Monthly Celebrations
- Date Your Mate Month
- Foster Care Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Re-commitment Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
Weekly Celebrations
- Nurse’s Week – first week of month
- Wildflower Week – week two
- National Bike Week – third week
- National Police Week – third week of month
- Emergency Medical Services Week – fourth week of month
Daily Holidays and Bizarre Days
- 1 May Day
- 1 Loyalty Day
- 1 Mother Goose Day
- 1 Save the Rhino Day
- 2 Baby Day
- 2 Brothers and Sisters Day
- 3 International Tuba Day (First Friday in May)
- 3 Lumpy Rug Day
- 3 Space Day (First Friday in May)
- 3 World Press Freedom Day
- 4 Bird Day
- 4 National Candied Orange Peel Day
- 4 Renewal Day
- 4 Star Wars Day
- 5 Cinco de Mayo
- 5 National Hoagie Day
- 5 Oyster Day
- 6 Beverage Day
- 6 National Tourist Appreciation Day
- 6 National Nurses Day
- 6 No Diet Day
- 7 National Teachers Day (Tuesday of the first full week of May)
- 7 National Tourism Day
- 8 Iris Day
- 8 National Receptionist Day (The second Wednesday in May)
- 8 No Socks Day
- 8 School Nurses Day (The Wednesday during Nurse’s Week)
- 8 V-E Day
- 8 World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day
- 9 Lost Sock Memorial Day
- 9 National Train Day (Date may vary)
- 10 Clean up Your Room Day
- 10 Military Spouses Day (The Friday before Mother’s Day)
- 11 Birth Mother’s Day (Saturday before Mother’s Day)
- 11 Eat What You Want Day
- 11 International Migratory Bird Day (The second Saturday in May)
- 11 Twilight Zone Day
- 12 Fatigue Syndrome Day
- 12 International Nurses Day
- 12 Limerick Day
- 13 Frog Jumping Day
- 13 Leprechaun Day
- 12 Mother’s Day (Second Sunday)
- 14 Dance Like a Chicken Day
- 15 National Chocolate Chip Day
- 15 Police Officer’s Memorial Day
- 16 Love a Tree Day
- 16 National Sea Monkey Day
- 16 Wear Purple for Peace Day
- 17 National Bike to Work Day (Third Friday of month)
- 17 Pack Rat Day
- 18 Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday of month)
- 18 International Museum Day
- 18 No Dirty Dishes Day
- 18 Visit Your Relatives Day
- 19 Boy’s Club Day
- 20 Be a Millionaire Day
- 20 Pick Strawberries Day
- 21 National Memo Day
- 21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day
- 22 Buy a Musical Instrument Day
- 23 Lucky Penny Day
- 24 National Escargot Day
- 25 International Jazz Day (Saturday of Memorial Day weekend)
- 25 National Missing Children’s Day
- 25 Tap Dance Day
- 26 Sally Ride Day
- 27 Memorial Day
- 27 Sun Screen Day
- 28 Amnesty International Day
- 29 Learn About Composting Day
- 30 Water a Flower Day
- 31 National Macaroon Day
- 31 Save Your Hearing Day
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
Source: Holiday Insights