April Festivities 2025: A Guide to Fun April Holidays

It’s Spring and April has begun! Everything starts to grow and bloom in April and it’s just a gorgeous month to watch the plants come back to life! We love celebrating all the holidays, big and small, so I put together this April Festivities 2025: A Guide to Fun April Holidays handbook!

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Hello April!!! I love the month of April. It’s Spring and everything starts to come back to life! The temperatures warm up and outside gets to be a super pleasant place to be! There is much to celebrate in April and I love celebrating anything fun with my family — both little and big moments! The “National Day Of” celebrations are so much fun to celebrate as a family! I love to look at the list and see what will be the most fun to honor as we go into each month. It’s such a fun way to put a little pizazz and joy in our days, and I say the more joy and happiness, the better! Let’s dive in to what we have to look forward to in the month of April!

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Table of Contents

April: National Month-Long Celebrations
National Holidays in April
Fun April Holidays
- Quick Glance List of Fun June Holidays:
- Detailed List of Fun June Holidays and Festivities
Wrap-Up: April Festivities 2025: A Guide to Fun April Holidays
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April: National Month-Long Celebrations

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National Afternoon Tea Month
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
National Brunch Month
National Tar Syndrome Awareness Month
Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Alcohol Awareness Month
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
English Language Month
National Month of Hope
National Volunteer Month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
Scottish-American Heritage Month
Canine Fitness Month
Occupational Therapy Month
National Internship Awareness Month
Month of the Military Child
National Donate Life Awareness Month
National Fair Housing Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Cannabis Awareness Month
National Safe Digging Month
National Welding Month
National Pecan Month
National Poetry Month
Straw Hat Month
National Soy Foods Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Jazz Appreciation Month
National Humor Month
National Garden Month
National Fresh Celery Month
National Decorating Month
National Couple Appreciation Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Records and Information Management Month
National Lawn and Garden Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
International Guitar Month

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National Holidays in April

There aren’t any major holidays in April for 2024. Sometimes Easter is in April, but not this year! It is Tax Day in April though! Don’t forget to file your taxes!

Fun April Holidays

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Quick Glance List of Fun June Holidays:

April 1 – April Fool’s Day
April 2 – Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 3 – National Find a Rainbow Day
April 4 – International Carrot Cake Day
April 5 – National Deep Dish Pizza Day
April 6 – National Student Athlete Day
April 7 – National No Housework Day
April 8 – National Zoo Lover’s Day
April 9 – National Unicorn Day
April 10 – National Siblings Day
April 11 – National Pet Day
April 12 – National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 13 – National Scrabble Day
April 14 – National Dolphin Day
April 15 – National High Five Day
April 16 – National Stress Awareness Day
April 17 – National Cheeseball Day
April 18 – National Animal Crackers Day
April 19 – National Garlic Day
April 20 – National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
April 21 – National Tea Day
April 22 – Earth Day
April 23 – National Picnic Day
April 24 – National Pigs in a Blanket Day
April 25 – World Penguin Day
April 26 – National Pretzel Day
April 27 – National Tell a Story Day
April 28 – National Superhero Day
April 29 – International Dance Day
April 30 – National Raisin Day

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Detailed List of Fun June Holidays and Festivities

Fun Ideas to Celebrate April Holidays:

April Fool’s Day (April 1):

It’s the national day of pranks and practical jokes. Keep it light and funny!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (April 2):

The day to celebrate the most perfect sandwich of all time! Have it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner today! Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly cookie! French Toast! Pancakes! The sky is the limit!

National Find a Rainbow Day (April 3):

If it’s not a rainy and then suddenly sunny day, you might have to get imaginative for your rainbow hunt today. You could make it a fun scavenger hunt and put rainbow stickers all around the house! The kid with the most rainbow stickers wins a prize! Next-level parent hack? Put the stickers in places where they would do chores!

International Carrot Cake Day (April 4):

Poor carrot cake gets a bad wrap! It’s delicious! If you aren’t a fan, try a new recipe or try it again today. You are missing out!! There is carrot cake bread, muffins, actual cake, coffee creamer, the sky is the limit! If you don’t like traditional carrot cake, try this recipe. It’s like carrot cake meets hummingbird cake and it’s amazing!

National Deep Dish Pizza Day (April 5):

A day as glorious as this calls for takeout pizza! Get a deep dish to celebrate the day!

National Student Athlete Day (April 6):

Celebrate your student athlete today! Or if you don’t have a student athlete yet, make it a point to go to a local baseball game and cheer on the players!

National NO Housework Day (April 7):

Now this is a day I can really get behind! No housework, no problem!

