Month Long Observations
American Bike Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asparagus Month
Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Flower Month
National Bar-B-Que Month
National Egg Month
National Duckling Month
National Hamburger Month
National Mental Health Month
National Salad Month
National Photo Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Strawberry Month
Older Americans Month
Transportation Month
Week Long Observances
1st Week - National Postcard Week
1st Week -Teacher Appreciation Week
2nd Week - National Pet Week
2nd Week - National Police Week
Celebrate in whichever week has May 15th.
Last Week - National Backyard Games Week
Last full week before Memorial Day.
Special Days in May
Space Day
Celebrated the first Friday of May.
National Teacher Day
Always the Tuesday of the first full week of May.
National Family Child Care Provider's Day
The Friday before Mother's Day.
Mother's Day
Second Sunday of May.
Armed Forces Day
The third Saturday of May.
Peace Day
Third Sunday in May.
Memorial Day
Observed the Last Monday of May
Victoria Day
Celebrated in Canada on the Monday before May 24.
May 1st
Hawaiian Lei Day
Mother Goose Day
May Day
Worthy Wage Day for child care providers.
May 2nd
Dr. Benjamin Spock's Birthday
Born in 1903.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
May 3rd
Constitution Memorial Day In Japan.
May 4th
National Weather Observers' Day
Susan's Birthday From Sesame Street.
May 5th
Children's Day In Japan.
Cinco De Mayo
May 6th
International No Diet Day
May 7th
1st Stamp Collection Started
Pulitzer Prize Established
May 8th
No Socks Day
May 9th
First Newspaper Cartoon In the USA in 1754.
May 10th
Clean Up Your Room Day
May 11th
Twilight Zone Day
May 12th
International Nurses Day
Kite Day
Limerick Day
May 13th
Tulip Day
May 14th
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition In 1804.
National Dance Like a Chicken Day
May 15th
Aoi Festival Celebrated in Japan.
L.F. Baum's Birthday
Author of The Wizard of Oz - born in 1856.
National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16th
First US Nickel Minted
In 1866, called the 'Shield Nickel'.
May 17th
First Kentucky Derby In 1875.
May 18th
International Museum Day
Mount St. Helens Erupted In 1980.
Visit Your Relatives Day
May 19th
Circus Day
The Ringling Brother's Circus opened in 1884.
May 20th
First Photo Sent From Space
In 1990 the Hubble space telescope sends 1st photograph's from space.
May 21st
American Red Cross Founded
Founded by Clara Barton in 1881.
Lindbergh Flight Day In 1927.
May 22nd
Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day
May 23rd
Penny Day
May 24th
First Morse Code Message Sent from Washington DC to Baltimore in 1844.
May 25th
National Missing Children's Day
National Tap Dance Day
May 26th
Blueberry Cheesecake Day
May 27th
Golden Gate Bridge Opens In 1937.
Masking Tape Patented In 1930.
May 28th
Jim Thorpe's Birthday Born in 1888.
May 29th
John F. Kennedy's Birthday Born in 1917.
May 30th
Ice Cream Freezer Patented In 1848 by William Young.
May 31st
World No Tobacco Day