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520 May Holidays to Make Merry on Social Media (2023)

Updated on: September 2, 2022 by Louise Myers Leave a Comment

Want to make May holidays magnetize your minions?

Oops, got a bit carried away there. I meant followers, friends, and students.

But that’s because holidays are fun! Your audience will adore them.

Here are 500 special days and observances, each with a hashtag to share on social media, to engage your followers and increase your influence.

I’ve also included historical observances and U.N. remembrance days that provide opportunities to educate.

Find month-long, multi-day, and daily May holidays, including religious and national days.

All the observances you could ever need!

Get ready for a flowering of fun…

purple petals with dewdrops says May holidays.

How to Use May Hashtag Holidays

Wondering how hashtag holidays fit in your social media strategy?

Your audience loves to interact with and share entertaining posts – not just see your business promotions. You need to mix up your social media content types if you want to retain and grow your followers.

Start by setting a social media strategy for the month with these May marketing ideas. Then use the special days listed below to inspire engaging content.

Be sure to copy and paste the appropriate holiday hashtag on Instagram and Twitter to increase your reach.

Need hashtag help? Learn more about how to use hashtags on social media.

yellow poppies on blue sky says have an amayzing month.

Month of May 2023 Holidays and Observances

Jump to daily holidays.

An amazing 101 month-long holidays for May! Find one relevant to your business or cause and plan a campaign.

May’s birthstone is emerald.

May birth flowers are lily of the valley and hawthorn.

May fruit of the month is mango and vegetable of the month is asparagus.

ALS Awareness Month          #ALSAwarenessMonth

American Cheese Month         #AmericanCheeseMonth

American Wetlands Month         #AmericanWetlandsMonth

Apraxia Awareness Month         #ApraxiaAwarenessMonth

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month        #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth

Asthma Awareness Month         #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

Be Kind to Animals Month         #BeKindToAnimalsMonth

Better Sleep Month         #BetterSleepMonth

cat sleeping on velvet chair says May is Better Sleep Month.

Better Speech and Hearing Month         #BetterHearingSpeechMonth

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month         #BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month         #BPDAwarenessMonth

Brain Cancer Awareness Month         #BrainCancerAwarenessMonth

Breathe Easy Month         #BreatheEasyMonth

Building Safety Month         #BuildingSafetyMonth

Celiac Awareness Month         #CeliacAwarenessMonth

Clap 4 Health Month         #Clap4HealthMonth

Correct Posture Month          #CorrectPostureMonth

Creative Beginnings Month         #CreativeBeginningsMonth
These creativity quotes may inspire a campaign!

Date Your Mate Month         #DateYourMateMonth

Deck Safety Month         #DeckSafetyMonth

Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month         #EDSAwarenessMonth

green gems with text saying May's birthstone is emerald.

Family Wellness Month         #FamilyWellnessMonth

Fibromyalgia Awareness Month        #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth

Food Allergy Awareness Month        #FoodAllergyAwarenessMonth

Freedom Shrine Month           #FreedomShrineMonth

Garden for Wildlife Month         #GardenForWildlifeMonth
Check out these love for nature quotes to get content inspiration.

Get Caught Reading Month         #GetCaughtReadingMonth

Gifts From the Garden Month           #GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

Global Civility Awareness Month         #GlobalCivilityAwarenessMonth

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month         #GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month         #GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth

Haitian Heritage Month          #HaitianHeritageMonth

Heal the Children Month         #HealTheChildrenMonth

Healthy Vision Month        #HealthyVisionMonth

hands holding book says May is Get Caught Reading Month.

Hepatitis Awareness Month         #HepatitisAwarenessMonth

Homeschooling Awareness Month         #HomeschoolingAwarenessMonth

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month       #HuntingtonsDiseaseAwarenessMonth

International Drum Month         #InternationalDrumMonth

International Internal Audit Awareness Month         #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth

International Mediterranean Diet Month         #InternationalMediterraneanDietMonth

International Respect for Chickens Month         #InternationalRespectForChickensMonth

International Victorious Woman Month        #VictoriousWomanMonth

Jewish-American Heritage Month       #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth

Labor History Month         #LaborHistoryMonth

Latino Books Month         #LatinoBooksMonth

Lupus Awareness Month         #LupusAwarenessMonth

Lyme Disease Awareness Month         #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

happy child in sunshine says May is Heal the Children Month.

