So, we have April Fools Day, Passover, and Easter. What else will be trending on social media in April? Now is the time to plan ahead and take advantage of what will be trending so you can get extra exposure for your business.
I publish this every month so you can brainstorm how you can “spin” your marketing message to benefit from what’s trending on social media. You may even get some event ideas!
These are just some of the observance and awareness days. For the full list, visit these sites:
These calendars offer some links to details on the observances that might help you if you’re blogging. And don’t forget those silly, but useful hashtags that trend on Twitter regularly!
Most of these will have hashtags. Be careful with apostrophes. Hashtags work only with letters and numbers. As soon as you add a space or a symbol, it ends the hashtag.
Here’s what’s going to be trending in April:
April is National ________ Month:
- National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Month
- National Month of Hope (#NationalHopeMonth)
- Financial Literacy Month
- National Canine Fitness Month
- Food Health Awareness Month
- Minority Health Awareness
- National Internship Awareness Month
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Awareness Month
- National Donate Life Awareness Month
- National Cannabis Awareness Month
- Month of the Military Child
- International Guitar Month
- Keep America Beautiful Month
- Lawn and Garden Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Decorating Month
- National Humor Month
- National Jazz Appreciation Month
- National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
- National Poetry Month
- National Pecan Month
- National Volunteer Month
- National Welding Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
- Stress Awareness Month
- World Landscape Architecture Month
Weeks:
- Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week – First Week in April
- National Public Health Week – First Full Week
- National Wildlife Week – Changes Annually – April 3-9
- World Music Therapy Week – April 10-15
- Pan American Week – Always week of April 14th
- National Student Employment Week – Second Full Week
- National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 23-29
- National Library Week – April 23-29
- National Infant Immunization Week – Last Week in April
- National Volunteer Week – Last Week
- Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – Last Full Week
- Administrative Professionals Week – Last Full Week
- Every Kid Healthy Week – Last Week
- Sky Awareness Week – Last Week
Days:
1 – April Fools Day
National 1 Cent Day
Take Down Tobacco Day of Action
National IEP Writing Day – for Special Education
2 – Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
Autism Awareness Day
International Children’s Book Day
Reconciliation Day
ChildHelp National Day of Hope – First Wednesday of April
National Handmade Day
3 – Find a Rainbow Day
World Party Day
International Pillow Fight Day
National Walking Day
4 – School Librarian Day
Vitamin C Day
National Burrito Day
5 – Go for Broke Day
Love our Children Day – 1st Saturday in April
Play Outside Day – 1st Saturday of Every Month
Gold Star Spouses Day
National Handmade Day – 1st Saturday in April
6 – National Student-Athlete Day
National Employee Benefits Day – changes annually
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 – National Beer Day
No Housework Day
Girl Me Too Day
World Health Day
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 2019
8 – National Zoo Lovers Day
National Library Workers Day – Tuesday of National Library Week
9 – National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
Winston Churchill Day
National Library Outreach Day – Wednesday of National Library Week
10 – National Encourage a Young Writer Day
National Siblings Day
National Erase Self-Negativity Day
National Farm Animals Day
11 – National Pet Day
National Living Donor Day
National Submarine Day
12 – National Only Child Day
National Donate Live Blue & Green Day
Passover – begins at sunset
13 – National Scrabble Day
National Thomas Jefferson Day
14 – National Gardening Day
National Dolphin Day
National Pecan Day
National Reach as High as You Can Day
Pan American Day
15 – Titanic Remembrance Day
World Art Day
Tax Day
16 – National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
World Voice Day
17 – National Ellis Island Family History Day
Holy Thursday / Maudy Thursday
Get to Know Your Customers Day – 3rd Thursday of Each Quarter
National High Five Day – 3rd Thursday in April
18 – National Animal Crackers Day
Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day – 3rd Friday in April
19 – National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
20 – National Look Alike Day
National Auctioneers Day – 3rd Saturday in April
Volunteer Recognition Day
Easter / Eastern Orthodox Easter
21 – Kindergarten Day
22 – Earth Day
23 – Talk Like Shakespeare Day
National Picnic Day
National Take a Chance Day
English Language Day
National Lost Dogs Awareness Day
24 – National Administrative Professionals’ Day
National Bucket List Day
National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day – 4th Thursday in April
25 – National DNA Day
National Telephone Day
World Malaria Day
International Sculpture Day
National Teach Children To Save Day
National Historic Marker Day – Last Friday in April
Arbor Day – Last Friday in April
26 – National Audubon Day
Celebrate Trails Day – Go Hiking! – 4th Saturday in April
Denim Day
National Kids and Pets Day
National Pretzel Day
World Intellectual Property Day
National First Ladies Day – Last Saturday in April
Rebuilding Day – Last Saturday in April
National Pool Opening Day – Last Saturday in April
27 – National Tell a Story Day
Independent Bookstore Day
National Kiss of Hope Day
28 – National Superhero Day
Global Pay it Forward Day
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
National Pet Parents Day
29 – International Dance Day
National Peace Rose Day
World Veterinary Day
30 – National Honesty Day
Stop Food Waste Day – Last Wednesday in April
Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
National Hairstylist Appreciation Day
