May is here! Below is a list of the national recognition days for this month:

May 1

  • Global Love Day
  • Law Day
  • Lei Day
  • May Day
  • Melanoma Monday
  • National Chocolate Parfait Day
  • National College Decision Day
  • National Loyalty Day
  • National Mother Goose Day
  • School Principals' Day
  • World Lyme Day

May 2

  • International Harry Potter Day
  • National Brothers and Sisters Day
  • National Foster Care Day
  • National Teacher Appreciation Day 
  • National Truffle Day
  • World Asthma Day
  • World Tuna Day

May 3

  • AAPI Women's Equal Pay Day
  • National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
  • National Paranormal Day
  • National Skilled Trades Day
  • World Press Freedom Day

May 4

  • International Firefighters Day
  • Kent State Shootings Remembrance
  • National Day of Prayer
  • National Orange Juice Day
  • National Self-Employed Day
  • Pesach Sheni
  • Star Wars Day

May 5

  • African World Heritage Day
  • Cinco de Mayo
  • International Day of the Midwife
  • National Astronaut Day
  • National Hoagie Day
  • National No Pants Day
  • Vesak

May 6

  • Free Comic Book Day
  • International No Diet Day
  • Join Hands Day
  • Kentucky Derby
  • National Beverage Day
  • National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day
  • National Fitness Day
  • National Nurses Day
  • National Scrapbook Day
  • National Tourist Appreciation Day

May 7

  • National Cosmopolitan Day
  • National Infertility Survival Day
  • National Lemonade Day
  • National Tourism Day
  • World Laughter Day

May 8

  • International Thalassaemia Day
  • Lag BaOmer Begins
  • National Coconut Cream Pie Day
  • National Have a Coke Day
  • National Student Nurse Day
  • National Women's Checkup Day
  • Truman Day
  • World Ovarian Cancer Day
  • World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
  • Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War (Through May 9)

May 9

  • National Lost Sock Memorial Day
  • National Moscato Day
  • National Sleepover Day

May 10

  • National Clean Up Your Room Day
  • National Lipid Day
  • National Receptionists' Day
  • National Shrimp Day
  • World Lupus Day

May 11

  • National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
  • National Eat What You Want Day
  • National Foam Rolling Day
  • National Twilight Zone Day

May 12

  • International Nurses Day
  • National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
  • National Limerick Day
  • National Military Spouse Appreciation Day
  • National Nutty Fudge Day
  • National Odometer Day
  • National Provider Appreciation Day

May 13

  • International Hummus Day
  • National Apple Pie Day
  • National Babysitter's Day
  • National Birth Mother’s Day
  • National Crouton Day
  • National Frog Jumping Day
  • National Fruit Cocktail Day
  • National Miniature Golf Day
  • World Fair Trade Day
  • World Migratory Bird Day

Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

May 14

  • Mother's Day
  • National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
  • National Dance Like a Chicken Day
  • National Decency Day

May 15

  • Bring Flowers to Someone Day
  • International Family Day
  • National Chocolate Chip Day
  • National Nylon Stocking Day
  • Peace Officers Memorial Day

May 16

  • Drawing Day
  • Honor Our LGBT Elders Day
  • International Day of Light
  • International Day of Living Together in Peace
  • National Barbecue Day
  • National Biographer's Day
  • National Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day
  • National Love a Tree Day
  • National Mimosa Day
  • National Piercing Day
  • National Sea Monkey Day

May 17

  • National Cherry Cobbler Day
  • National Graduation Tassel Day
  • National Juice Slush Day
  • National Pack Rat Day
  • National Walnut Day
  • World Hypertension Day
  • World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

May 18

  • Ascension Day
  • International Museum Day
  • National Cheese Soufflé Day
  • National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
  • National No Dirty Dishes Day
  • National Visit Your Relatives Day

May 19

  • Malcolm X Day
  • NASCAR Day
  • National Bike to Work Day
  • National Defense Transportation Day
  • National Devil's Food Cake Day
  • National Endangered Species Day
  • National Pizza Party Day

May 20

  • International Red Sneakers Day
  • National Armed Forces Day
  • National Be a Millionaire Day
  • National Learn to Swim Day
  • National Pick Strawberries Day
  • National Rescue Dog Day
  • National Streaming Day
  • World Bee Day
  • Preakness Stakes
  • World Whisky Day

May 21

  • Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day
  • International Tea Day
  • National American Red Cross Founder’s Day
  • National Memo Day
  • National Strawberries and Cream Day
  • National Talk Like Yoda Day
  • National Waitstaff Day
  • Take Your Parents to the Playground Day
  • World Baking Day
  • World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
  • World Meditation Day

May 22

  • Harvey Milk Day
  • International Being You Day
  • International Day for Biological Diversity
  • National Buy a Musical Instrument Day
  • National Craft Distillery Day
  • National Maritime Day
  • National Solitaire Day
  • National Vanilla Pudding Day
  • Sherlock Holmes Day
  • Victoria Day (Canada)
  • World Paloma Day

May 23

  • National Lucky Penny Day
  • National Taffy Day
  • World Turtle Day

May 24

  • National Asparagus Day
  • National Brother's Day
  • National Escargot Day
  • National Scavenger Hunt Day
  • World Schizophrenia Awareness Day

May 25

  • National Bath Bomb Day
  • National Brown-Bag It Day
  • National Missing Children's Day
  • National Sing-Out Day
  • National Tap Dance Day
  • National Wine Day
  • Shavuot Begins
  • World Thyroid Day

May 26

  • Buddha Day
  • National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
  • National Cooler Day
  • National Heat Awareness Day
  • National Paper Airplane Day
  • National Road Trip Day
  • National Sorry Day
  • World Lindy Hop Day

May 27

  • National Grape Popsicle Day
  • National Sunscreen Day
  • Nothing to Fear Day

May 28

  • Indianapolis 500
  • National Brisket Day
  • National Burger Day
  • Pentecost
  • World Blood Cancer Day

May 29

  • Decoration Day
  • International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
  • Learn About Composting Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Mount Everest Day
  • National Alligator Day
  • National Coq Au Vin Day
  • National Paperclip Day

May 30

  • International Hug Your Cat Day
  • Loomis Day
  • National Creativity Day
  • National Mint Julep Day
  • National Water a Flower Day
  • World Multiple Sclerosis Day

May 31

  • National Flip Flop Day
  • National Macaroon Day
  • National Save Your Hearing Day
  • National Senior Health and Fitness Day
  • National Smile Day
  • Scripps National Spelling Bee Begins
  • Web Designer Day
  • World No Tobacco Day
  • World Otter Day
  • World Parrot Day

Stay tuned for special celebrations this month.