Mental Health Awareness Month         #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

MCS Awareness Month         #MCSAwarenessMonth

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month         #MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMonth

Mystery Month         #MysteryMonth

National Arthritis Awareness Month         #NationalArthritisAwarenessMonth

National Asparagus Month         #NationalAsparagusMonth

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month         #NationalAsthmaAndAllergyAwarenessMonth

National Barbecue Month         #NationalBarbecueMonth

National Bike Month         #NationalBikeMonth

National Chamber Music Month         #NationalChamberMusicMonth

National Chip Your Pet Month          #NationalChipYourPetMonth

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month         #CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth

National Date Your Mate Month         #NationalDateYourMateMonth

National Egg Month         #NationalEggMonth

distraught woman with green ribbon says May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

National Electrical Safety Month         #NationalElectricalSafetyMonth

National Family Wellness Month         #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

National Foster Care Month         #NationalFosterCareMonth

National Hamburger Month         #NationalHamburgerMonth

National High Blood Pressure Education Month         #NationalHighBloodPressureEducationMonth

National Inventors Month         #NationalInventorsMonth

National Meditation Month         #NationalMeditationMonth

National Military Appreciation Month         #NationalMilitaryAppreciationMonth

National Moving Month         #NationalMovingMonth

National Osteoporosis Month        #NationalOsteoporosisMonth

National Pet Month         #NationalPetMonth

National Photography Month         #NationalPhotographyMonth

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month         #NationalPhysicalFitnessAndSportsMonth

stacked hamburger on bun says May is National Hamburger Month.

National Read to Your Baby Bump Month         #NationalReadToYourBabyBumpMonth

National Recommitment Month         #NationalRecommitmentMonth

National Salad Month         #NationalSaladMonth

National Salsa Month        #NationalSalsaMonth

National Strawberry Month         #NationalStrawberryMonth

National Stroke Awareness Month         #NationalStrokeAwarenessMonth

National Teen Self-Esteem Month         #TeenSelfEsteemMonth
Here are some great self-love quotes you could make into social media graphics.

National Vinegar Month          #NationalVinegarMonth

National Water Safety Month          #NationalWaterSafetyMonth

National Youth Traffic Safety Month         #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

NF (Neurofibromatosis) Awareness Month         #NFAwarenessMonth

Older Americans Month          #OlderAmericansMonth

Play Tennis Month         #PlayTennisMonth

happy bulldog riding in car says May is National Pet Month.

Posture Month           #PostureMonth

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month        #PWSAwarenessMonth

Preeclampsia Awareness Month         #PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth

Preservation Month         #PreservationMonth

Save Your Tooth Month         #SaveYourToothMonth

Skin Cancer Awareness Month          #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth

Small Business Month            #SmallBusinessMonth

Spiritual Literacy Month          #SpiritualLiteracyMonth

Strike Out Strokes Month         #StrikeOutStrokesMonth

Syringomyelia Awareness Month         #SyringomyeliaAwarenessMonth

UV (Ultraviolet) Awareness Month         #UVAwarenessMonth

Wildfire Awareness Month          #WildfireAwarenessMonth

Women’s Health Month          #WomensHealthMonth

modern buildings with text May is Business Image Improvement month.

May 2023 Multi-day Holidays and Observances

Jump to May 2023 daily holidays.

Multi-day holidays usually change dates from year to year, and are slow to confirm dates.

I’ve done my best to get dates for 2023, but many are unconfirmed at time of publication. Please double-check dates closer in.

Apr 30–May 6       Go Diaper Free Week          #GoDiaperFreeWeek
Observed for 7 days starting the last Sunday in April.

Apr 30–May 6       Preservation Week          #PreservationWeek

Apr 30–May 7       Stewardship Week          #StewardshipWeek

May 1–7       Air Quality Awareness Week        #AirQualityAwarenessWeek
Not announced for 2023.

May 1–6       National Auctioneers Week        #NationalAuctioneersWeek
Observed the week ending with National Auctioneers Day.

May 1–7       Children’s Book Week        #ChildrensBookWeek
Not announced for 2023.

May 1–7       Screen-Free Week        #ScreenFreeWeek

May 3–9       Sun Awareness Week         #SunAwarenessWeek

May 6–12       National Nurses Week            #NationalNursesWeek
Observed annually for 7 days starting on May 6th.

silhouette of woman in front of sunset says may is Women's Care Health Month.

The holidays below are observed the first full week of May.

May 7–13       Be Kind To Animals Week        #BeKindToAnimalsWeek

May 7–13      Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week        #ChildrensMentalHealthAwarenessWeek

May 7–13      Drinking Water Week        #DrinkingWaterWeek

May 7–13      National Correctional Officers Week        #NationalCorrectionalOfficersWeek

May 7–13       National Hospital Week     #NationalHospitalWeek

May 7–13      National Pet Week        #NationalPetWeek

May 7–13      National Travel and Tourism Week        #NationalTravelAndTourismWeek

May 7–13       North American Occupational Safety & Health Week        #NorthAmericanOccupationalSafetyAndHealthWeek

May 7–13      Public Service Recognition Week        #PSRW

cute hedgehog says Be Kind To Animals Week is May 1 to 7.

May 8–12       Economic Development Week (CO)  #EDW2023

May 8–12       Teacher Appreciation Week        #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Observed for 5 days starting Monday of the first full week in May.

