What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in April 2024 you might want to consider building content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.

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We put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for all of 2024! Download our 2024 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference observances and fill in goals, accomplishments and ideas throughout the year. 

Please keep in mind that this is not meant to be a full list of observances and we encourage you to check with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or free GSM network. Other helpful resources for additional observances include List of National Days, National Today, Ready.Gov’s Preparedness Calendar, NWS Awareness and Preparedness Calendar, or the United Nations List of International Days and Weeks.

Observed in the month of April

• Animal Cruelty Prevention Month
• Arab-American Heritage Month
• Autism Awareness Month
• Black Women’s History Month
• Canine Fitness Month
• Car Care Month
• Celebrate Diversity Month
• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Distracted Driving Awareness Month
• Earth Month
• Fair Housing Month
• Genocide Awareness Month
• Keep America Beautiful Month
• Multicultural Communications Month
• National Alcohol Awareness Month
• National Deaf History Month
• National Donate Life Month
• National Garden Month
• National Minority Health Month
• National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
• National Safe Digging Month
• National Social Security Month
• National Volunteer Month
• Physical Wellness Month
• Records and Information Management Month
• Sikh Heritage Month (Canada)
• School Library Month
• Scottish-American Heritage Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Stress Awareness Month

Weeks observed in April

• 1-7: National Public Health Week
• 2-8: International Dark Sky Week
• 4-9: National Wildlife Week
• 6-14: National Robotics Week
• 7-13: National Dog Bite Prevention Week
• 7-13: National Library Week
• 14-20: National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
• 14-20: National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
• 15-21: World Creativity & Innovation Week
• 17-21: National Work Zone Awareness Week
• 19-23: National Environmental Education Week
• 20-28: National Park Week
• 20-May 2: Ridvan Festival
• 21-27: Administrative Professionals Week
• 21-27: National Crime Victim’s Rights Week
• 21-27: National Volunteer Week
• 22-26: Every Kid Healthy Week
• 22-29: National Infant Immunization Week
• 22-26: National Youth Violence Prevention Week
• 22-30: Passover
• 24-28: National Playground Safety Week
• 24-30: World Immunization Week
• 28-May 4: Canadian Children’s Book Week
• 28-May 4: National Small Business Week
• 28-May 4: Preservation Week

Days observed in April

• 1: April Fool’s Day
• 1: Assyrian New Year
• 1: Easter Monday
• 1: U.S. Air Force Academy Day
• 1: White House Easter Egg Roll
• 2: International Children’s Book Day
• 2: SAAM Day of Action
• 2: World Autism Awareness Day
• 3: #SafePlaceSelfie Day
• 3: World Aquatic Animal Day
• 4: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
• 4: National School Librarian Day
• 5: National Self-Care Day
• 6: Army Day
• 6: Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
• 6: National Student-Athlete Day
• 7: International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
• 7: World Health Day
• 8: National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
• 9: Eid al-Fitr
• 9: National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
• 9: National Library Workers Day
• 10: National Library Outreach Day
• 10: National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
• 11: National Pet Day
• 11: World Parkinson’s Day
• 12: Day of Silence
• 12: International Day for Human Space Flight
• 13: International Plant Appreciation Day
• 13: National Catch and Release Day
• 14: Air Force Reserve Birthday
• 14: National Donate a Book Day
• 14: National Gardening Day
• 14: National Look Up at the Sky Day
• 15: Tax Day
• 15: Titanic Remembrance Day
• 15: World Art Day
• 16: National Librarian Day
• 16: Save the Elephant Day
• 17: International Bat Appreciation Day
• 17: Youth Homelessness Matters Day
• 18: Support Teen Literature Day
• 20: Healthy Kids Day
• 20: Volunteer Recognition Day
• 21: Thank You for Libraries Day
• 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day
• 22: Earth Day
• 23: Army Reserve Birthday
• 23: Canada Book Day
• 23: National Picnic Day
• 23: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• 24: Administrative Professionals Day
• 24: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
• 24: Secretary Day
• 25: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
• 25: World Penguin Day
• 26: Audubon Day
• 26: Arbor Day
• 26: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
• 26: World Intellectual Property Day
• 27: Marine Mammal Rescue Day
• 27: National Go Birding Day
• 27: National Pool Opening Day
• 28: National Pet Parents Day
• 28: National Superhero Day
• 28: Occupational Safety & Health Day
• 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
• 30: National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day

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