National Zoo Lover’s Day (April 8):

What a fun day! If you can work in a trip to the zoo today, go! If it doesn’t fit the schedule, there are TONS of zoos you can look at online that have webcams of the animals! Zoo Atlanta has a panda cam that I love! And Animal Adventure Park has the always amazing giraffe cam!

National Unicorn Day (April 9):

If this is your idea of fun, go to Pinterest and search for “unicorn party” and you will see, the possibilities are endless! What a fun way to celebrate! You could read a book about unicorns, make a fun craft, and even a snack!

National Siblings Day – (April 10):

It’s a day to celebrate your siblings! Have your kids do something nice for each other to celebrate! And don’t forget to call your own siblings to say hi!

National Pet Day (April 11)

Celebrate your pet today! Give them an extra treat and some extra love today!

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (April 12):

What a delicious holiday!! Have grilled cheese sammies and soup for dinner tonight! Easy, easy, easy and so delicious!

National Scrabble Day (April 13):

If your kids are old enough have a family game of Scrabble or Scrabble Junior. If they aren’t, challenge a friend to a game of Scrabble or Words with Friends online!

National Dolphin Day (April 14):

Learn about dolphins today! Read a book, watch some videos, and check out the Clearwater Aquarium’s Dolphin cam! https://www.cmaquarium.org/webcams/winter-zone-cam-1/

National High-Five Day (April 15):

Give as many people high-five’s as you can today!

National Stress Awareness Day (April 16):

April is stress awareness month also! So, really try and pay attention to all that is stressing you today and this entire month. Make a list of all your stressors and then start working on as many solutions as you can come up with! Try this article from Supermom Shuffle for stress management ideas!

National Cheeseball Day (April 17):

Make a cheeseball and have it with dinner tonight! If that’s your thing! Here’s a basic cheeseball recipe to try!

National Animal Crackers Day (April 18):

Make sure you have some animal crackers as a snack today! There are tons of cute crafts you could do as well — just search on Pinterest!

National Garlic Day (April 19):

Yummo! What a delicious holiday! Have some awesome garlicky pasta tonight! Or the famous chicken with 40 cloves of garlic!

National Pineapple Upside Down Cake (April 20):

I like pineapples and I like cake. But I don’t like them together! But if you do — make a pineapple upside-down cake today! Here’s a classic recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction!

National Tea Day (April 21):

It’s National Tea Day! Have a cup of warm tea or cold! I see this as a chance to go get a big old cup of sweet tea from McAlisters for me today!!! Also, I have really gotten into hot tea this year! I love the Honey Citrus Mint Green Tea at Starbucks!

Earth Day (April 22):

This is quite a large holiday! There will be all kinds of ways to celebrate! And there are tons of learning opportunities today too! A quick Pinterest search will give you a ton of ideas and plans on how to best and most easily celebrate and learn about Earth Day! It’s an important one!!

National Picnic Day (April 23):

If the weather is nice, go outside for a picnic today! If not, have a picnic for dinner in the living room floor! Make sandwiches and chips and enjoy!

National Pigs in a Blanket Day (April 24):

YUM!!!!! Make some pigs in a blanket to go with dinner and enjoy!!

World Penguin Day (April 25):

I love a penguin! And it’s the day of penguins!! Learn about them today, read a few books! And if you want, look at https://www.ripleyaquariums.com/gatlinburg/penguin-cam/

National Pretzel Day (April 26):

My oldest child will be super excited. Pretzels are his favorite snack of all time. And now he has an excuse to have them all day!

National Tell a Story Day (April 27):

Tell a long bedtime story to your kids tonight — or even better, have them tell you one!

National Superhero Day (April 28):

What a fun day! Dress up! Assume the roles! Watch a movie! Whatever you want to do to celebrate superheroes today!

International Dance Day (April 29):

Put on some music and dance it out, cause it’s International Dance Day!

National Raisin Day (April 30):

It’s the day of the raisin! Celebrate with some chocolate-covered raisins or some delightful cinnamon raisin bread!

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Wrap-Up: April Festivities 2025: A Guide to Fun April Holidays

Hello April!! Hello Spring!! This month everything will start to turn green and bloom again and I just love to watch that happen! It seems like almost overnight everything is green and beautiful again! The trees get leaves, the daffodils and tulips bloom and it’s just such a beautiful time. I am always humbled by the beauty of Spring and watching the plants come alive once again. Look at your printable list of fun holidays and decide which days might be the most fun to celebrate! Then really go all out and celebrate those days with your family! Let me know which ones you choose and how you celebrate! I can’t wait to hear all about it! Until then… Just Keep Shuffling!