May 9–15      National Stuttering Awareness Week        #NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek

May 10–16     National Salvation Army Week          #NSAW

May 12–21     National Public Gardens Week           #NationalPublicGardensWeek
Begins on the Friday before Mother’s Day.
These short flower quotes are ideal for adding to your photos.

May 14–20     Food Allergy Awareness Week          #FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek
Observed the second full week of May.

May 14–20     National Women’s Health Week         #NationalWomensHealthWeek
Observed the week starting with Mother’s Day.

May 14–20     National Police Week        #NationalPoliceWeek

mangoes and asparagus on wood picnic table top says fruit and vegetable of the month.

May 14–20   Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week        #HDIweek
Not announced for 2023.

May 14–20   International Heritage Breeds Week        #InternationalHeritageBreedsWeek
Not announced for 2023.

May 14–20   National Eosinophil Awareness Week           #NEAW
Not announced for 2023.

May 15–21   American Craft Beer Week        #AmericanCraftBeerWeek
Observed for 7 days starting the Monday before May 18th.

May 15–21   International Coaching Week        #International Coaching Week
Not announced for 2023.

May 20–26   National Safe Boating Week        #NationalSafeBoatingWeek
Observed for 7 days ending the Friday before Memorial Day.

May 21–27   National EMS Week        #EMSweek

May 21–27   National Public Works Week        #NationalPublicWorksWeek

May 22–28   Healthy and Safe Swimming Week        #HealthySwimming
Last week of May. Not announced for 2023.

May 29–June 4   National BBQ Week (UK)        #NatBBQWeek
Observed for 7 days starting the last Monday in May.

illustration of strawberries blueberries and cherries says hello May.

May 1 Holidays and Observances 2023

May Day is here! Along with many more holidays to celebrate on the first of May.

Holidays marked * change dates from year to year. Note that some of the graphics included in this article may have been made for a year other than 2023. Be sure to use the dates in the text for accuracy 🙂

Call in Sick Day          #CallInSickDay

Couple Appreciation Day       #CoupleAppreciationDay

Executive Coaching Day         #ExecutiveCoachingDay

Frequent Flyer Day        #FrequentFlyerDay

Global Love Day        #GlobalLoveDay

International Workers Day       #InternationalWorkersDay

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day         #KeepKidsAliveDrive25

silhouette of people kissing says what is your love language for Global Love Day.

Law Day         #LawDay

Lei Day           #LeiDay

May Day        #MayDay

Melanoma Monday*        #MelanomaMonday
Observed the first Monday in May.

National Chocolate Parfait Day          #ChocolateParfaitDay

National Loyalty Day            #NationalLoyaltyDay

clown in black and white striped suit has 5 laws we need for law day.

National Mother Goose Day        #NationalMotherGooseDay

National Purebred Dog Day        #NationalPurebredDogDay

New Homeowners Day          #NewHomeownersDay

Save the Rhino Day        #SaveTheRhinoDay

School Principals’ Day           #SchoolPrincipalsDay

Silver Star Service Banner Day           #SilverStarService

Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day           #TherapeuticMassageAwarenessDay

Worthy Wage Day        #WorthyWageDay

harry potter silhouettes with quiz.

May 2 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the first Tuesday in May.

Brothers and Sisters Day        #BrothersAndSistersDay

National Concert Day*           #NationalConcertDay

International Harry Potter Day          #InternationalHarryPotterDay

International Scurvy Awareness Day         #InternationalScurvyAwarenessDay

National Fire Day       #NationalFireDay

National Life Insurance Day        #LifeInsuranceDay

National Play Your Ukulele Day        #NationalPlayYourUkuleleDay

National Truffle Day        #NationalTruffleDay

Poem on Your Pillow Day*        #PoemOnYourPillowDay

World Asthma Day*        #WorldAsthmaDay

World Tuna Day         #WorldTunaDay

goofy guy in VR mask has 5 lessons from scary movies for paranormal day.

May 3 Holidays and Observances 2023

Great American Grump Out*        #GreatAmericanGrumpOut
*Observed the first Wednesday in May.

National Chocolate Custard Day        #ChocolateCustardDay

National Foster Care Day       #FosterCareBlue

National Garden Meditation Day       #GardenMeditationDay

National Lumpy Rug Day      #NationalLumpyRugDay

National Paranormal Day       #NationalParanormalDay

National Raspberry Popover Day      #RaspberryPopoverDay

National SAN Architect Day        #SANArchitectDay

National Specially-abled Pets Day        #SpeciallyAbledPetsDay

National Textiles Day        #NationalTextilesDay

National Two Different Colored Shoes Day        #TwoDifferentColoredShoesDay

Paranormal Day        #ParanormalDay

Public Radio Day        #PublicRadioDay

Sun Day (for solar power)        #SunDaySolar

Wordsmith Day        #WordsmithDay

World Press Freedom Day        #WorldPressFreedomDay

vintage star wars poster with text may the 4th be with you.

May 4 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the first Thursday in May.

