2026

💈 National BARBERSHOP QUARTET Day 2026 – Apr 11

Harmonizing wonderful melodies and entertaining since the 1800s.

🍬 National LICORICE Day 2026 – Apr 12

Black licorice & licorice candy lovers unite over this common food ingredient with so many health benefits.

🔠 National SCRABBLE Day 2026 – Apr 13

Celebrating the birthday of Scrabble’s inventor. This beloved word-based board game is played all over the W-O-R-L-D.

🍌 National BANANA Day 2026 – Apr 15

Such an iconic, respected, and versatile fruit merits its own national day that’s worth goin’ BANANAS for!

🤟 National ASL Day 2026 – Apr 15

Over 466 million people in the world have debilitating hearing loss – that’s 5% of the population. American Sign Language is a form of signing that helps adults & children communicate in a rich and meaningful way.

🐘 SAVE the ELEPHANT Day 2026 – Apr 16

Stand tall for these ancient guardians with big ears & TRUNK-loads of trouble; let’s make poaching extinct! Every tusk counts so give elephants a hand (or a trunk!) and protect these ELEPH-antastic gentle giants.

🕺 National DANCE Week 2026 – Apr 17-26

From ballet to breakdance, don’t miss a beat & move your feet. Twirl, dip, spin, shake, shimmy, shine, and dance ’til you drop like nobody’s watching! Catch some dance fever: DANCE Week is here!

🦁 National ANIMAL CRACKERS Day 2026 – Apr 18

🦍 You don’t have to be a wee tyke to enjoy delicious, crispy, sweet animal-shaped cookie crackers. 🐻

🗿 World HERITAGE Day 2026 – Apr 18

World HERITAGE Day (COMING SOON)

🍙 National RICE BALL Day 2026 – Apr 19

Rice up your life with the perfect bite-sized deliciousness. Rice balls deliver endless sweet or savory, vegetarian or meat-filled possibilities.

🌾 NORTH DAKOTA Day 2026 – Apr 19

Celebrating where the Great Plains meet the rugged Badlands with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 39th state to join the USA.

🧒 National KINDERGARTEN Day 2026 – Apr 21

Celebrating the birthday of the educator who helped develop one of modern childhood’s milestones.

🌟 ALEX Day 2026 – Apr 21

An occasion to wish those with the name ALEX a perfect day. Be proud of your special moniker, ancestry, and personal heritage!

🌪️ OKLAHOMA Day 2026 – Apr 22

Celebrating the land of the Red People and the open plains with the historical founding of the Oklahoman Indian Territory by the Sooners and its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 46th state to join the USA.