- Number of holidays
- 12
- Day of the year
- 110
- Days left in the year
- 255
420 is the counterculture holiday whose origin is traced to a group of San Rafael, California, high school students in 1971 who coined “4:20” as a meeting time to search for an abandoned cannabis crop — the code spreading globally across the following decades. Chinese Language Day was established by the UN in 2010 to celebrate Mandarin Chinese as one of the organization’s six official languages, anchored to the legendary birthday of Cangjie, the inventor of Chinese characters. International Cli-Fi Day was created to celebrate climate fiction — novels, films, and stories that use speculative storytelling to explore climate consequences. National Cheddar Fries Day celebrates the loaded fry topped with melted cheddar, a dish that migrated from ballpark concession stands to restaurant menus in the 1980s. Tones, smoke signals, melting ice, and melted cheese.
All Holidays On April 20
Chinese Language Day
420
International Cli-Fi Day
Lima Bean Respect Day
Look Alike Day
National Bunion Day
National Cheddar Fries Day
National Death Doula Day
National Library Workers Day
National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
UN Chinese Language Day
Volunteer Recognition Day
About April 20
April 20 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on April 20?
On April 20, 420 is the most globally recognized observance on the date, a counterculture cannabis holiday traced to a 1971 San Rafael, California, student group. Chinese Language Day is the most significant international linguistic celebration, established by the UN in 2010, and National Cheddar Fries Day is the most recognized U.S. food observance.
What countries celebrate holidays on April 20?
April 20 observances span the UN’s Mandarin-speaking community worldwide (Chinese Language Day), and the U.S., which hosts 420, National Cheddar Fries Day, and International Cli-Fi Day. Lima Bean Respect Day celebrates a crop with Peruvian origins observed globally.
What awareness days are on April 20?
April 20 includes International Cli-Fi Day, which promotes climate fiction as a tool for public engagement with climate change, and National Death Doula Day, which honors the end-of-life professionals who support the dying and their families.