Anti-Bullying Day      #AntiBullyingDay

Bird Day         #BirdDay

International Firefighters Day            #InternationalFirefightersDay

International Respect for Chickens Day        #InternationalRespectForChickensDay

National Candied Orange Peel Day        #CandiedOrangePeelDay

National Day of Prayer*        #NationalDayOfPrayer

National Day of Reason*       #NationalDayOfReason

National Kids Fitness Day          #NationalKidsFitnessDay

National Orange Juice Day     #NationalOrangeJuiceDay

National Renewal Day            #NationalRenewalDay

National Skilled Trades Day        #NationalSkilledTradesDay

National Weather Observers Day       #NationalWeatherObserversDay

Petite and Proud Day        #PetiteAndProudDay

Star Wars Day        #NationalStarWarsDay

World Give Day         #WorldGiveDay

World Password Day*           #WorldPasswordDay

words Cinco de Mayo cut out of folk pattern on textured background.

May 5 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the first Friday in May, except Pesach Sheni.

Cinco de Mayo           #CincoDeMayo

International Midwives Day        #InternationalMidwivesDay

International Tuba Day*        #InternationalTubaDay

#MuseumLoversDay #MuseumLoversDay

National Astronaut Day         #NationalAstronautDay

National Cartoonists Day       #NationalCartoonistsDay

National Hoagie Day        #NationalHoagieDay

National Silence the Shame Day         #SilenceTheShame

National Space Day*  #NationalSpaceDay

No Pants Day*        #NoPantsDay

Oyster Day        #OysterDay

Pesach Sheni*           #PesachSheni
Observed the 14th of Iyyar in the Hebrew calendar.

Revenge of the Fifth        #RevengeOfTheFifth

School Lunch Hero Day*       #SchoolLunchHeroDay

Totally Chipotle Day        #TotallyChipotleDay

various drinks and what they say about you in cartoon bubbles for National Beverage Day.

May 6 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the first Saturday in May

Beer Pong Day*         #BeerPongDay

Bladder Cancer Awareness Day*        #BladderCancerAwareness

Free Comic Book Day*          #FreeComicBookDay

Herbday*        #Herbday

International Drone Day*       #InternationalDroneDay

International No Diet Day      #NoDietDay

Join Hands Day*        #JoinHandsDay

Kentucky Derby*       #KentuckyDerby

National Auctioneers Day*          #NationalAuctioneersDay

National Beverage Day          #NationalBeverageDay

National Bombshells’ Day*       #BombshellsDay

National Crepe Suzette Day          #CrepeSuzetteDay

National Fitness Day*        #NationalFitnessDay

National Homebrew Day*        #NationalHomebrewDay

National Nurses Day          #NationalNursesDay

National Provider Appreciation Day*         #ProviderAppreciationDay

National Scrapbooking Day*        #NationalScrapbookingDay

National Start Seeing Monarchs Day*           #StartSeeingMararchsDay

National Tourist Appreciation Day        #TouristAppreciationDay

No Homework Day          #NoHomeworkDay

Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day*           #PediatricStrokeAwareness

Pilates Day*        #PilatesDay

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day*        #WildfireCommunityPreparednessDay

World Labyrinth Day*            #WorldLabyrinthDay

 

minimalist white cube says happy birthday imac.

May 7 Holidays and Observances 2023

International Bereaved Mother’s Day*          #InternationalBereavedMothersDay

International Permaculture Day*        #InternationalPermacultureDay

Lemonade Day*          #LemonadeDay

Mayday for Mutts*        #MaydayForMutts

Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day*        #MotorcycleMassAndBlessingOfTheBikesDay

National Barrier Awareness Day        #BarrierAwarenessDay

National Cosmopolitan Day   #NationalCosmopolitanDay

National Infertility Survival Day*      #InfertilitySurvivalDay

National Packaging Design Day          #PackagingDesignDay

National Paste-Up Day          #PasteUpDay

National Roast Leg of Lamb Day       #RoastLegofLamb

National Tourism Day            #TourismDay

World Laughter Day*        #WorldLaughterDay
Add to the laughter with these funny Mark Twain quotes.

iconic red with white swash and coke bottle in hand with coke quiz.

May 8 Holidays and Observances 2023

Free Trade Day           #FreeTradeDay

Great Lakes Awareness Day*        #GreatLakesAwarenessDay
*Observed Monday of the first full week in May.

Iris Day          #IrisDay

National Coconut Cream Pie Day           #CoconutCreamPieDay

National Give Someone a Cupcake Day            #NationalGiveSomeoneACupcakeDay

National Have A Coke Day           #NationalHaveACokeDay

National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day*         #NationalMeetingPlannersAppreciationDay
*Observed Monday of the first full week in May.

