What will you celebrate in May?
As I’ve mentioned before, our library likes to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations, as well as the birthdays of famous people and authors/illustrators. For our display, I also include the birthdays of our students and faculty.
Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars I receive from publishers.
It is always fun to plan special events around some of the crazy/wacky days. I’d love to hear how you celebrate some of these days.
Month:
Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
Lupus Awareness Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Hamburger Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Correct Your Posture Month
International Drum Month
National Asparagus Month
National Dental Care Awareness Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Motorcycle Awareness Month
National Mental Health Awareness Month
National Wild Fire Awareness Month
National Brain Cancer and Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Chamber Music Month
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
National Egg Month
National Get Caught Reading Month
National Inventor’s Month
National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
National Mediterranean Diet Month – link
National Photography Month
National Preservation Month
National Salsa Month
National Strawberry Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
National Water Safety Month
Melanoma Awareness Month
National Moving Month
Weekly Celebrations:
National Pet Week – First Sunday through Monday of May
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week – First Sunday through Saturday of May
Public Service Recognition Week – Begins First Sunday of May
Small Business Week – First Week in May
National Wildflower Week: First Full Week of May
Choose Privacy Week: First Full Week of May
Screen-Free Week: First Full Week of May
National Hospital Week – First Full Week of May
Teacher Appreciation Week – First Monday through Friday in May
Nurses Week: May 6th – May 12th
Wildflower Week – week two
National Etiquette Week – Begins the Monday of the Second Full Week
National Salvation Army Week – Second Full Week
Bike to Work Week – Second Work Week
Police Week: Week of May 15th
Public Works Week: Week of May 15th
National Bike Week – third week
National Emergency Medical Services Week: May 19-25
May, 2019 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
1 May Day
1 National Chocolate Parfait Day
1 Law Day
2 National Day of Prayer – First Thursday in May
2 World Password Day – First Thursday in May
2 Baby Day
3 International Tuba Day – first Friday in May
3 Space Day – first Friday in May
3 National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
3 National Chocolate Custard Day
3 National Raspberry Pop Over Day
May 4th
4 National Weather Observers Day
4 National Candied Orange Peel Day
4 Bird Day
4 National Fitness Day – First Saturday in May
4 National Scrapbook Day – First Saturday in May
4 National Start Seeing Monarchs Day – First Saturday in May
4 Free Comic Book Day – First Saturday in May
5 Ramadan – begins at sundown, date varies
5 National Lemonade Day – First Sunday in May
6 National Tourist Appreciation Day
7 National Teacher’s Day – Tuesday of first full week of May
8 National Coconut Cream Pie Day
8 National Receptionists’ Day – Second Wednesday in May
8 National Third Shift Workers Day – Second Wednesday in May
8 National School Nurse Day – Wednesday of National Nurses Week
8 National Bike To School Day – Changes Annually May 8, 2019
8 Iris Day
8 V-E Day
8 World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day
9 National Butterscotch Brownie Day
10 Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother’s Day
11 Birth Mother’s Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day
11 International Migratory Bird Day the second Saturday in May
11 National Train Day– Saturday closest to May 10th
11 National Windmill Day – the second Saturday in May
11 National Babysitter’s Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day
11 National Archery Day – Second Saturday in May
11 National Miniature Golf Day – Second Saturday in May
11 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day – Second Saturday in May
12 National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
12 Mother’s Day – Second Sunday in May
12 Lilac Sunday second Sunday in May
13 National Fruit Cocktail Day
13 National Women’s Checkup Day – Second Monday in May
14 National Decency Day *
14 National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
15 National Chocolate Chip Day
15 Police Officer’s Memorial Day
15 National Nylon Stocking Day
16 National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day
17 National Bike to Work Day – third Friday of month
17 Pack Rat Day
17 National Cherry Cobbler Day
17 National Endangered Species Day – Third Friday in May
17 National Pizza Party Day – Third Friday in May
17 NASCAR Day – Third Friday in May
18 National Cheese Soufflé Day
18 National Learn to Swim Day – Third Saturday in May
18 Armed Forces Day – third Saturday of month
19 World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day
19 National Devil’s Food Cake Day
19 Take Your Parents To The Playground Day – Third Sunday in May
20 National Quiche Lorraine Day
21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day
21 National American Red Cross Founder’s Day
21 National Strawberries and Cream Day
22 National Vanilla Pudding Day
22 Emergency Medical Services for Children Day– Wednesday of Emergency Medical Service Week
22 Buy a Musical Instrument Day
24 National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
24 National Scavenger Hunt Day
24 Don’t Fry Friday – Friday before Memorial Day
25 International Jazz Day – Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.
25 National Missing Children’s Day
26 National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
27 Memorial Day last Monday of month.
27 National Cellophane Tape Day
27 National Grape Popsicle Day
29 National Senior Health & Fitness Day – Last Wednesday in May
30 National Water a Flower Day
30 National Hole In My Bucket Day
30 Loomis Day – look this one up, it’s kind of cool
30 World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 National Speak in Sentences Day
31 National Heat Awareness Day – Last Friday in May
What Day in May are you most excited to celebrate?
