It’s going to be a hard month as we count down to Charlie’s High School Graduation. Just 25 days left. Where did the past 12 years go? How can my son be graduating and turning 17 soon? I wanted to make sure you knew of all the upcoming Holidays happening this month incase I get distracted and forget to share them with you.
Here is a list of the most celebrated Holidays in May
Cinco de Mayo
Mother’s Day
National Wine Day
Memorial Day
Women’s Health Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Apple Pie
National Shrimp Day
Teacher Appreciation Week
May Public Holidays in 2024
| May 6 | Early May Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | United Kingdom |
| May 6 | Labour Day | Queensland | |
| May 6 | May Day | #MayDay | Australia |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo | #CincodeMayo | Mexico / US |
| May 8 | Victory in Europe Day | #VEDay | United Kingdom |
| May 12 | Mother’s Day | #MothersDay | Worldwide |
| May 20 | National Patriots’ Day | Quebec, Canada | |
| May 20 | Victoria Day | #VictoriaDay | Parts of Canada |
| May 26 | National Sorry Day | #NationalSorryDay | Australia |
| May 27 | Memorial Day | #MemorialDay | United States |
| May 27 | Reconciliation Day | #ReconciliationDay | Australia |
| May 27 | Spring Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | United Kingdom |
May Religious Holidays in 2024
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | Orthodox Good Friday | #OrthodoxEaster | Orthodox |
| May 4 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | #OrthodoxHoly Saturday | Orthodox |
| May 5 | Orthodox Easter | #OrthodoxEaster | Orthodox |
| May 6 | Orthodox Easter Monday | #OrthodoxEasterMonday | Orthodox |
| May 6 | Yom HaShoah | #YomHashoah | Jewish |
| May 9 | Ascension Day | #Ascension | Christian |
| May 13 | Yom HaZikaron | #YomHazikaron | Jewish |
| May 14 | Yom HaAtzmaut | #YomHaatzmaut | Jewish |
| May 19 | Pentecost | #Pentecost | Christian |
| May 20 | Whit Monday | #WhitMonday | Christian |
| May 26 | Lag BaOmer | #LagBaomer | Jewish |
| May 30 | Corpus Christi | #CorpusChristiHoliday | Christian |
May Monthly Holidays in 2024
| Holiday |
|---|
| ALS Awareness Month |
| American Wetlands Month |
| Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
| Asthma Awareness Month |
| Better Speech and Hearing Month |
| Bladder Cancer Awareness Month |
| Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month |
| Brain Cancer Awareness Month |
| Building Safety Month |
| Celiac Awareness Month |
| Correct Posture Month |
| Creative Beginnings Month |
| Date Your Mate Month |
| Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month |
| Food Allergy Awareness Month |
| Get Caught Reading Month |
| Gifts From The Garden Month |
| Global Civility Awareness Month |
| Global Employee Health and Fitness Month |
| Haitian Heritage Month |
| Healthy Vision Month |
| Hepatitis Awareness Month |
| Homeschooling Awareness Month |
| Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month |
| International Internal Audit Awareness Month |
| International Mediterranean Diet Month |
| International Victorious Woman Month |
| Jewish-American Heritage Month |
| Latino Books Month |
| Lupus Awareness Month |
| Lyme Disease Awareness Month |
| Mental Health Awareness Month |
| Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month |
| National Arthritis Awareness Month |
| National Asparagus Month |
| National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month |
| National Barbecue Month |
| National Bike Month |
| National Chamber Music Month |
| National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month |
| National Egg Month |
| National Electrical Safety Month |
| National Family Wellness Month |
| National Foster Care Month |
| National Hamburger Month |
| National High Blood Pressure Education Month |
| National Inventors Month |
| National Meditation Month |
| National Military Appreciation Month |
| National Moving Month |
| National Osteoporosis Month |
| National Photography Month |
