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See also FOOD FESTIVALS for April

APRIL IS:

• Alcohol Awareness Month (since 1987)
   
• Defeat Diabetes Month (National Diabetes Month is November)
   
• Fresh Florida Tomato Month [Florida Tomato Commission] - fresh tomatoes are harvested from every growing district in Florida in April.
  · Florida Trivia  ·  Tomato Facts ·  Tomato Quotes
  
  · Tomato Kitchen Tips  ·  Tomatoes and Taxes
   
• Global Child Nutrition Month
  · [Global Child Nutrition Foundation]
  · Food Scarcity & Hunger Articles
   
• National B.L.T. Month
  · Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich Trivia
   
• National Garden Month [National Gardening Assoc]
  · Garden Quotes
   
• National Grange Month [National Grange - advocates for rural America and Agriculture]
   
• Grilled Cheese Month  (origin unknown)
  · International Grilled Cheese
   
• National Pecan Month [Nat’l Pecan Shellers Assn]
  · Pecan Facts & Trivia  · A Nut from America
   
• National Soft Pretzel Month
  · History of the Pretzel
  · Soft Pretzel Recipe  · Another Pretzel Recipe
   
• National Soyfoods Month (Began in 1996 by the Soyfoods Assn of North America)
  · Soybean Facts & Trivia
   

VARIABLE DATE EVENTS

DAYS

• Easter Sunday (April 4, 2021) (can be March or April).
   
• International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day (moved to October)
   
• National Arbor Day [Arbor Day Foundation]
  (April 30, 2021 - last Friday in April - many states observe different dates according to best local tree planting times)
   
• National Banana Day  (April 21, 2021 - 3rd Wed)
  · Banana Trivia and Facts
   
• National Burrito Day (April 1, 2021 - 1st Thurs)
  · Burrito Recipes
   
• [Bermuda Peppercorn Ceremony] (April 24, 2021 - usually held on the Wednesday closest to St. George’s Day, April 23).  A major annual ceremonial event in St. George, when the Governor officially receives one Peppercorn from a Freemason official. In 1816 Bermuda's capital moved from St. George to Hamilton City. The old stone State House, built in 1619, was given to the Freemasons for an annual rent of One Peppercorn.
   
• [World Fish Migration Day] (Next date is May 21, 2022) To create awareness of the importance of open rivers and migratory fish.
   

WEEKS

• Egg Salad Week in 2021 is April 5-10 (week after Easter, March or April) Dedicated to the many delicious uses for all of the Easter eggs that have been cooked, colored, hidden and found.
   
• National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021)
    [American Library Association]
   
• National Public Health Week: April 5-11, 2021 (1st full week in April) [American Public Health Assoc.]
   
• National Procrastination Week was last month
   
• Stewardship Week - April 25-May 2, 2021 (last Sun in April to 1st Sun in May) [Nat’l Assoc. of Conservation Districts] To encourage conserving natural resources for our future. 2021 Theme is 'Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities'
   
• UK: British Cheese Weekender (April 23-25, 2021) [Specialist Cheesemakers Assoc] Online cheese festival.
   
• [UK Coffee Week (April - May , 2021 - Can be in April or May).  COFFEE WEEK HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO OCTOBER - NEW DATES TO FOLLOW.  The nation’s largest celebration of coffee, all for a good cause.
   
• UK: National Gardening Week: April 26-May 2, 2021  [Royal Horticultural Society]  Encouraging gardners to share their love of gardening.