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What is celebrated on April 30?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Thursday, April 30. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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13 unique authority records

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0 stable or rule-calculated

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0 edition-specific

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6 explicit country-scope records

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1 reviewed in-depth guides

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Major global guides on April 30

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A reviewed starting point drawn from prominent global observances with strong institutional or organizer provenance. Selection does not change each record’s official status or scope.

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International Jazz Day

30 April · UNESCO / international observance

UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 39

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Topics represented on April 30

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All observances on this date

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Beltane / Beltane Fire Festival

30 April 2026 for Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival; traditional Beltane marks the start of summer around 1 May · Scottish/Celtic seasonal tradition and modern Edinburgh festival

Forever Edinburgh documents the 30 April 2026 Beltane Fire Festival as a modern reinterpretation of an ancient Iron Age Celtic ritual celebrating the first signs of summer.

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International Jazz Day

30 April · UNESCO / international observance

UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 39

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National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

30 April · United States / animal-adoption awareness usage

ASPCA material identifies April 30 as National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, and a municipal animal shelter calendar also schedules the 2026 observance on April 30.

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National Animal Advocacy Day

30 April · United States / animal-protection advocacy observance

The ASPCA explicitly promotes National Animal Advocacy Day on 30 April, and New York legislative resolutions provide additional civic recognition.

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National Bubble Tea Day

30 April · United States / Kung Fu Tea-created bubble-tea celebration

Kung Fu Tea states that it founded National Bubble Tea Day on April 30, 2018, its eighth birthday.

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National Bugs Bunny Day

30 April · United States / informal animation and pop-culture observance

National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Bugs Bunny Day on April 30 as an annually recurring informal observance.

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National Military Brats Day

30 April · United States / unofficial recognition day for current and former children of military personnel

Military Brats Registry documents naming 30 April each year as the unofficial Military Brats Day and its 2016 effort to add the day to National Day Calendar; a U.S. Army article independent…

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National Mr. Potato Head Day

30 April · United States toy-history and pop-culture appreciation / Mr. Potato Head advertising anniversary anchor

PBS American Experience documents 30 April 1952 as the launch of the first television advertising campaign for Mr. Potato Head; an independent observance reference uses that 30 April annive…

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National Raisin Day

30 April · United States / informal food observance documented by the Sun-Maid grower cooperative

Sun-Maid Growers of California explicitly identified April 30 as National Raisin Day in its 2021 first-party campaign announcement.

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National Therapy Animal Day

30 April annually · Pet Partners / therapy-animal community

Pet Partners states that it created National Therapy Animal Day and that April 30 is National Therapy Animal Day, recognizing therapy animals and their handlers.

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Our Lady of Africa

30 April · Catholic / Missionaries of Africa and Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa patronal feast

Missionaries of Africa and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa identify April 30 as the feast/patronal feast of Our Lady of Africa.

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Poem in Your Pocket Day

30 April 2026 · United States and participating communities; Academy of American Poets National Poetry Month program

The Academy of American Poets identifies Poem in Your Pocket Day on 30 April 2026 as part of National Poetry Month.

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Walpurgis Night

30 April · Swedish spring tradition; practices vary across countries and communities

Visit Sweden identifies Walpurgis Night on 30 April as a major Swedish tradition welcoming spring.

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