| National Physical Fitness and Sports Month |
| National Recommitment Month |
| National Salad Month |
| National Salsa Month |
| National Strawberry Month |
| National Stroke Awareness Month |
| National Teen Self-Esteem Month |
| National Vinegar Month |
| National Water Safety Month |
| National Youth Traffic Safety Month |
| NF (Neurofibromatosis) Awareness Month |
| Older Americans Month |
| Orphan Awareness Month |
| Play Tennis Month |
| Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month |
| Preeclampsia Awareness Month |
| Preservation Month |
| Save Your Tooth Month |
| Skin Cancer Awareness Month |
| UV (Ultraviolet) Awareness Month |
| Wildfire Awareness Month |
| Women’s Health Month |
May Weekly Holidays in 2024
| Dates | Holiday |
|---|---|
| April 28 – May 5 | Stewardship Week |
| May 4 – 5 | National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend |
| May 5 – 11 | Be Kind To Animals Week |
| May 5 – 11 | Children’s Book Week |
| May 5 – 11 | Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week |
| May 5 – 11 | Drinking Water Week |
| May 5 – 11 | International Coaching Week |
| May 5 – 11 | International Compost Awareness Week |
| May 5 – 11 | National Correctional Officers Week |
| May 5 – 11 | National Pet Week |
| May 5 – 11 | National Travel and Tourism Week |
| May 5 – 11 | North American Occupational Safety & Health Week |
| May 5 – 11 | Public Service Recognition Week |
| May 5 – 11 | Screen-Free Week |
| May 5 – 11 | Sun Awareness Week |
| May 6 – 10 | Economic Development Week |
| May 6 – 10 | Teacher Appreciation Week |
| May 6 – 12 | National Nurses Week |
| May 10 – 19 | National Public Gardens Week |
| May 11-17 | Brain Injury Awareness Week |
| May 12 – 18 | Food Allergy Awareness Week |
| May 12 – 18 | Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week |
| May 12 – 18 | National Defense Transportation Week |
| May 12 – 18 | National Hospital Week |
| May 12 – 18 | National Police Week |
| May 12 – 18 | National Stuttering Awareness Week |
| May 12 – 18 | National Women’s Health Week |
| May 13 – 19 | American Craft Beer Week |
| May 13 – 19 | National Salvation Army Week |
| May 18 – 24 | National Safe Boating Week |
| May 19 – 25 | International Heritage Breeds Week |
| May 19 – 25 | National EMS Week (Emergency Medical Services) |
| May 19 – 25 | National Eosinophil Awareness Week |
| May 19 – 25 | National Safe Sun Week |
| May 19 – 25 | Public Works Week |
| May 20 – 26 | Healthy and Safe Swimming Week |
May Daily Holidays in 2024
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Law Day | #LawDay |
| May 1 | May Day | #MayDay |
| May 1 | National Chocolate Parfait Day | #ChocolateParfaitDay |
| May 1 | National Loyalty Day | #NationalLoyaltyDay |
| May 1 | National Mother Goose Day | #NationalMotherGooseDay |
| May 1 | National Skilled Trades Day | #SkilledTradesDay |
| May 1 | No Pants Day | #NoPantsDay |
| May 1 | School Principals’ Day | #SchoolPrincipalsDay |
| May 1 | Silver Star Service Banner Day | #SilverStarService |
| May 2 | International Harry Potter Day | #InternationalHarryPotterDay |
| May 2 | National Brothers and Sisters Day | #NationalBrothersAndSistersDay |
| May 2 | National Day of Prayer | #NationalDayOfPrayer |
| May 2 | National Day of Reason | #NationalDayofReason. |
| May 2 | National Life Insurance Day | #LifeInsuranceDay |
| May 2 | National Truffle Day | #NationalTruffleDay |
| May 2 | World Password Day | #WorldPasswordDay |
| May 2 | World Tuna Day | #WorldTunaDay |
| May 3 | International Space Day | #SpaceDay |
| May 3 | National Chocolate Custard Day | #ChocolateCustardDay |
| May 3 | National Garden Meditation Day | #GardenMeditationDay |
| May 3 | National Lumpy Rug Day | #NationalLumpyRugDay |
| May 3 | National Paranormal Day | #NationalParanormalDay |
| May 3 | National Raspberry Popover Day | #RaspberryPopoverDay |
| May 3 | National SAN Architect Day | #SANArchitectDay |
| May 3 | National Space Day | #NationalSpaceDay |
| May 3 | National Specially-abled Pets Day | #SpeciallyAbledPetsDay |
