April is a cracking month for content, with a ton of eggciting dates to add into your marketing strategy!

(Is there a limit on how many Easter puns we can put in here?)

Here’s your complete list of all the key marketing dates in April you need for your diary and a healthy dose of content ideas to help get you started…

Throughout April:

Stress Awareness Month

Earth Month

Alcohol Awareness Month

Autism Acceptance Month

Parkinson’s Awareness Month

April week 1:

1st April: April Fool’s Day

• Time to get plotting your best pranks! Set up a react cam in the office to capture the laughs and share on your socials
• Plan a prank on your audience, announce a fake produce or share an untrue fact
• Change something in your branding or hide something on your website and hold a competition with your audience to see who can find it first

1st April: Sourdough Bread Day

4th April: International Carrot Day

10th April: Siblings Day

11th April: National Pet Day

• Everyone LOVES a pet pic, so share your cutest, funniest snaps from your pets
• Ask your audience to post their own pet pics
• Share local animal shelters or charities that you support or offer to volunteer with your team

11th April: Cheese Fondue Day

16th April: National Eggs Benedict Day

• Share your favourite recipe or delicious snaps of this beloved dish
• If you’re a restaurant or cafe, offer special discounts on certain dishes
• Ask your audience to share their best eggs benedict creations

19th April: Bicycle Day

21st April: National Tea Day

• This one is a chance to really stir the pot – start a poll asking your audience what comes first,  the milk or the tea?
• Share a fun pic of your team cheering with your favourite cuppa
• Ask your audience to share their favourite mug, or ask their favourite biscuit to accompany their cuppa

21st April: Easter Monday

• Wish your audience a happy Easter!
• Hold a virtual or on-premises easter egg hunt and share clues across your socials
• Host a egg-painting contest within your team and have your audience vote on the winners

22nd April: Earth Day

23rd April: St George’s Day

If you’re struggling for ideas to fill up your content calendar this April, get in touch and let’s chat about how we can conjure captivating content together!