National Student Nurse Day           #NationalStudentNurseDay

No Socks Day           #NoSocksDay

Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War            #TimeOfRemembranceAndReconciliationForThoseWhoLostTheirLivesDuringTheSecondWorldWar

Victory in Europe Day           #VEDay

World Ovarian Cancer Day           #WorldOvarianCancerDay

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day           #WorldRedCrossAndRedCrescentDay

yellow graphic with purple word mother and her traits in white text.

May 9 Holidays and Observances 2023

Childhood Depression Awareness Day*          #ChildhoodDepressionAwarenessDay
*Observed Tuesday of the first full week in May.

Hurray for Buttons Day         #HurrayForButtonsDay

Lag B’omer*           #LagBomer
*Observed the 18th of Iyyar in the Hebrew calendar

National Butterscotch Brownie Day           #ButterscotchBrownieDay

National Lost Sock Memorial Day     #LostSockMemorialDay

National Moscato Day           #MoscatoDay

National Sleepover Day          #NationalSleepoverDay

National Teacher Appreciation Day*            #TeacherAppreciationDay
*Observed Tuesday of Teacher Appreciation Week.

purple roses with thin letters spelling wow mom.

May 10 Holidays and Observances 2023

Bike to School Day*        #BikeToSchoolDay
*Observed Wednesday of the first full week in May.

Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day*        #DonateADaysWagesToCharityDay
*Observed the second Wednesday in May.

National Clean Up Your Room Day           #CleanUpYourRoomDay

National Lipid Day           #NationalLipidDay

National Receptionists’ Day*            #NationalReceptionistsDay
*Observed the second Wednesday in May.

National Root Canal Appreciation Day*          #RootCanalAppreciationDay
*Observed the second Wednesday in May.

National School Nurse Day*        #NationalSchoolNurseDay
*Observed on the Wednesday of National Nurses Week.

National Shrimp Day           #NationalShrimpDay

National Small Business Day           #NationalSmallBusinessDay

National Third Shift Workers Day*           #ThirdShiftWorkersDay
*Observed the second Wednesday in May.

National Washington Day (state)           #NationalWashingtonDay

Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day*            #OccupationalSafetyAndHealthProfessionalDay
*Observed Wednesday of the first full week in May.

Trust Your Intuition Day           #TrustYourIntuitionDay

World Lupus Day           #WorldLupusDay

woman eating pizza hamburger donut says National Eat What You Want Day.

May 11 Holidays and Observances 2023

Hostess Cupcake Day            #HostessCupcakeDay

Make-A-Book Day*            #MakeABookDay
*Observed the Thursday of National Family Reading Week.

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day*        #ChildrensMentalHealthAwarenessDay
*Observed Thursday of the first full week in May.

National Eat What You Want Day         #EatWhatYouWantDay

National Foam Rolling Day           #NationalFoamRollingDay

National Twilight Zone Day           #NationalTwilightZoneDay

World Ego Awareness Day           #WorldEgoAwarenessDay

eerie purple mannequin heads with Rod Serling quote for Twilight Zone Day.

May 12 Holidays and Observances 2023

Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks Voice*         #FintasticFridayGivingSharksAVoice
*Observed the second Friday in May.

International Awareness Day           #InternationalAwarenessDay

International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day           #CFSAwarenessDay

International Nurses Day       #InternationalNursesDay

National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day          #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay

National Limerick Day           #NationalLimerickDay

National Military Spouse Appreciation Day*           #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay
*Observed the Friday before Mother’s Day.

National Nutty Fudge Day           #NationalNuttyFudgeDay

National Odometer Day         #NationalOdometerDay

National Public Gardens Day*           #NationalPublicGardensDay
*Observed on the Friday before Mother’s Day.
Make pretty posts with these rose quotes.

Provider Appreciation Day*           #ProviderAppreciationDay
*Observed on the Friday before Mother’s Day

Shades Day*           #ShadesDay
*Observed the closest Friday to May 15th.

skateboard park says happy birthday tony hawk.

May 13 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the second Saturday in May unless indicated otherwise.

Blame Someone Else Day*           #BlameSomeoneElseDay
*Observed the day before Mother’s Day.

Brunch for Lunch Day*          #BrunchForLunchDay
*Observed the day before Mother’s Day.

Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day*         #CorneliaDeLangeSyndromeAwarenessDay

International Hummus Day           #HummusDay

Mother Ocean Day*       #MotherOceanDay
*Observed the day before Mother’s Day.

National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day*           #NationalAnimalDisasterPreparednessDay

National Apple Pie Day         #NationalApplePieDay

National Archery Day*          #NationalArcherySchoolsProgram

National Babysitter’s Day*   #NationalBabysittersDay
*Observed Saturday of the first full week in May.

National Birth Mother’s Day   #NationalBirthmothersDay

National Crouton Day            #NationalCroutonDay

National Dog Mom’s Day*           #DogMomsDay
*Observed the day before Mother’s Day.

