Are you a small business owner or marketer?
Looking for holidays or special dates to celebrate on social media?
Marketing your business on social media just got a lot easier with this complete list of holidays, observances, and special dates for April 2022.
The list includes more than 295+ different holidays and observances to celebrate in April.

Why Holidays Make Great Social Media Posts
Back in my corporate marketing days, when I managed the social media channels for a $150 million business, I rejoiced when a holiday came around.
Holiday posts were easy to create and they always received more “likes” than any other post.
Not many people will engage with a post about a company news release or an industry article, but many who see a post wishing everyone a Happy Easter will give it a “like.”

For a business owner or marketer, holiday posts not only increase your social media engagement, but they’re also easy posts to create that fill your followers with positive emotions.
When sharing a holiday post, always include an image or video with your status update, no matter what platform you’re using.
That’s because posts with an image get 2.3 times more engagement than posts without an image. (source) Also, tack on a holiday-themed hashtag to make it easy for people to find your content, and use location tagging if you have a physical storefront.
Including an image with your post is the easiest way to DOUBLE engagement and it’s why the Social Media Content Club, our industry-leading social media software, is FULL of eye-catching images.

For more tips on how to increase your social media engagement, read: 5 Ways to Increase Social Media Engagement.
Holiday Hashtags for Social Media
When celebrating holidays on social media, it’s important to include the relevant hashtag(s) for that holiday in your post.
Hashtags will increase the reach of your post, exposing your business to a larger audience.
To learn why and how to use hashtags on social media, read: 210 Daily Hashtags for Social Media.
Hashtags are such an essential piece to your success on social media that I’ve done the research for you.

Most of the holidays listed below include a hashtag for social media.
However, for best results, you’ll want to use 3 – 5 hashtags relevant to that holiday in your post.
If you’re pressed for time, the Social Media Content Club does the hashtag research for you and provides 3 popular and relevant hashtags for all major holidays.
Now that you know those helpful tips, let’s jump into the list of Holidays.
List of April 2022 Holidays
In an effort to simplify this massive list of holidays, I’ve divided the days into five categories – public holidays, religious holidays, monthly observances, weekly observances, and daily observances.
Scroll down to view all 295+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
April 2022 Public Holidays
This list contains public holidays and special observances in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
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April 1 | April Fools Day | #AprilFools | United States |
April 3 | Daylight Savings Time Ends (AU) | #DaylightSavings | Australia |
April 6 | National Tartan Day | #TartanDay | Canada |
April 9 | Vimy Ridge Day | #VimyRidgeDay | Canada |
April 17 | Easter | #Easter | Worldwide |
April 22 | Earth Day | #EarthDay | United States |
April 23 | Shakespeare Day | #Shakespeare | United Kingdom |
April 25 | Anzac Day | #AnzacDay | Australia |
April 25 | St. George’s Day | #StGeorgesDay | UK and parts of Canada |
April 2022 Religious Holidays
Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
---|---|---|---|
April 3 | Ramadan Starts | #Ramadan | Muslim |
April 10 | Palm Sunday | #PalmSunday | Christian |
April 14 | Maundy Thursday | #HolyThursday | Christian |
April 15 | Good Friday | #GoodFriday | Christian |
April 15 | Passover Eve | #Passover | Jewish |
April 16 | First Day of Passover | #Passover | Jewish |
April 16 | Holy Saturday | #EasterWeekend | Christian |
April 17 | Easter | #Easter | Christian |
April 18 | Easter Monday | #EasterMonday | Christian |