| May 3 | National Textiles Day | #NationalTextilesDay |
| May 3 | National Two Different Colored Shoes Day | #TwoDifferentColoredShoesDay |
| May 3 | Orthodox Good Friday | #OrthodoxEaster |
| May 3 | School Lunch Hero Day | #SchoolLunchHeroDay |
| May 4 | Bird Day | #BirdDay |
| May 4 | Free Comic Book Day | #FreeComicBookDay |
| May 4 | Join Hands Day | #JoinHandsDay |
| May 4 | Kentucky Derby | #KentuckyDerby |
| May 4 | National Auctioneers Day | #NationalAuctioneersDay |
| May 4 | National Bombshells’ Day | #BombshellsDay |
| May 4 | National Candied Orange Peel Day | #CandiedOrangePeelDay |
| May 4 | National Fitness Day | #NationalFitnessDay |
| May 4 | National Homebrew Day | #NationalHomebrewDay |
| May 4 | National Orange Juice Day | #NationalOrangeJuiceDay |
| May 4 | National Renewal Day | #NationalRenewalDay |
| May 4 | National Scrapbook Day | #NationalScrapbookDay |
| May 4 | National Start Seeing Monarchs Day | #StartSeeingMararchsDay |
| May 4 | National Weather Observers Day | #WeatherObserversDay |
| May 4 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | #OrthodoxHoly Saturday |
| May 4 | Star Wars Day | #NationalStarWarsDay |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo | #CincodeMayo |
| May 5 | National Astronaut Day | #NationalAstronautDay |
| May 5 | National Cartoonists Day | #NationalCartoonistsDay |
| May 5 | National Hoagie Day | #NationalHoagieDay |
| May 5 | National Infertility Survival Day | #InfertilitySurvivalDay |
| May 5 | National Silence the Shame Day | #SilenceTheShame |
| May 5 | Orthodox Easter | #OrthodoxEaster |
| May 5 | Totally Chipotle Day | #TotallyChipotleDay |
| May 6 | Early May Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday |
| May 6 | International No Diet Day | #NoDietDay |
| May 6 | Labour Day – Queensland | #LabourDay |
| May 6 | Melanoma Monday | #MelanomaMonday |
| May 6 | National Beverage Day | #NationalBeverageDay |
| May 6 | National Crepe Suzette Day | #CrepeSuzetteDay |
| May 6 | National Nurses Day | #NationalNursesDay |
| May 6 | National Tourist Appreciation Day | #TouristAppreciationDay |
| May 6 | Orthodox Easter Monday | #OrthodoxEasterMonday |
| May 6 | Yom HaShoah | #YomHashoah |
| May 7 | National Barrier Awareness Day | #BarrierAwarenessDay |
| May 7 | National Foster Care Day | #FosterCareBlue |
| May 7 | National Packaging Design Day | #PackagingDesignDay |
| May 7 | National Paste-Up Day | #NationalPasteUp |
| May 7 | National Roast Leg of Lamb Day | #RoastLegofLamb |
| May 7 | National Teacher Appreciation Day | #TeacherAppreciationDay |
| May 7 | National Tourism Day | #TourismDay |
| May 8 | National Coconut Cream Pie Day | #CoconutCreamPieDay |
| May 8 | National Have A Coke Day | #NationalHaveACokeDay |
| May 8 | National Receptionists’ Day | #NationalReceptionistsDay |
| May 8 | National School Nurse Day | #NationalSchoolNurseDay |
| May 8 | National Student Nurse Day | #NationalStudentNurseDay |
| May 8 | National Third Shift Workers Day | #ThirdShiftWorkersDay |
| May 8 | Victory in Europe Day | #VEDay |
| May 9 | Ascension Day | #Ascension |
| May 9 | National Butterscotch Brownie Day | #ButterscotchBrownieDay |
| May 9 | National Lost Sock Memorial Day | #LostSockMemorialDay |
| May 9 | National Moscato Day | #MoscatoDay |
| May 9 | National Sleepover Day | #SleepintheBare |
| May 9 | World Fair Trade Day | #FairTradeDay |
| May 10 | National Clean Up Your Room Day | #CleanUpYourRoomDay |
| May 10 | National Lipid Day | #NationalLipidDay |
| May 10 | National Military Spouse Appreciation Day | #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay |
| May 10 | National Provider Appreciation Day | #ProviderAppreciationDay |
| May 10 | National Shrimp Day | #NationalShrimpDay |
| May 10 | National Washington Day | #NationalWashingtonDay |
| May 11 | Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day | #CorneliaDeLangeSyndromeAwarenessDay |
| May 11 | International Migratory Bird Day | #MigratoryBirdDay |
| May 11 | National Archery Day | #NationalArcherySchoolsProgram |
| May 11 | National Babysitter’s Day | #NationalBabysittersDay |
