May: List of Monthlong Observances

The month of May has 148 associated awareness designations and observances, shown below. There are also 1213 holidays scheduled on specific days during the month.

1.

National Pet Month

#NationalPetMonth #PetMonth

2.

National Strawberry Month

#NationalStrawberryMonth #StrawberryMonth

Food / Drink
3.

National Hamburger Month

#NationalHamburgerMonth #HamburgerMonth #NationalBurgerMonth

Food / Drink
4.

MerMay

#MerMay #MerMay2024

The Arts
5.

National Gazpacho Aficionado Month

#NationalGazpachoAficionadoMo… #GazpachoAficionadoMonth

Food / Drink
6.

National Tennis Month

#NationalTennisMonth #TennisMonth

7.

National Military Appreciation Month

#NationalMilitaryAppreciation… #MilitaryAppreciationMonth

Military
8.

National Egg Month

#NationalEggMonth #EggMonth

Food / Drink
9.

International Mediterranean Diet Month

#MediterraneanDietMonth #InternationalMediterraneanDi… #NationalMediterraneanDietMon…

Food / Drink
10.

National Salad Month

#NationalSaladMonth #SaladMonth

Food / Drink
11.

National Barbecue Month

#NationalBarbecueMonth #BarbecueMonth #NationalBarbequeMonth

Food / Drink
12.

National Vinegar Month

#NationalVinegarMonth #VinegarMonth

Food / Drink
13.

National Salsa Month

#NationalSalsaMonth #SalsaMonth

Food / Drink
14.

National Sweet Vidalia Onion Month

#VidaliaOnionMonth

Food / Drink
15.

National Asparagus Month

#NationalAsparagusMonth #AsparagusMonth

Food / Drink
16.

Zombie Awareness Month

#ZombieAwarenessMonth #NationalZombieAwarenessMonth

17.

Oregon Wine Month

#OregonWineMonth #OregonWineMonth2024

Food / Drink
18.

National Chocolate Custard Month

#NationalChocolateCustardMonth #ChocolateCustardMonth

Food / Drink
19.

Heal the Children Month

Food / Drink
20.

National Duckling Month

#NationalDucklingMonth #DucklingMonth

Food / Drink
21.

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

#BrainTumorAwarenessMonth #NationalBrainTumorAwarenessM… #BTAM2024

22.

Finger Lakes Wine Month

#FingerLakesWineMonth

Food / Drink
23.

National Foster Care Month

#NationalFosterCareMonth #FosterCareMonth

24.

Older Americans Month

#OlderAmericansMonth #NationalOlderAmericansMonth

Health
25.

Frankie Month

#FrankieMonth

The Arts
26.

International Respect for Chickens Month

#InternationalRespectForChick… #RespectForChickensMonth

27.

National Inventors Month

#NationalInventorsMonth #InventorsMonth

28.

National Small Business Month

#NationalSmallBusinessMonth #SmallBusinessMonth

29.

World Trade Month

#WorldTradeMonth #TradeMonth

30.

National Neurofibromatosis Month

#NationalNeurofibromatosisMon… #NeurofibromatosisMonth #NationalNFMonth

Health
31.

American Wetlands Month

#AmericanWetlandsMonth

32.

Mental Health Awareness Month

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #NationalMentalHealthAwarenes… #NationalMentalHealthMonth

33.

World Wrestling Month

#WorldWrestlingMonth #WrestlingMonth

34.

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

#CritCareMonth #NCCARM #NationalCriticalCareAwarenes…

Health
35.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslan… #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth

Travel / Lodging
36.

National Crime Reading Month

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth #CrimeReadingMonth

37.

Gin A Day May

#GinADayMay

Nightlife
38.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #NationalLymeDiseaseAwareness…

Health
39.

Vasculitis Awareness Month

#VasculitisAwarenessMonth #VAM2024

Health
40.

National Travel Advisor Month

#TravelAdvisorMonth

Travel / Lodging
41.

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

#NationalTeenSelfEsteemMonth #TeenSelfEsteemMonth

42.

Tavern Month

#TavernMonth #NationalTavernMonth

Nightlife
43.

VHL Awareness Month

#VHLAwarenessMonth

Health
44.

NEC Awareness Month

#NECAwarenessMonth

Health
45.

Behcet's Awareness Month

#BehçetsAwarenessMonth #NationalBehçetsAwarenes…

Health
46.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month

#EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenes… #EhlersDanlosSyndromeMonth #EDSAwarenessMonth

Health
47.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

#PraderWilliSyndromeAwareness… #PWSAwarenessMonth #PWSMonth

Health
48.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

#PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth #PreeclampsiaMonth

Health
49.

Breathe Easy Month

#BreatheEasyMonth

Health
50.

FaeMay

#FaeMay #FaeMay2024

51.

International Internal Audit Awareness Month

#InternationalInternalAuditAw… #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth #IIAMay

52.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

#TeenPregnancyPreventionMonth #NationalTeenPregnancyPrevent… #NTPPM

53.

National Drinking Water Month

#NationalDrinkingWaterMonth #DrinkingWaterMonth

Food / Drink
54.

Food Allergy Action Month

#FoodAllergyMonth #FoodAllergyActionMonth

Food / Drink
55.

Apraxia Awareness Month

#ApraxiaAwarenessMonth #ApraxiaMonth

Health
56.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Month

#LFSAwarenessMonth #LiFraumeniSyndromeAwarenessM…

Health
57.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Month

#SturgeWeberSyndromeAwareness…

Health
58.

Surgical Mesh Awareness Month

#MeshAwarenessMonth #SurgicalMeshAwarenessMonth #InternationalMeshAwarenessMo…

Health
59.

