April

This article is a travel topic Specific dates Germany 21 April 2007 - Night of Museums [1], Dusseldorf. Scotland 2-15 April 2007 - Edinburgh Science Festival [2], Edinburgh. Every year Fixed dates 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. Japan 29th April: Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no hi). Netherlands 30th April (or Saturday 29th if 30th falls on a Sunday): Queens Day. South Africa 27th April: Freedom Day in South Africa. In celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections in 1994. Thailand 6th April: Chakri Memorial Day is a public holiday in Thailand 13-15th April: Songkran สงกรานต์ is the Thai New Year (celebration dates are fixed, but vary slightly regionally) Spain Last week in April: Abril Feria in Seville, Spain 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, celebrated in Sweden (Valborgsmässoafton), Finland (Vappu) and Germany (Walpurgisnacht) Movable dates England Grand National at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England London Marathon, in London, England France Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France Japan 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 (金まら祭り), also known as the Iron Penis Festival, in Kawasaki, Japan Jamaica Carnival, in Jamaica USA New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, in New Orleans, USA Last weekend in April and first weekend in May. The Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo, Hawaii Carnival in US Virgin Islands External links Spanish bank holidays and festivals calendar [3] Calendar of events and festivals January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December