| May 11 | National Birth Mother’s Day | #NationalBirthMothersDay |
| May 11 | National Dog Mom’s Day | #DogMomsDay |
| May 11 | National Eat What You Want Day | #EatWhatYouWantDay |
| May 11 | National Foam Rolling Day | #NationalFoamRollingDay |
| May 11 | National Miniature Golf Day | #NationalMiniGolfDay |
| May 11 | National Train Day | #NationalTrainDay |
| May 11 | National Twilight Zone Day | #NationalTwilightZoneDay |
| May 11 | Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day | #StampOutHungerFoodDrive |
| May 12 | International Nurses Day | #InternationalNursesDay |
| May 12 | Mother’s Day | #MothersDay |
| May 12 | National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay |
| May 12 | National Limerick Day | #NationalLimerickDay |
| May 12 | National Nutty Fudge Day | #NationalNuttyFudgeDay |
| May 12 | National Odometer Day | #NationalOdometerDay |
| May 13 | International Hummus Day | #HummusDay |
| May 13 | National Apple Pie Day | #NationalApplePieDay |
| May 13 | National Crouton Day | #NationalCroutonDay |
| May 13 | National Frog Jumping Day | #FrogJumpingDay |
| May 13 | National Fruit Cocktail Day | #FruitCocktailDay |
| May 13 | National Women’s Checkup Day | #WomensCheckupDay |
| May 13 | Yom HaZikaron | #YomHazikaron |
| May 14 | National Buttermilk Biscuit Day | #ButtermilkBiscuitDay |
| May 14 | National Dance Like a Chicken Day | #DanceLikeAChickenDay |
| May 14 | National Decency Day | #NationalDecencyDay |
| May 14 | National Underground America Day | #UndergroundAmericaDay |
| May 14 | Yom HaAtzmaut | #YomHaatzmaut |
| May 15 | National Chocolate Chip Day | #ChocolateChipDay |
| May 15 | National Juice Slush Day | #NationalJuiceSlushDay |
| May 15 | National Nylon Stocking Day | #NylonStockingDay |
| May 15 | Peace Officers Memorial Day | #PeaceOfficersMemorialDay |
| May 15 | International Day of Families | #DayOfFamilies |
| May 16 | Honor Our LGBT Elders Day | #HonorOurLBGTEldersDay |
| May 16 | National Barbecue Day | #NationalBBQDay |
| May 16 | National Biographer’s Day | #NationalBiographersDay |
| May 16 | National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day | #CoquillesSaintJacquesDay |
| May 16 | National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day | #NationalDoSomethingGoodForYourNeighborDay |
| May 16 | National Love a Tree Day | #LoveATreeDay |
| May 16 | National Mimosa Day | #MimosaDay |
| May 16 | National Piercing Day | #NationalPiercingDay |
| May 16 | National Sea Monkey Day | #NationalSeaMonkeyDay |
| May 17 | NASCAR Day | #NASCARDay |
| May 17 | National Bike to Work Day | #BikeToWorkDay |
| May 17 | National Cherry Cobbler Day | #CherryCobblerDay |
| May 17 | National Defense Transportation Day | #DefenseTransportationDay |
| May 17 | National Endangered Species Day | #EndangeredSpeciesDay |
| May 17 | National Graduation Tassel Day | #GraduationTasselDay |
| May 17 | National Pack Rat Day | #NationalPackRatDay |
| May 17 | National Pizza Party Day | #PizzaPartyDay |
| May 17 | National Walnut Day | #NationalWalnutDay |
| May 18 | National Armed Forces Day | #ArmedForcesDay |
| May 18 | National Cheese Soufflé Day | #NationalCheeseSouffleDay |
| May 18 | National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day | #HIVVaccineAwarenessDay |
| May 18 | National Learn to Swim Day | #LearnToSwimDay |
| May 18 | National No Dirty Dishes Day | #NoDirtyDishesDay |
| May 18 | National Visit Your Relatives Day | #NationalVisitYourRelativesDay |
| May 19 | National Devil’s Food Cake Day | #DevilsFoodCakeDay |
| May 19 | National May Ray Day | #NationalMayRayDay |
| May 19 | Pentecost | #Pentecost |
| May 19 | Take Your Parents To The Playground Day | #TakeYourParentsToThePlaygroundDay |
| May 20 | National Be a Millionaire Day | #BeAMillionaireDay |
| May 20 | National Pick Strawberries Day | #PickStrawberriesDay |
| May 20 | National Quiche Lorraine Day | #QuicheLorraineDay |
| May 20 | National Rescue Dog Day | #NationalRescueDogDay |
| May 20 | Whit Monday | #WhitMonday |
