April Events and Festivals

April is a great month across the world for cultural events, strange festivals and sporting championships. Plenty of the best ones are covered by Suite101's International Events Topic. Here are the ones we currently have articles and blog entries about, and more are being added all the time.

April Events, Festivals and Sporting Championships

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Buenos Aires Book Fair

Bogota, Columbia: Ferio de Libro de Bogota/ Bogota Book Festival

Valledupar, Columbia: Vallenato Music Festival (music)

England: St George’s Day

Aintree, Liverpool, England: The Grand National (sport)

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England: Shrovetide Football (sport)

London, England: The London Marathon (sport)

London, England: Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (sport)

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England: World Snooker Championships (sport)

Europe: Heineken Cup Final (rugby union)

Paris, France: Paris Marathon (sport)

Berlin, Germany: Festtage in der Staatsoper

Skiros, Greece: Feast of St George

Budapest, Hungary: Budapest Spring Festival

Kaunas, Lithuania: Kaunas Jazz Festival (music)

Vilnius, Lithuania: Uzupis National Day

Cusco, Peru: Lord of the Tremors

Lisbon, Portugal: Indie Lisboa (film)

Avila, Castilla y León, Spain: Semana Santa (Holy Week)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain: Dia di Sant Jordi (St George’s Day)

Durban, South Africa: Rathayatra/ Festival of the Chariots

Appenzell, Switzerland: Landsgemeinde

Thailand: Songkhran

Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Atlanta Dogwood Festival

Perdido Key, Florida, USA: Interstate Mullet Toss

Pleasure Island, North Carolina, USA: Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off (food)

Thomasville, Georgia, USA: Thomasville Rose Show and Festival (flower)

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA: North Carolina Azalea festival

St Thomas, US Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Carnival

More international events and festivals by month

January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December

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