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May is Awareness Month For:
- Asian American Month
- Date Your Mate Month
- Foster Care Month
- Gifts from the Garden Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Mystery Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photography Month
- National Recommitment Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
- Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Weekly Celebrations:
- Be Kind to Animals Week -First full week of month
- Nurse's Week - first full 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
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May, 2021 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
- May 1
Hawaiian Lei Day
Loyalty Day
May Day
Mother Goose Day
Save the Rhino Day
- May 2
Baby Day
Brothers and Sisters Day
- May 3
Garden Meditation Day
Lumpy Rug Day
National Teacher's Day - Tuesday of first full week of May
World Press Freedom Day
- May 4
Bike to School Day - First Wednesday in May
Bird Day
National Candied Orange Peel Day
Renewal Day
Star Wars Day
- May 5
Cartoonist Day
Cinco de Mayo
National Hoagie Day
Oyster Day
- May 6
Beverage Day
Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day - Friday before Mother's Day
International Tuba Day - first Friday in May
Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother's Day
National Tourist Appreciation Day
National Nurses Day
No Diet Day
Space Day - first Friday in May
- May 7
Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
Free Comic Book Day - first Saturday in May
Herb Day - first Saturday in May
Kentucky Derby Day - first Saturday in May
National Babysitters Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
National Day of Prayer
National Fitness Day - first Saturday in May
National Tourism Day
National Train Day- Saturday closest to May 10th
- May 8
Iris Day
Lilac Sunday second Sunday in May
Mother's Day second Sunday in May
National Outdoor Intercourse Day
No Socks Day
V-E Day
World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day
- May 9
Lost Sock Memorial Day
- May 10
Clean up Your Room Day
- May 11
Eat What You Want Day
National Receptionist Day the second Wednesday in May
School Nurses Day the Wednesday during Nurse's Week
Twilight Zone Day
- May 12
Fatigue Syndrome Day
International Nurses Day
Limerick Day
- May 13
Blame Someone Else Day - first Friday the 13th of the year.
Friday the 13th
Frog Jumping Day
International Hummus Day
Leprechaun Day
- May 14
Dance Like a Chicken Day
International Migratory Bird Day the second Saturday in May
National Windmill Day - the second Saturday in May
- May 15
National Chocolate Chip Day
National Slider Day
Police Officer's Memorial Day
- May 16
Love a Tree Day
National Sea Monkey Day
Wear Purple for Peace Day
- May 17
Pack Rat Day
- May 18
International Museum Day
No Dirty Dishes Day
Visit Your Relatives Day
- May 19
Boy's Club Day
World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day
- May 20
Be a Millionaire Day - now we all can go for that
National Bike to Work Day - third Friday of month
National Endangered Species Day - third Friday in May
Pick Strawberries Day
- May 21
Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month
National Memo Day
National Waiters and Waitresses Day
- May 22
Buy a Musical Instrument Day
National Maritime Day
World Goth Day
- May 23
Lucky Penny Day
Victoria Day(Canada) - Monday preceding the 25th
World Turtle Day
- May 24
International Tiara Day
National Escargot Day
- May 25
National Missing Children's Day
National Brown Bag It Day
National Towel Day - in the UK
National Wine Day
Tap Dance Day
World Otter Day - Last Wednesday in May
- May 26
Sally Ride Day
- May 27
Don't Fry Friday - Friday before Memorial Day
Sun Screen Day
- May 28
Amnesty International Day
International Jazz Day - Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.
National Hamburger Day
- May 29
Learn About Composting Day
- May 30
Memorial Day last Monday of month
Mint Julep Day
Water a Flower Day
- May 31
National Macaroon Day
Save Your Hearing Day
World No Tobacco Day
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May birth flowers, the lily of the valley (signifies sweetness, humility, and a return to happiness) and hawthorn.(represents hope and supreme happiness).
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