The May 2026 Guide
May 1: May Day | International Workers' Day | School Principals' Day
May 2: National Brothers and Sisters Day (often early May) | Harry Potter Day | National Truffle Day.
May 3: World Press Freedom Day | National Garden Meditation Day
May 4: Star Wars Day
May 5: Cinco de Mayo | National Teacher Day
May 6: National Nurses Day
May 7: National Tourism Day
May 8: No Socks Day | World Red Cross Day
May 9: National Moscato Day | National Lost Sock Memorial Day
May 10: Mother's Day (Second Sunday)
May 11: National Eat What You Want Day
May 12: International Nurses Day | National Limerick Day
May 13: National Frog Jumping Day | National Apple Pie Day
May 14: National Dance Like a Chicken Day
May 15: International Day of Families | National Chocolate Chip Day | National Pizza Party Day
May 16: National Love a Tree Day | Armed Forces Day.
May 17: National Walnut Day
May 18: International Museum Day | No Dirty Dishes Day
May 19: National Devil's Food Cake Day
May 20: National Be a Millionaire Day | National Rescue Dog Day
May 21: National Waitstaff Day | National Memo Day
May 22: National Maritime Day | National Solitaire Day
May 23: National Taffy Day | World Turtle Day
May 24: Brother's Day | National Scavenger Hunt Day
May 25: Memorial Day
May 26: National Paper Airplane Day | National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
May 27: National Sunscreen Day
May 28: National Hamburger Day
May 29: National Coq Au Vin Day | National Paperclip Day
May 30: National Creativity Day
May 31: National Smile Day | National Macaroon Day | World No Tobacco Day