National Frog Jumping Day           #FrogJumpingDay

National Fruit Cocktail Day           #FruitCocktailDay

National Miniature Golf Day*           #NationalMiniGolfDay

National Train Day*           #NationalTrainDay

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day*           #StampOutHungerFoodDrive

Stay Up All Night Night*           #StayUpAllNightNight

Sun Awareness Day*           #SunAwarenessDay

Top Gun Day           #TopGunDay

Windmill Day*           #WindmillDay

World Belly Dance Day*       #WorldBellyDanceDay

World Buckfast Day*           #WorldBuckfastDay

World Cocktail Day           #WorldCocktailDay

World Fair Trade Day*          #WorldFairTradeDay

World Migratory Bird Day*           #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

May 14 Holidays and Observances 2023

International Dylan Thomas Day       #InternationalDylanThomasDay

Mother’s Day*           #MothersDay
*Observed the second Sunday in May.

National Buttermilk Biscuit Day        #ButtermilkBiscuitDay

National Dance Like a Chicken Day           #DanceLikeAChickenDay

National Decency Day           #NationalDecencyDay

The Stars and Stripes Forever Day           #TheStarsAndStripesForeverDay

Underground America Day           #UndergroundAmericaDay

woman running and guy jumping says may challenge which do you choose.

May 15 Holidays and Observances 2023

Bring Flowers to Someone Day          #BringFlowersToSomeoneDay

HG Awareness Day           #HGAwarenessDay

International Conscientious Objectors Day           #InternationalConscientiousObjectorsDay

International Day of Families           #DayOfFamilies

International MPS Awareness Day           #MPSAwarenessDay

National Chocolate Chip Day            #ChocolateChipDay

National Nylon Stocking Day            #NylonStockingDay

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day          #NationalSeniorFraudAwarenessDay

National Women’s Checkup Day*     #WomensCheckupDay
*Observed on Monday of the second full week in May.

Peace Officers Memorial Day            #PeaceOfficersMemorialDay

Straw Hat Day            #StrawHatDay

VBF Day of Awareness         #VBFDayOfAwareness

dude bicycling on boardwalk says may mainstream.

May 16 Holidays and Observances 2023

Dinosaur Day*           #DinosaurDay
*Observed the third Tuesday in May.

Honor Our LGBT Elders Day            #HonorOurLBGTEldersDay

International Day of Light      #InternationalDayOfLight

National Barbecue Day           #NationalBBQDay

National Biographer’s Day     #NationalBiographersDay

National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day            #CoquillesSaintJacquesDay

National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day          #NationalDoSomethingGoodForYourNeighborDay

National Love a Tree Day      #LoveATreeDay

National Mimosa Day            #MimosaDay

National Piercing Day           #NationalPiercingDay

National Sea Monkey Day           #NationalSeaMonkeyDay

Wear Purple for Peace Day           #WearPurpleForPeaceDay

May 17 Holidays and Observances 2023

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia           #IDAHOBIT

National Cherry Cobbler Day           #CherryCobblerDay

National Graduation Tassel Day           #GraduationTasselDay

National Juice Slush Day*        #NationalJuiceSlushDay
*Observed the third Wednesday in May.

National Mushroom Hunting Day           #NationalMushroomHuntingDay

National Numeracy Day* (UK)         #NationalNumeracyDay
*Observed Wednesday of the second full week in May.

National Pack Rat Day           #NationalPackRatDay

National Walnut Day           #NationalWalnutDay

Pinot Grigio Day           #PinotGrigioDay

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day*           #TurnBeautyInsideOutDay
*Observed the third Wednesday in May.

World FM Day*         #WorldFMDay
*Observed Wednesday of the second full week in May.

World Hypertension Day           #WorldHypertensionDay

World NF Awareness Day           #WorldNFAwarenessDay

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day           #WorldTelecommunicationAndInformationSocietyDay

woman perched on rocky peak says may makeover.

May 18 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the third Thursday in May, except as noted.

Ascension*        #Ascension
*Observed 40 days after Easter.

Brown Bag It Thursday*         #BrownBagItThursday

Global Accessibility Awareness Day*           #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay

Hummus Day*          #HummusDay

I Love Reeses Day        #ILoveReesesDay

International Museum Day          #InternationalMuseumDay

Jerusalem Day* (Yom Yerushalayim)            #JerusalemDay
*Begins at sundown on the 28th day of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar.

National Apéritif Day*          #NationalAperitifDay

National Cheese Soufflé Day           #NationalCheeseSouffleDay

National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day          #HIVVaccineAwarenessDay

National No Dirty Dishes Day          #NoDirtyDishesDay

National Notebook Day*           #NationalNotebookDay

National Speech Pathologist Day           #NationalSpeechPathologistDay

National Visit Your Relatives Day           #NationalVisitYourRelativesDay

Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day         #SendAnElectronicGreetingCardDay

World Aids Vaccine Day         #WorldAidsVaccineDay

woman facing setting sun says National May Ray Day.

May 19 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the third Friday in May.