April 22 | Last day of Passover | #Passover | Jewish |
April 22 | Orthodox Good Friday | #OrthodoxEaster | Orthodox |
April 23 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | #OrthodoxHoly Saturday | Orthodox |
April 24 | Orthodox Easter | #OrthodoxEaster | Orthodox |
April 25 | Orthodox Easter Monday | #OrthodoxEasterMonday | Orthodox |
April 27 | Yom HaShoah | #YomHashoah | Jewish |
April 28 | Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power) | #Laylatalqadr | Muslim |
April 2022 Monthly Observances
Holiday |
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Distracted Driving Awareness Month |
English Language Month |
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month |
International Black Women’s History Month |
International Guitar Month |
Keep America Beautiful Month |
Lawn and Garden Month |
Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month |
Month of the Military Child |
Move More Month |
National Alcohol Awareness Month |
National Arab American Heritage Month |
National Autism Awareness Month |
National Cannabis Awareness Month |
National Car Care Month |
National Child Abuse Awareness Month |
National Couple Appreciation Month |
National Decorating Month |
National Donate Life Awareness Month |
National Fair Housing Month |
National Financial Literacy Month |
National Fresh Celery Month |
National Garden Month |
National Humor Month |
National Internship Awareness Month |
National Jazz Appreciation Month |
National Month of Hope |
National Multiple Birth Awareness Month |
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month |
National Pecan Month |
National Pet Month |
National Poetry Month |
National Safe Digging Month |
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month |
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month |
National Soft Pretzel Month |
National Soy Foods Month |
National STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) Awareness Month |
National Straw Hat Month |
National Volunteer Month |
National Welding Month |
Occupational Therapy Month |
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month |
Records and Information Management Month |
Scottish-American Heritage Month |
Sexual Assault Awareness Month |
Stress Awareness Month |
Stress Awareness Month |
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month |
World Landscape Architecture Month |
April 2022 Weekly Observances
Date | Holiday |
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March 26 – April 3 | Nano Days |
March 27 – April 2 | National Cleaning Week |
April 1 – 7 | International Pooper Scooper Week |
April 1 – 7 | Laugh at Work Week |
April 2 – 10 | National Robotics Week |
April 3 – 9 | National Public Health Week |
April 3 – 9 | National Library Week |
April 3 – 9 | National Wildlife Week |
April 3 – 9 | National Window Safety Week |
April 4 – 8 | National Cancer Registrars Week |
April 4 – 10 | National Dental Hygienist Week |
April 10 – 16 | Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week |
April 10 – 16 | Holy Week |
April 10 – 16 | National Dog Bite Prevention Week |
April 10 – 16 | National Public Safety Telecommunications Week |
April 10 – 16 | National Student Employment Week |
April 11 – 15 | National Work Zone Awareness Week |
April 11 – 15 | Week of The Young Child |
April 11 – 17 | Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week |
April 15 – 24 | National Dance Week |
April 15 – 23 | National Park Week |
April 17 – 23 | Chemists Celebrate Earth Week |
April 17 – 23 | National Coin Week |
April 17 – 23 | National Infertility Awareness Week |
April 17 – 23 | National Pet ID Week |
April 17 – 23 | National Volunteer Week |
April 18 – 22 | National Environmental Education Week |
April 18 – 22 | Undergraduate Research Week |
April 23 – 24 | “Just Pray NO!” to Drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting |
April 24 – 30 | Administrative Professionals Week |
April 24 – 30 | Every Kid Healthy Week |
April 24 – 30 | Medical Laboratory Professionals Week |
