May Holidays
Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of May. If your book focuses on a topic or a thing, I encourage you to find out if there is a special day that fits with your book.
Some dates may fluctuate year to year. This list was last updated on May 1st and reflect 2023 dates.
This Week
- Deaf Awareness Week
- Screen Free Week
- Sun Awareness Week
- Children's Book Week
05/01
- Couple Appreciation Day
- Frequent Flyer Day
- Global Love Day
- International Doodle Dog Day
- International Sunflower Guerilla Gardening Day
- Learn to Ride a Bike Day
- May Day
- National Mother Goose Day
- Philippines Labor Day
- School Principals' Day
05/02
- Baby Day
- National Brothers and Sisters Day
- Childhood Depression Awareness Day
- International Harry Potter Day
- National Foster Care Day
- Poem on Your Pillow Day
- Polish National Flag Day
- Take a Baby to Lunch Day
05/03
- Great American Grump Out
- National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
- Sun Day
- Wordsmith Day
- World Press Freedom Day
05/04
- Anti-Bullying Day
- National Day of Prayer
- National Day of Reason
- National Kids Fitness Day
- Star Wars Day
- World Password Day
05/05
- Cinco de Mayo
- International Midwives Day
- Museum Lover's Day
- National Astronaut Day
- National Cartoonists Day
- National Hoagie Day
- Revenge of the Fifth (Star Wars Day 2)
- School Lunch Hero Day
- Tuba Day
05/06
- Beer Pong Day
- Free Comic Book Day
- National Herb Day
- Kentucky Derby
- National Beverage Day
- National Fitness Day
- Pilates Day
05/07
- Mayday for Mutts
- National Homebrew Day
- National Tourism Day
- World Laughter Day
This Week
- Drinking Water Week
- National Pet Week
- Public Service Recognition Week
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Sign Language Week
- National Stuttering Awareness Week
- National Mental Health Awareness Week
- National Public Gardens Week
05/08
- National Give Someone a Cupcake Day
- National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day
- No Socks Day
- Reward Yourself Day
- World Donkey Day
05/09
- Hurray for Buttons Day
- National Sleepover Day
- National Teacher Day
- Russian Victory Day
- Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day
05/10
- Donate a Day's Wages To Charity Day
- Mother Ocean Day
- Mother's Day (Mexico)
- National Clean Your Room Day
- National Golf Day
- National School Nurse Day
- National Small Business Day
- One Day Without Shoes
- Root Canal Appreciation Day
- Trust Your Intuition Day
05/11
- Make a Book Day
- National Eat What You Want Day
05/12
- Child Care Provider Day
- International Nurses Day
- National Hospital Day
- National Limerick Day
- National Tampon Day
05/13
- Archery Day
- Brunch for Lunch Day
- Fair Trade Day
- IEEE Global Engineering Day
- National Frog Jumping Day
- National Windmill Day
05/14
- Bond With Your Dog Day
- Mother's Day
- Online Romance Day
This Week
- National Bike Week
- Christian Aid Week
- Bike to Work Week
- National Stationery Week
- National Volunteering Week
- British Sandwich Week
- National American Craft Beer Week
- National Law week
05/15
- Bring Flowers To Someone Day
- International Family Day
- Nylon Stockings Day
- Straw Hat Day
05/16
- Drawing Day
- National Barbecue Day
- National Biographer's Day
- National Love a Tree Day
- Ride a Unicycle Day
- Waiters Day
05/17
- National Bike To School Day
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day
- National Mushroom Hunting Day
- National Walnut Day
- Pack Rat Day
05/18
- Ascension Day
- International Museum Day
- National No Dirty Dishes Day
- National Notebook Day
- National Visit Your Relatives Day
05/19
- Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day
- Hepatitis Testing Day
- Malcolm X Day
- NASCAR Day
- National Bike to Work Day
- National Pizza Party Day
- Plant Something Day
- Virtual Assistants Day
- Walk Safely To School Day
05/20
- Flower Day
- National Be a Millionaire Day
- National High Heels Day
- National Rescue Dog Day
- National Streaming Day
- Weights and Measures Day
- World Bee Day
- World Fiddle Day
- World Whisky Day
05/21
- Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day
- Emergency Medical Services Day
- International Tea Day
- National Talk Like Yoda Day
- National Waitstaff Day
- Stepmother's Day
- Take Your Parents To The Playground Day
- World Baking Day
This Week
- National EMS Week
- Public Works Week
- National Epilepsy Week
- National Safe Sun Week
05/22
- Bitcoin Pizza Day
- Immigrants Day (Canada)
- National Boss Babes Day
- National Solitaire Day
- Sherlock Holmes Day
- World Goth Day
05/23
- National Drinking with Chickens Day
- National Lucky Penny Day
- National Taffy Day
- World Turtle Day
05/24
- Empire Day (New Zealand)
- National Asparagus Day
- National Brother's Day
- National Scavenger Hunt Day
05/25
- Geek Pride Day
- Global Africa Day
- National Missing Children’s Day
- National Sing Out Day
- National Tap Dance Day
- Towel Day
05/26
- Buddha Day
- Carb Day
- National Heat Awareness Day
- National Paper Airplane Day
- National Road Trip Day
- World Dracula Day
05/27
- National Sunscreen Day
- National Wig Out Day
- Nothing to Fear Day
05/28
- International Burger Day
- World Hunger Day
This Week
- National Children’s Gardening Week
- National BBQ Week
- Garden Wildlife Week
- National Patient Participation Week
05/29
- End of the Middle Ages Day
- Composting Day
- Memorial Day
- National Alligator Day
- Paper Clip Day
05/30
- Fakesgiving
- International Hug Your Cat Day
- National Creativity Day
05/31
- Autonomous Vehicle Day
- National Flip Flop Day
- National Smile Day
- Web Designer Day
This Month
- ALS Awareness Month
- American Wetlands Month
- American Cheese Month
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Brain Cancer Awareness Month
- Clean Air Month
- Creative Beginnings Month
- Food Allergy Action Month
- Get Caught Reading Month
- Homeschool Awareness Month
- Local and Community History Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Bicycle Safety Month
- National Inventors Month
- National Pet Month
- National Photo Month
- National Smile Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- National Teen Self-Esteem Month
- Small Business Month
- Zombie Awareness Month
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