This is a calendar of events and festivals for the month of '''April'''.

Global

Australia

  • 25th April: '''ANZAC Day''', a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand. Dawn and morning commemorative services at war memorials and other places in both countries as well as in Gallipoli in Turkey.
  • Cambodia

  • '''Buddha's birthday''': The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing beyond life and death are all celebrated in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand, on the 15th day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar - which is usually in April according to the Gregorian calendar.
  • Finland

  • 30th April: '''Vappu'''
  • France

  • '''[http://www.festival-cannes.fr/ Cannes Film Festival]''' in Cannes
  • Germany

  • 30th April: '''Walpurgisnacht'''
  • 21 April 2007: '''Night of Museums''' [http://www.nacht-der-museen.de/], Dusseldorf.
  • Jamaica

  • '''[http://www.jamaicacarnival.com/table_events.html Carnival]'''
  • Japan

  • 29th April: '''Greenery Day''' (__________ ''Midori no hi'').
  • The starting day of '''Golden Week''' in Japan, an extremely popular time to travel ? best avoided as transport and accommodations are often booked solid.
  • Early April: '''Kanamara Matsuri''' (__________), also known as the '''Iron Penis Festival''', in Kawasaki, Japan
  • Early to mid-April: '''Cherry Blossom Festival''' held throughout Japan, with Kyoto and Yoshino being the best locations.
  • Lesotho

  • Early April: '''Morija Arts & Cultural Festival''', [http://www.morijafest.com] in Morija
  • Myanmar

  • Mid-April: '''Thingyan Water Festival'''
  • Netherlands

  • 30th April (or Saturday 29th if 30th falls on a Sunday): '''Queens Day'''.
  • New Zealand

  • 25th April: '''ANZAC Day''', a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand. Dawn and morning commemorative services at war memorials and other places in both countries as well as in Gallipoli in Turkey.
  • South Africa

  • Early April: '''Tulbagh Goes Dutch''', [http://www.tulbaghtourism.org.za] in Tulbagh in the Cape Winelands
  • Mid April: '''National Science Festival''', [http://www.scifest.org.za/] in Grahamstown
  • 27th April: '''Freedom Day''' (''Public holiday'') in South Africa. In celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections in 1994.
  • Late April: '''Cheese Festival''', [http://www.cheesefestival.co.za/]. Normally held on one of the cheese/wine farms surrounding Paarl
  • Late April: '''Olive Festival''', [http://www.patourism.co.za/olive%20festival.htm] in Prince Albert
  • Late April: '''Pink Loerie Mardi Gras''', [http://www.pinkloerie.com/] gay festival in Knysna
  • Late April: '''Lusito Land Festival''', [http://www.lusitoland.co.za] annual fund raiser event for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped with a distinct Portuguese flavour, at Wemmer Pan in Johannesburg
  • Spain

  • Last week in April: '''Abril Feria''' in Seville
  • April 23rd: Autonomous Community of Castilla & Leon regional day. Is a bank holiday in the cities and provinces of: Avila, Burgos, Leon, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, Zamora.
  • Sweden

  • 30th April: '''Walpurgis Night'''
  • Thailand

  • 6th April: '''Chakri Memorial Day''' is a public holiday
  • 13-15th April: '''Songkran''' (????????) is the Thai New Year (celebration dates are fixed, but vary slightly regionally)
  • United Kingdom

  • '''[http://www.aintree.co.uk/ Grand National]''' at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England
  • '''[http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/ London Marathon]''', in London, England
  • 2-15 April 2007: '''Edinburgh Science Festival''' [http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/], in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • United States of America

  • Early April: '''Merrie Monarch Festival''', [http://www.merriemonarchfestival.org/] in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Early April: '''Cherry Blossom Festival''', [http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org] in Washington D.C. and others cities.
  • Early April: '''New Orleans Spring Fiesta''', [http://www.springfiesta.com/] in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Mid April: '''Boston Marathon''', [http://www.bostonmarathon.org/] the world's oldest marathon held annually in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Last weekend in April and first weekend in May: '''New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival''', [http://www.nojazzfest.com/] in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Late April: '''Kentucky Derby Festival''', [http://www.kdf.org] in Louisville, Kentucky
  • '''Carnival''' in the Virgin Islands.