April 24 – 30 | National Crime Victims’ Rights Week |
April 24 – 30 | National Infant Immunization Week |
April 24 – 30 | National Playground Safety Week |
April 24 – 30 | National Princess Week |
April 24 – 30 | Preservation Week |
April 24 – 30 | World Immunization Week |
April 24 – May 1 | Stewardship Week |
April 28 – 30 | Gathering of Nations (Pow Wow) |
April 2022 Daily Observances
Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
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April 1 | April Fools Day | #AprilFoolsDay |
April 1 | International Fun at Work Day | #FunAtWorkDay |
April 1 | National One Cent Day | #NationalOneCentDay |
April 1 | National Sourdough Bread Day | #SourdoughBreadDay |
April 1 | National Walk to Work Day | #WalkToWorkDay |
April 2 | National Ferret Day | #NationalFerretDay |
April 2 | National Handmade Day | #NationalHandmadeDay |
April 2 | National Love Our Children Day | #NationalLoveOurChildrenDay |
April 2 | National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day | #PeanutButterAndJellyDay |
April 2 | Reconciliation Day | #ReconciliationDay |
April 2 | World Autism Awareness Day | #WorldAutismAwarenessDay |
April 3 | Find a Rainbow Day | #FindARainbowDay |
April 3 | Geologists Day | #GeologistsDay |
April 3 | National Chocolate Mousse Day | #ChocolateMousseDay |
April 3 | National Film Score Day | #NationalFilmScoreDay |
April 3 | Tweed Day | #TweedDay |
April 3 | World Party Day | #WorldPartyDay |
April 4 | Jeep 4×4 Day | #Jeep4x4Day |
April 4 | National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day | #ChickenCordonBleuDay |
April 4 | National Hug a Newsperson Day | #HugANewspersonDay |
April 4 | National School Librarian Day | #SchoolLibrarianDay |
April 4 | National Tell a Lie Day | #TellALieDay |
April 4 | National Vitamin C Day | #vitaminCday |
April 4 | Walk Around Things Day | #WalkAroundThingsDay |
April 5 | First Contact Day | #FirstContactDay |
April 5 | Go For Broke Day | #GoForBrokeDay |
April 5 | Gold Star Spouses Day | #GoldStarSpousesDay |
April 5 | National Caramel Day | #NationalCaramelDay |
April 5 | National Deep Dish Pizza Day | #DeepDishPizzaDay |
April 5 | National Flash Drive Day | #FlashDriveDay |
April 5 | National Library Workers Day | #NationalLibraryWorkersDay |
April 5 | National Raisin and Spice Bar Day | #RaisinAndSpiceBarDay |
April 5 | Read a Road Map Day | #ReadARoadMapDay |
April 5 | SAAM Day of Action (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) | #SAAMDayOfAction |
April 6 | Childhelp National Day of Hope | #ChildhelpNationalDayOfHope |
April 6 | National Bookmobile Day | #NationalBookmobileDay |
April 6 | National Caramel Popcorn Day | #CaramelPopcornDay |
April 6 | National Siamese Cat Day | #SiameseCatDay |
April 6 | National Student-Athlete Day | #StudentAthleteDay |
April 6 | National Tartan Day | #NationalTartanDay |
April 6 | National Walking Day | #NationalWalkingDay |
April 6 | New Beer’s Eve | #NewBeersEve |
April 6 | Sorry Charlie Day | #SorryCharlieDay |
April 6 | Teflon Day | #TeflonDay |
April 7 | National Alcohol Screening Day | #AlcoholScreeningDay |
April 7 | National Beer Day | #NationalBeerDay |
April 7 | National Burrito Day | #NationalBurritoDay |
April 7 | National Coffee Cake Day | #NationalCoffeeCakeDay |
April 7 | National Girl Me Too Day | #GirlMeToo |
April 7 | National No Housework Day | #NationalNoHouseworkDay |
April 7 | World Health Day | #WorldHealthDay |
April 8 | National All is Ours Day | #NationalAllIsOursDay |
April 8 | National Empanada Day | #NationalEmpadaDay |
April 8 | Zoo Lovers Day | #ZooLoversDay |
April 9 | National Cherish an Antique Day | #CherishAnAntiqueDay |
April 9 | National Chinese Almond Cookie Day | #ChineseAlmondCookieDay |
April 9 | National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day | #FormerPOWRecognitionDay |
April 9 | National Name Yourself Day | #NationalNameYourselfDay |
April 9 | National Unicorn Day | #NationalUnicornDay |
April 9 | National Winston Churchill Day | #WinstonChurchillDay |
April 10 | Encourage a Young Writer Day | #EncourageAYoungWriterDay |
