Forces Day (Georgia) Wikipedia
- Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion) Wikipedia
- Children's Day (Mexico) Wikipedia
- Consumer Protection Day (Thailand) Wikipedia
- Honesty Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Martyrs' Day (Pakistan) Wikipedia
- May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1): Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year) Wikipedia
- May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1): Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe) Wikipedia
- National Persian Gulf Day (Iran) Wikipedia
- Reunification Day (Vietnam) Wikipedia
- Rincon Day (Bonaire) Wikipedia
- Russian State Fire Service Day (Russia) Wikipedia
- Teachers' Day (Paraguay) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Adjutor Wikipedia
- Aimo Wikipedia
- Amator, Peter and Louis Wikipedia
- Donatus of Evorea Wikipedia
- Eutropius of Saintes Wikipedia
- Marie Guyart (Anglican Church of Canada and Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- Maximus of Rome Wikipedia
- Blessed Miles Gerard Wikipedia
- Pomponius of Naples Wikipedia
- Pope Pius V Wikipedia
- Quirinus of Neuss Wikipedia
- Sarah Josepha Hale (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Suitbert the Younger Wikipedia
- April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia