Day Guide for Thursday April 30th 2020 What are the holidays on April 30th 2020?

This is our day guide for Thursday April 30th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on April 30th 2020

International: Public Holiday

Information about the attempts to tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak by declaring public holidays.

Regional

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (regional): Rincon Day

An annual festival to mark the end of the harvest on Bonaire

Hong Kong: The Birthday of the Buddha

Statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998

Jordan: Labour Day (in lieu)

As Labour Day falls on a Friday in 2020, the previous Friday will be a public holiday

Macau: Buddha's Birthday

Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

Not a Public Holiday

Sint Maarten: Carnival Day

The carnival is celebrated on Queen Juliana's Birthday

South Korea: Buddha's Birthday

Lantern parades are held for Buddhas Birthday which is celebrated in late April or early May

Not a Public Holiday

Sweden: Walpurgis Night

Walpurgis Night is the night of April 30th, the eve of the feast day of Saint Walpurga

Vietnam: Reunification Day

Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon

Observances on April 30th 2020

USA: National Poem In Your Pocket Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Poem In Your Pocket Day

United Nations: International Jazz Day 

More than one billion people around the world are reached annually through International Jazz Day programs and media coverage.

USA: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

USA: National Bugs Bunny Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bugs Bunny Day

USA: National Hairstylist Appreciation Day

After we all let our locks down in lockdown, we gained a new appreciation of hair stylists.

USA: National Honesty Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Honesty Day

USA: National Oatmeal Cookie Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Oatmeal Cookie Day

USA: National Raisin Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raisin Day

USA: National Scarcoidosis Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Scarcoidosis Day

Mexico: Children's Day

This is the day when children are honored in Mexico.

International: Walpurgis Night

In parts of Northern and Eastern Europe, the Mass of Saint Walburga or Walpurgis Night is celebrated on the evening of April 30th.

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General Information for April 30th 2020
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 121 of 2020
245 days left in 2020
Week 18 of the year
On this Day in History
1973 - Nixon makes the first of three speeches on the Watergate scandal - an event mentioned in the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'.
1943 - One of the greatest anti-Nazi deceptions of the Second World War, 'Operation Mincemeat', takes place.
1918 - The SS Isleworth is sunk off the Isle of Wight.
1429 - Joan of Arc enters the Orleans army.