April 10 | National Cinnamon Crescent Day | #CinnamonCrescentDay |
April 10 | National Farm Animals Day | #NationalFarmAnimalsDay |
April 10 | Siblings Day | #SiblingsDay |
April 11 | National Barbershop Quartet Day | #BarbershopQuartetDay |
April 11 | National Cheese Fondue Day | #NationalCheeseFondueDay |
April 11 | National Eight Track Tape Day | #EightTrackDay |
April 11 | National Pet Day | #NationalPetDay |
April 11 | Submarine Day | #SubmarineDay |
April 12 | Big Wind Day | #BigWindDay |
April 12 | Education and Sharing Day | #EducationalAndSharingDay |
April 12 | International Be Kind to Lawyers Day | #BeKindToLawyersDays |
April 12 | National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day | #GrilledCheeseSandwichDay |
April 12 | National Licorice Day | #NationalLicoriceDay |
April 13 | National Make Lunch Count Day | #NationalMakeLunchCount |
April 13 | National Peach Cobbler Day | #NationalPeachCobblerDay |
April 13 | Scrabble Day | #ScrabbleDay |
April 13 | Thomas Jefferson Day | #ThomasJeffersonDay |
April 14 | Ex-Spouse Day | #ExSpouseDay |
April 14 | International Moment of Laughter Day | #MomentOfLaughterDay |
April 14 | Look up at the Sky Day | #LookUpAtTheSkyDay |
April 14 | National Dolphin Day | #NationalDolphinDay |
April 14 | National Gardening Day | #NationalGardeningDay |
April 14 | National Pecan Day | #NationalPecanDay |
April 14 | Pan American Day | #PanAmericanDay |
April 14 | Reach as High as You Can Day | #ReachAsHighAsYouCanDay |
April 14 | Support Teen Literature Day | #SupportTeenLiteratureDay |
April 15 | National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day | #NatlCleanOutYourMedicineCabinetDay |
April 15 | National Glazed Spiral Ham Day | #GlazedSpiralHamDay |
April 15 | National Rubber Eraser Day | #NationalRubberEraserDay |
April 15 | Purple Up! For Military Kids | #Purpleup |
April 15 | Take a Wild Guess Day | #TakeAWildGuessDay |
April 15 | Tax Day (US) | #TaxDay |
April 15 | Titanic Remembrance Day | #TitanicRemembranceDay |
April 16 | Husband Appreciation Day | #HusbandAppreciationDay |
April 16 | National Bean Counter Day | #NationalBeanCounterDay |
April 16 | National Eggs Benedict Day | #EggsBenedictDay |
April 16 | National Healthcare Decisions Day | #HealthcareDecisionsDay |
April 16 | National Orchid Day | #NationalOrchidDay |
April 16 | National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day | #WearYourPajamasToWorkDay |
April 17 | Bat Appreciation Day | #BatAppreciationDay |
April 17 | Ellis Island Family History Day | #EllisIslandFamilyHistoryDay |
April 17 | International Haiku Poetry Day | #NationalHaikuPoetryDay |
April 17 | National Cheeseball Day | #NationalCheeseballDay. |
April 18 | National Animal Crackers Day | #NationalAnimalCrackersDay |
April 18 | National Columnists’ Day | #NationalColumnistDay |
April 18 | National Lineman Appreciation Day | #ThankaLineman |
April 19 | Bicycle Day | #BicycleDay |
April 19 | National Amaretto Day | #NationalAmarettoDay |
April 19 | National Garlic Day | #NationalGarlicDay |
April 19 | National Hanging Out Day | #NationalHangingOutDay |
April 19 | Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day | #OklahomaCityBombingCommemorationDay |
April 20 | Lima Bean Respect Day | #LimaBeanRespectDay |
April 20 | National Cheddar Fries Day | #CheddarFriesNation |
April 20 | National Look Alike Day | #NationalLookALikeDay |
April 20 | National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day | #PineappleUpsideDownCakeDay |
April 21 | Get to Know Your Customers Day | #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay |
April 21 | Kindergarten Day | #NationalKindergartenDay |
April 21 | National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day | #NationalChocolateCoveredCashewsDay |
April 21 | National High Five Day | #HighFiveDay |
April 21 | National Yellow Bat Day | #NationalYellowBatDay |
April 22 | Earth Day | #EarthDay |
April 22 | GLSEN Day of Silence | #DayofSilence |
April 22 | National Girl Scout Leader’s Day | #GirlScoutLeadersDay |