International Virtual Assistants Day*         #InternationalVirtualAssistantsDay

NASCAR Day*         #NASCARDay

National Accounting Day         #NationalAccountingDay

National Bike to Work Day*         #BikeToWorkDay

National Defense Transportation Day*         #DefenseTransportationDay

National Endangered Species Day*         #EndangeredSpeciesDay

National Devil’s Food Cake Day         #DevilsFoodCakeDay

National Hepatitis Testing Day         #NationalHepatitisTestingDay

National May Ray Day          #NationalMayRayDay

National Pizza Party Day*          #PizzaPartyDay

World Family Doctor Day         #WorldFamilyDoctorDay

World IBD Day          #WorldIBDDay

yellow post its on blue wall says happy National Memo Day.

May 20 Holidays and Observances 2023

*Observed the third Saturday in May.

Culture Freedom Day*           #CultureFreedomDay

Eliza Doolittle Day        #ElizaDoolittleDay

International Clinical Trials Day         #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay

International Red Sneakers Day         #InternationalRedSneakersDay

National Armed Forces Day*          #ArmedForcesDay

National Be a Millionaire Day           #BeAMillionaireDay

National Learn to Swim Day*           #LearnToSwimDay

National Memo Day           #NationalMemoDay

National Pick Strawberries Day          #PickStrawberriesDay

National Quiche Lorraine Day            #QuicheLorraineDay

National Rescue Dog Day        #NationalRescueDogDay

National River Cleanup Day*           #NationalRiverCleanupDay

National Streaming Day            #NationalStreamingDay

Plant a Lemon Tree Day*         #PlantALemonTreeDay

Preakness Stakes*         #PreaknessStakes

Weights and Measures Day        #WeightsAndMeasuresDay

World Autoimmune Arthritis Day         #WorldAutoimmuneArthritisDay

World Bee Day          #WorldBeeDay

World Fiddle Day*         #WorldFiddleDay
*Observed the closest Saturday to May 19th.

World Whisky Day*         #WorldWhiskyDay

yoda icon on green background says calm you shall keep for Talk Like Yoda Day on May 21.

May 21 Holidays and Observances 2023

I Need a Patch for That Day          #INeedAPatchForThatDay

International Tea Day          #InternationalTeaDay

National American Red Cross Founder’s Day          #AmericanRedCrossFoundersDay

 

National Memo Day          #NationalMemoDay

National Strawberries and Cream Day          #StrawberriesAndCreamDay

 

National Waitstaff Day         #NationalWaitstaffDay

Rapture Party Day          #RapturePartyDay

Talk Like Yoda Day          #TalkLikeYodaDay

Stepmother’s Day*          #StepmothersDay
*Observed the third Sunday in May.

 

World Baking Day*          #WorldBakingDay
*Observed the third Sunday in May.

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development         #WorldDayForCulturalDiversityForDialogueAndDevelopment

 

purple painted background with coco chanel quote on being yourself.

May 22 Holidays and Observances 2023

Bitcoin Pizza Day      #BitcoinPizzaDay

Harvey Milk Day       #HarveyMilkDay

International Being You Day           #InternationalBeingYouDay

International Day for Biological Diversity     #DayForBiologicalDiversity

National Buy a Musical Instrument Day       #BuyAMusicalInstrumentDay

National Maritime Day          #NationalMaritimeDay

National Solitaire Day            #NationalSolitaireDay

National Vanilla Pudding Day            #VanillaPuddingDay

Sherlock Holmes Day           #SherlockHolmesDay

World Goth Day         #WorldGothDay

World Paloma Day           #WorldPalomaDay

who is your favorite sherlock quiz for Sherlock Holmes Day.

May 23 Holidays and Observances 2023

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula    #InternationalDayToEndObstetricFistula

National Lucky Penny Day    #LuckyPennyDay

National Taffy Day    #NationalTaffyDay

World Turtle Day       #WorldTurtleDay

copper penny facts for National Lucky Penny Day.

May 24 Holidays and Observances 2023

Brother’s Day        #BrothersDay

Declaration of the Bab*         #DeclarationOfTheBab
*Observed the 65th day of the year in the Baháʼí calendar.

Emergency Medical Services for Children Day*          #EMSForChildrenDay
*Observed Wednesday of the third full week in May.

International Tiara Day         #InternationalTiaraDay

National Asparagus Day          #NationalAsparagusDay

National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day        #AviationMaintenaceTechnicianDay

National Escargot Day          #NationalEscargotDay

National Scavenger Hunt Day         #ScavengerHuntDay

guys fist bumping says celebrate Brother’s Day.

May 25 Holidays and Observances 2023

Geek Pride Day         #GeekPrideDay

International Plastic Free Day         #InternationalPlasticFreeDay

National Brown-Bag-It Day         #BrownBagItDay

National Missing Children’s Day        #MissingChildrensDay

National Tap Dance Day        #NationalTapDanceDay

National Wine Day       #NationalWineDay

Towel Day        #TowelDay

pinkk to turquoise gradient with black glasses frames says geek is the new chic on Geek Pride Day.

