Need May marketing ideas?
If April showers bring May flowers, let this floriferous season inspire your imagery.
This month we celebrate mothers and teachers in the U.S. Most would appreciate beautiful blooms in your social media posts, and even your gift ideas!
It’s also a big month for the U.S. military, so get ready to wave the red, white, and blue for your American audience.
If none of this resonates with your business, there are lots more ideas to choose from! You can even get them as ready-to-post content, which you’ll hear more about further down.
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10 May Month-long Marketing Ideas
Do any of these month-long holidays resonate with your business and audience?
These May themes will help you plan a promotion that could include a blog post series, sales and discounts, contests and more.
To carry your theme through to social media, consider making picture quotes.
National Inventors Month calls for creativity quotes.
Smile quotes would be perfect to share during National Smile Month
Celebrate Gifts from the Garden Month with some short flower quotes or rose quotes.
Try freedom quotes to honor the military during National Military Appreciation Month.
More choices for May:
Revise Your Work Schedule Month
National Photo Month
National Egg Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
Teen CEO Month
Family Wellness Month
May 2025 Weekly Holidays
8 more ideas: These holidays last for a week(ish).
*Asterisked dates change from year to year. Dates have been checked for 2025 and will be updated each year, a few months ahead.
Please verify before planning a campaign, as these multi-day holidays are prone to change dates.
May 4–10* is National Small Business Week. Share the story of your small biz with your audience.
May 4–10* is National Pet Week. Almost everyone loves pet pics! Ask your Facebook followers to share theirs.
May 5–9* is Teacher Appreciation Week. Various dates found, with some sites even contradicting themselves on the same page 🤦♀️
May 5–11* is Sun Awareness Week. You’ll find various dates online, with some quoting the week after.
May 6–12 is National Nurses Week.
May 11–17* is Work At Home Moms Week.
May 18–24* is the 51st annual National EMS Week.
May 19–25* is National Backyard Games Week (M-S before Memorial Day).
Find dozens more weekly holidays in this compilation of May holidays with hashtags. There’s surely one to fit your niche or cause!
May 2025 Daily Holidays
These holidays are great for May social media ideas. You’ll never run out of inspiration!
The two big holidays this month are Mother’s Day on May 11* and Memorial Day on May 26*.
Moms are a huge force in the economy, and in each individual’s life. Give ’em some love!
Memorial Day is considered the kickoff of summer in the U.S.
Here are some favorite special days this month:
Asterisked dates* change year to year. Dates below are correct for 2025 and will be updated each year a few months ahead.
May 1 is May Day, Lei Day, and Global Love Day.
May 2 is International Harry Potter Day.
May 4 is Intergalactic Star Wars Day.
May 5 is Cinco de Mayo.
May 6* is National Teacher Day in 2025.
May 10 is National Small Business Day. Celebrate your biz! How about sharing a customer testimonial?
May 15 is International Day of Families.
May 16* is International Virtual Assistants Day in 2025 – third Friday in May.
May 20 is National Be a Millionaire Day.
May 22 is International Sherlock Holmes Day.
May 23 is National Lucky Penny Day.
May 27 is Nothing To Fear Day.
May 30 is National Creativity Day.
May 31 is What You Think Upon Grows Day.
There are still more ideas in Your Social Plan. Keep reading!
Which May Marketing Ideas for Your Business?
There are truly holidays for every business and personality. Some days have more than 10 to choose from!
But just knowing the holidays doesn’t mean you’ll:
- Remember which happens when.
- Know how to use them in your marketing.
- Or have time to create engaging content for them.
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Conclusion
This video offers a brief overview of each month’s top holiday.
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What do you think? Which May marketing ideas will you use for your business?
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Arvind says
The perfect strategy for next month.
Donald Rain says
I have thought so many times of entering the blogging world as I love reading them. I think I finally have the courage to give it a try. Thank you so much for all of the ideas!
Louise Myers says
Glad it helped!
Mateo Pedersen says
What a gorgeous idea ! Perfect for staying organized and be inspired!!
Louise Myers says
Glad you like it, Mateo!
Matt says
These ideas are super useful Louise Myers! Thanks for sharing. Favorite special days list was awesome. Thanks again for the list!
Louise Myers says
You are welcome 🙂