April 22 | National Jelly Bean Day | #NationalJellyBeanDay |
April 22 | Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | #TakeOurChildrenToWorkDay |
April 23 | Impossible Astronaut Day | #ImpossibleAstronautDay |
April 23 | Lover’s Day | #LoversDay |
April 23 | National Cherry Cheesecake Day | #CherryCheesecakeDay |
April 23 | National Lost Dogs Awareness Day | #LostDogAwarenessDay |
April 23 | National Picnic Day | #PicnicDay |
April 23 | Take a Chance Day | #TakeAChanceDay |
April 23 | Talk Like Shakespeare Day | #TalkLikeShakespeareDay |
April 23 | World Book and Copyright Day | #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay |
April 24 | National Pet Parents Day | #NationalPetParentsDay |
April 24 | National Pigs in a Blanket Day | #NationalPigBlanketDay |
April 25 | National DNA Day | #NationalDNADay |
April 25 | National East Meets West Day | #EastMeetsWestDay |
April 25 | National Hug a Plumber Day | #PlumberDay |
April 25 | National Telephone Day | #NationalTelephoneDay |
April 25 | National Zucchini Bread Day | #NationalZucchiniBreadDay |
April 25 | World Malaria Day | #MalariaDay |
April 25 | World Penguin Day | #WorldPenguinDay |
April 26 | Audubon Day | #Audubon Day |
April 26 | National Dissertation Day | #NationalDissertationDay |
April 26 | National Help a Horse Day | #NationalHelpAHorseDay |
April 26 | National Kids and Pets Day | #NationalKidsAndPetsDay |
April 26 | National Pretzel Day | #NationalPretzelDay |
April 26 | National Richter Scale Day | #NationalRichterScaleDay |
April 26 | World Pinhole Photography Day | #PinholePhotographyDay |
April 27 | Babe Ruth Day | #BabeRuthDay |
April 27 | Denim Day | #DenimDay |
April 27 | International Guide Dog Day | #GuideDogDay |
April 27 | National Administrative Professionals’ Day | #AdminProfessionalsDay |
April 27 | National Devil Dog Day | #NationalDevilDogDay |
April 27 | National Prime Rib Day | #NationalPrimeRibDay |
April 27 | National Tell a Story Day | #NationalTellAStoryDay |
April 28 | Great Poetry Reading Day | #GreatPoetryReadingDay |
April 28 | National Blueberry Pie Day | #BlueberryPieDay |
April 28 | National BraveHearts Day | #NationalBraveHeartsDay |
April 28 | National Superhero Day | #NationalSuperheroDay. |
April 28 | National Teach Children To Save Day | #TeachChildrenToSaveDay |
April 28 | Workers’ Memorial Day | #WorkersMemorialDay |
April 29 | International Dance Day | #DanceDay |
April 29 | National Arbor Day | #NationalArborDay |
April 29 | National Hairball Awareness Day | #HairballAwarenessDay |
April 29 | National Peace Rose Day | #NationalPeaceRoseDay |
April 29 | National Shrimp Scampi Day | #NationalShrimpScampiDay |
April 29 | Zipper Day | #ZipperDay |
April 30 | Adopt a Shelter Pet Day | #AdoptAShelterPetDay |
April 30 | Bugs Bunny Day | #BugsBunnyDay |
April 30 | International Jazz Day | #JazzDay |
April 30 | National Bubble Tea Day | #NationalBubbleTeaDay |
April 30 | National Hairstylist Appreciation Day | #HairstylistAppreciationDay |
April 30 | National Honesty Day | #NationalHonestyDay |
April 30 | National Kiss of Hope Day | #NationalKissofHopeDay |
April 30 | National Military Brats Day | #NationalMilitaryBratsDay |
April 30 | National Oatmeal Cookie Day | #NationalOatmealCookieDay |
April 30 | National Pool Opening Day | #PoolOpeningDay |
April 30 | National PrepareAthon! Day | #NationalPrepareAthonDay |
April 30 | National Raisin Day | #NationalRaisinDay |
April 30 | National Rebuilding Day | #NationalRebuildingDay |
April 30 | National Sarcoidosis Day | #NationalSarcoidosisDay |
April 30 | National Sense of Smell Day | #SenseOfSmellDay |
Sources:
timeanddate.com, nationaldaycalendar.com, en.wikipedia.org, holidayscalendar.com, nationaltoday.com, checkiday.com, brownielocks.com
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May 2022 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for May 2022 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/May-Holidays

To access the list of holidays for every month in 2022 and beyond, visit the Holidays index page.
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