National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for April 1, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
April 1, 2026 celebrates April Fools' Day, plus 7 more.
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April 1 is National Tom Foolerys Day on the National Day Calendar, and we are celebrating with harmless pranks, silly tricks, shenanigans, and, of course, tomfoolery. April 1 also happens to be the birthday of Tom Foolery, a character developed by Kalahari Resorts, home to America’s largest indoor waterparks. This is no April Fool’s joke! We are dedicating an entire day to celebrating the spirit of adventure, play, and a little bit of trickery, in all of us.
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Every year, the spring festival called Passover is celebrated for 8 days. Traditionally known as a major Jewish holiday, many Christians have also begun to take part in celebrating Passover. The date of the festival is in accordance with the first full moon in the Hebrew calendar month, Nissan. For this reason, the date changes every year.
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Childhelp National Day of Hope takes place each year during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The first Wednesday in April is set aside to ask the country to make a life-long commitment to joining the fight to end child abuse and neglect.
Read the full story →Events that occurred on April 1 throughout history
Panorama, a BBC television programme, runs a segment on the Swiss spaghetti harvest.
NASA selects its first seven astronauts who become known as the Mercury 7. They included Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Of the seven, Alan Shepard would be the first American in space. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Gus Grissom would die tragically with two other astronauts (Ed White and Roger Chaffee) when a fire erupted during a pre-launch test for the first manned Apollo 1 flight. They were the first casualties of the NASA space program.
American Motors releases the first Gremlin off the assembly line.
Australian millionaire Dick Smith towed what appeared to be a giant iceberg into Sydney Harbor. It was an accomplishment he had been promising to do for months and now he had. It was also time to chip off chunks and fill everyone’s drinks. Well, until his prank was revealed by a sudden rain that washed away fire suppression foam and shaving foam showing a small wooden mountain draped with plastic sheeting loaded on the barge.
The Taco Liberty Bell and other patriotic businesses wipe out National Debt. Or that's what the headlines would have read if their April Fool's prank had gotten carried away. Their full-page ads informed the public that the fast-food chain had purchased the national treasure to offset our nation's debt and encouraged other businesses to do the same.
National Day Calendar releases an article about the successful production of yolkless eggs.
Longer-running observances that include this date.
National Tar Syndrome Awareness Month
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Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
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National Fair Housing Month
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National Volunteer Month
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National Month Of Hope
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National Financial Literacy Month
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Stress Awareness Month
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International Guitar Month
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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National Humor Month
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National Autism Awareness Month
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Canine Fitness Month
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