May 26 Holidays and Observances 2023

European Neighbours Day*         #EuropeanNeighboursDay
*Observed the last Friday in May.

National Blueberry Cheesecake Day         #BlueberryCheesecakeDay

National Cherry Dessert Day          #NationalCherryDessertDay

National Cooler Day*           #NationalCoolerDay
*Observed the Friday before Memorial Day.

National Death Busters Day*          #NationalDeathBustersDay
*Observed the Friday before Memorial Day.

National Don’t Fry Day*         #DontFryDay
*Observed the Friday before Memorial Day.

National Heat Awareness Day*         #NationalHeatAwarenessDay
*Observed the last Friday in May.

National Paper Airplane Day         #PaperAirplaneDay

National Road Trip Day*        #NationalRoadTripDay
*Observed the Friday before Memorial Day.

National Title Track Day*        #TitleTrackDay
*Observed the fourth Friday in May.

National Wig Out Day*          #NationalWigOutDay
*Observed 10 days before the first Monday in June.

Sally Ride Day         #SallyRideDay

Shavuot*           #Shavuot
*Observed the 6th of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar.

World Dracula Day         #WorldDraculaDay

World Lindy Hop Day         #LindyHopDay

World Redhead Day         #WorldRedheadDay

dozens of american flags with freedom quote for memorial day.

May 27 Holidays and Observances 2023

Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day*        #AmateurRadioMilitaryAppreciationDay
*Observed 9 days before the first Monday in June.

National Cellophane Tape Day        #CellophaneTapeDay

National Grape Popsicle Day         #GrapePopsicleDay

National Gray Day       #NationalGrayDay

National Italian Beef Day*       #NationalItalianBeefDay
*Observed the fourth Saturday in May.

Nothing to Fear Day          #NothingToFearDay

Sunscreen Protection Day        #SunscreenProtectionDay

5 secrets to a smokin' brisket for National Brisket Day.

May 28 Holidays and Observances 2023

Amnesty International Day    #AmnestyInternationalDay

Indianapolis 500*        #Indianapolis500
*Observed the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

Menstrual Hygiene Day         #MenstrualHygieneDay

National Brisket Day         #NationalBrisketDay

National Hamburger Day         #NationalHamburgerDay

Neighbor Day*           #NeighborDay
*Observed 8 days before the first Monday in June.

Pentecost*          #Pentecost
*Observed 49 days after Easter.

May 29 Holidays and Observances 2023

Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh*          #AscensionOfBahaullah

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers          #InternationalDayOfUnitedNationsPeacekeepers

Learn About Composting Day         #LearnAboutCompostingDay

Memorial Day* (US)           #MemorialDay
These freedom quotes are ideal to share on US patriotic holidays.

National 529 Day         #529Day

National Biscuit Day          #NationalBiscuitDay

National Coq Au Vin Day          #NationalCoqAuVinDay

National Heat Awareness Day           #HeatAwarenessDay

National Paperclip Day          #NationalPaperclipDay

Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day         #PutAPillowOnYourFridgeDay

World Digestive Health Day          #WorldDigestiveHealthDay

brightly colored pillows flying for Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day.

May 30 Holidays and Observances 2023

Loomis Day    #LoomisDay

National Creativity Day         #NationalCreativityDay

National Hole In My Bucket Day      #HoleInMyBucketDay

National Mint Julep Day       #MintJulepDay

National Water a Flower Day           #WaterAFlowerDay

World Multiple Sclerosis Day            #WorldMSDay

salute to the invention of the wireless on Loomis Day.

May 31 Holidays and Observances 2023

National Autonomous Vehicle Day           #AutonomousVehicleDay

National Macaroon Day         #NationalMacaroonDay

National Meditation Day       #NationalMeditationDay

National Save Your Hearing Day        #SaveYourHearingDay

National Senior Health & Fitness Day*         #SeniorHealthFitnessDay
*Observed the last Wednesday in May.

National Smile Day           #NationalSmileDay

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day            #NecrotizingFasciitisAwareness

Speak in Complete Sentences Day           #SpeakInCompleteSentencesDay

World No Tobacco Day         #NoTobaccoDay

World Parrot Day       #WorldParrotDay

May Holidays Mean More Engagement

I hope you’ve found a number of interesting May holidays you can’t wait to share.

Use them to inspire Instagram post ideas and engaging Facebook content fans love. Or tweet them out!

Use easy design tools to concoct engaging graphics. Try these resources to help you make picture quotes online, or you can use apps to add text to photos.

May has 31 days – be sure to pin the image below to Pinterest so you can come back for more.

And check out my mega roundup of social media holidays for the entire year!

woman in straw hat with yellow flower says 495 May holidays to enliven your social engagement.

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