05 Apr April 2012 Holidays and Obscure Observances

Here are the April 2012 Holidays. I don’t make them up; I just report them. Strange as some of them may be, there are some excellent opportunities to incorporate these into your sales and specials to lure in new business. Get crazy. Get creative.

Monthly Observances

• Amateur Radio Month
• National Humor Month
• Car Care Month
• Couple Appreciation Month
• Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
• International Guitar Month
• Keep America Beautiful Month
• Holy Humor Month
• National Kite Month
• Straw Hat Month
• Lawn and Garden Month
• National Poetry Month
• National Pecan Month
• National Welding Month
• Records and Information Management Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Southern Belles Month

Weekly Observances

• Week 1 Library Week
• Week 1 Read a Road Map Week.
• Week 1 Laugh At Work Week
• Week 1 Alcohol Free Weekend (3-5)
• Week 2 Garden Week
• Week 2 National Personal Training Month (12-18)
• Week 3 Egg Salad Week (13-19)
• Week 3 Organize Your Files Week
• Week 3 Medical Labs Week
• Week 4 Administrative Assistants Week
• Week 4 National Karaoke Week
• January 1 – New Year’s Day

• April 1 – April Fool’s Day
• April 1 – International Fun at Work Day
• April 1 – International Tatting Day
• April 1 – National Sourdough Bread Day
• April 2 – Children’s Book Day
• April 2 – National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
• April 2 – Reconciliation Day
• April 3 – National Chocolate Mousse Day
• April 4 – Hug a Newsman Day
• April 4 – School Librarian Day
• April 4 – National Cordon Bleu Day
• April 6 – National Walk to Work Day
• April 7 – Caramel Popcorn Day
• April 7 – No Housework Day
• April 7 – World Health Day
• April 8 – Easter
• April 9 – Winston Churchill Day
• April 10 – Golfer’s Day
• April 10 – National Sibling Day
• April 11 – Eight Track Tape Day
• April 11 – Barbershop Quartet Day
• April 11 – National Submarine Day
• April 13 – Scrabble Day
• April 14 – Ex-Spouse Day
• April 14 – International Moment of Laughter Day
• April 14 – National Pecan Day
• April 15 – Titanic Remembrance Day
• April 16 – National Eggs Benedict Day
• April 16 – National Librarian Day
• April 16 – National Stress Awareness Day
• April 16 – Patriot’s Day
• April 17 – National Cheeseball Day
• April 17 – Pet Owners Independence Day
• April 18 – International Juggler’s Day
• April 18 – Newspaper Columnist Day
• April 19 – National Garlic Day
• April 19 – National High Five Day
• April 20 – Look Alike Day
• April 20 – Volunteer Recognition Day
• April 21 – Kindergarten Day
• April 22 – Girl Scout Leader Day
• April 22 – National Jelly Bean Day
• April 23 – Lover’s Day
• April 23 – National Zucchini Bread Day
• April 23 – Take A Chance Day
• April 23 – World Laboratory Day
• April 24 – Pig in a Blanket Day
• April 25 – East Meets West Day
• April 25 – Secretary’s Day
• April 25 – World Penguin Day
• April 26 – Hug an Australian Day
• April 26 – National Pretzel Day
• April 26 – Take Your Daughter to Work
• April 27 – Babe Ruth Day
• April 27 – National Prime Rib Day
• April 27 – Tell A Story Day
• April 28 – Great Poetry Reading Day
• April 28 – Kiss Your Mate Day
• April 29 – Greenery Day
• April 29 – National Shrimp Scampi Day
• April 30 – Hairstyle Appreciation Day
• April 30 – National Honesty Day