| May 20 | National Patriots’ Day | |
| May 20 | Victoria Day | #VictoriaDay |
| May 21 | National American Red Cross Founder’s Day | #AmericanRedCrossFoundersDay |
| May 21 | National Memo Day | #NationalMemoDay |
| May 21 | National Strawberries and Cream Day | #StrawberriesAndCreamDay |
| May 21 | National Waitstaff Day | #NationalWaitstaffDay |
| May 21 | Talk Like Yoda Day | #TalkLikeYodaDay |
| May 22 | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | #EMSForChildrenDay |
| May 22 | Harvey Milk Day | #HarveyMilkDay |
| May 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity | #DayForBiologicalDiversity |
| May 22 | National Buy a Musical Instrument Day | #BuyAMusicalInstrumentDay |
| May 22 | National Maritime Day | #NationalMaritimeDay |
| May 22 | National Solitaire Day | #NationalSolitaireDay |
| May 22 | National Vanilla Pudding Day | #VanillaPuddingDay |
| May 22 | World Goth Day | #WorldGothDay |
| May 22 | World Paloma Day | #WorldPalomaDay |
| May 23 | National Lucky Penny Day | #LuckyPennyDay |
| May 23 | National Taffy Day | #NationalTaffyDay |
| May 23 | World Turtle Day | #TurtleDay |
| May 24 | Brother’s Day | #BrothersDay |
| May 24 | National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day | #AviationMaintenaceTechnicianDay |
| May 24 | National Cooler Day | #NationalCoolerDay |
| May 24 | National Don’t Fry Day | #DontFryDay |
| May 24 | National Escargot Day | #NationalEscargotDay |
| May 24 | National Road Trip Day | #NationalRoadTripDay |
| May 24 | National Scavenger Hunt Day | #ScavengerHuntDay |
| May 25 | National Brown-Bag It Day | #BrownBagItDay |
| May 25 | National Missing Children’s Day | #MissingChildrensDay |
| May 25 | National Tap Dance Day | #NationalTapDanceDay |
| May 25 | National Wine Day | #NationalWineDay |
| May 25 | Sibling Appreciation Day | #SiblingAppreciationDay |
| May 25 | Towel Day | #TowelDay |
| May 26 | Lag BaOmer | #LagBaomer |
| May 26 | National Blueberry Cheesecake Day | #BlueberryCheesecakeDay |
| May 26 | National Paper Airplane Day | #PaperAirplaneDay |
| May 26 | World Lindy Hop Day | #LindyHopDay |
| May 26 | National Sorry Day | #NationalSorryDay |
| May 27 | Memorial Day | #MemorialDay |
| May 27 | National Cellophane Tape Day | #CellophaneTapeDay |
| May 27 | National Grape Popsicle Day | #GrapePopsicleDay |
| May 27 | National Memorial Day | #MemorialDay |
| May 27 | Reconciliation Day | #ReconciliationDay |
| May 27 | Spring Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday |
| May 27 | Sunscreen Protection Day | #SunscreenProtectionDay |
| May 28 | National Brisket Day | #NationalBrisketDay |
| May 28 | National Hamburger Day | #NationalHamburgerDay |
| May 29 | Learn About Composting Day | #LearnAboutCompostingDay |
| May 29 | National Coq Au Vin Day | #NationalCoqAuVinDay |
| May 29 | National Heat Awareness Day | #HeatAwarenessDay |
| May 29 | National Paperclip Day | #NationalPaperclipDay |
| May 29 | National Senior Health & Fitness Day | #SeniorHealthFitnessDay |
| May 29 | Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day | #PutAPillowOnYourFridgeDay |
| May 30 | Corpus Christi | #CorpusChristiHoliday |
| May 30 | Loomis Day | #LoomisDay |
| May 30 | National Creativity Day | #NationalCreativityDay |
| May 30 | National Hole In My Bucket Day | #HoleInMyBucketDay |
| May 30 | National Mint Julep Day | #MintJulepDay |
| May 30 | National Water a Flower Day | #WaterAFlowerDay |
| May 30 | World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day | #WorldMultipleSclerosisDay |
| May 31 | Autonomous Vehicle Day | #AutonomousVehicleDay |
| May 31 | National Macaroon Day | #NationalMacaroonDay |
| May 31 | National Save Your Hearing Day | #SaveYourHearingDay |
| May 31 | National Smile Day | #NationalSmileDay |
| May 31 | National Speak in Complete Sentences Day | #NationalSpeakInCompleteSentencesDay |
| May 31 | Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day | #NecrotizingFasciitisAwareness |
| May 31 | World No Tobacco Day | #NoTobaccoDay |
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