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

#WilliamsSyndromeAwarenessMon… #WilliamsSyndromeMonth #WSAwarenessMonth

Health
60.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

#BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth #NationalBetterHearingAndSpee… #BHSM

61.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

#CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #CFAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwaren…

62.

Disability Insurance Awareness Month

#DisabilityInsuranceAwareness… #NationalDisabilityInsuranceA… #DIAM

63.

Get Caught Reading Month

#GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth

64.

Jewish American Heritage Month

#JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #NationalJewishAmericanHerita…

65.

National Photography Month

#NationalPhotographyMonth #PhotographyMonth #NationalPhotoMonth

66.

National Water Safety Month

#NationalWaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyMonth #NWSM

67.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

68.

World Maternal Mental Health Month

#MaternalMentalHealthMonth #PerinatalDepressionAwareness…

69.

National Artisan Gelato Month

#NationalArtisanGelatoMonth #NationalGelatoMonth

Food / Drink
70.

National Loaded Potato Month

#NationalLoadedPotatoMonth #LoadedPotatoMonth

Food / Drink
71.

Amaranth Month

#AmaranthMonth

Food / Drink
72.

National Masturbation Month

#NationalMasturbationMonth #MasturbationMonth

Nightlife
73.

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Awareness Month

#PTENAwarenessMth

Health
74.

Cystinosis Awareness Month

#CystinosisAwarenessMonth

Health
75.

International Doula Month

#InternationalDoulaMonth #DoulaMonth

Health
76.

International Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks

#VBFMonthOfAwareness

Health
77.

Myositis Awareness Month

#MyositisAwarenessMonth #MyositisMonth

Health
78.

National Stop the Bleed Month

#NationalStopTheBleedMonth #StopTheBleedMonth #NSTBM

Health
79.

May Sketch a Day

#MaySketchADay

The Arts
80.

Arabian Horse Month

#ArabianHorseMonth

81.

Arthritis Awareness Month

#ArthritisAwarenessMonth #NationalArthritisAwarenessMo…

82.

Asthma Awareness Month

#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #NationalAsthmaAwarenessMonth

83.

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

84.

Better Sleep Month

#BetterSleepMonth #NationalBetterSleepMonth

85.

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

#BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

86.

Building Safety Month

#BuildingSafetyMonth #NationalBuildingSafetyMonth

87.

Clean Air Month

#CleanAirMonth #NationalCleanAirMonth

88.

Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month

#EMRAwarenessMonth

89.

Exercise is Medicine Month

#ExerciseIsMedicineMonth #NationalExerciseMonth

90.

Family Wellness Month

#FamilyWellnessMonth #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

91.

Gardening for Wildlife Month

92.

Gifts From the Garden Month

#GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

93.

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

#GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitne… #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth #GEHFM

94.

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

#GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth #NationalYouthTrafficSafetyMo… #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

95.

Haitian Heritage Month

#HaitianHeritageMonth

96.

Healthy Vision and Ultraviolet Awareness Month

#NationalHealthyVisionMonth #HealthyVisionMonth

97.

Home Schooling Awareness Month

#HomeSchoolingAwarenessMonth

98.

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

#HuntingtonsDiseaseAwarenessM…

99.

International Business Image Improvement Month

#InternationalBusinessImageIm…

100.

International Civility Awareness Month

#InternationalCivilityAwarene…

101.

International Drum Month

#InternationalDrumMonth #DrumMonth

102.

International Roller Derby Month

103.

International Victorious Woman Month

#InternationalVictoriousWoman…

104.

Labor History Month

#LaborHistoryMonth #NationalLaborHistoryMonth

105.

Latino Books Month

#LatinoBooksMonth

106.

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month (Florida)

#LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

107.

MCS-Awareness Month

#MCSAwarenessMonth

108.

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

#SkinCancerDetectionAndPreven…

109.

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

#MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMon… #NationalMotorcycleSafetyAwar…

110.

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

#NationalAsthmaAndAllergyAwar… #AsthmaAndAllergyAwarenessMon… #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

111.

National Bicycle Safety Month

#NationalBicycleSafetyMonth #BicycleSafetyMonth

112.

National Bike Month

#NationalBikeMonth #BikeMonth

113.

National Chip Your Pet Month

#NationalChipYourPetMonth #ChipYourPetMonth #MicrochipYourPetMonth

114.

National Comfort Month

#NationalComfortMonth

115.

National Community Action Month

#NationalCommunityActionMonth #CommunityActionMonth

116.

National Correct Posture Month

#NationalCorrectPostureMonth #CorrectPostureMonth

117.

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

118.

National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month

#GBSCIDPAwarenessMonth

119.

National Good Car Keeping Month

#NationalGoodCarKeepingMonth #GoodCarKeepingMonth

120.

National Hair Loss Awareness Month

#NationalHairLossAwarenessMon… #HairLossAwarenessMonth

121.

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

#HepatitisAwarenessMonth #HepAwarenessMonth #NationalHepatitisAwarenessMo…

122.

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

#NationalHighBloodPressureEdu… #HighBloodPressureEducationMo… #BloodPressureEducationMonth

123.

National Historic Preservation Month

#NationalHistoricPreservation… #HistoricPreservationMonth #NationalPreservationMonth

124.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month

#NationalLawEnforcementApprec… #LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

125.

National Lupus Awareness Month

#NationalLupusAwarenessMonth #LupusAwarenessMonth

126.

National Meditation Month

#NationalMeditationMonth #MeditationMonth

127.

National Moving Month

#NationalMovingMonth #MovingMonth

128.

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

#NationalOsteoporosisAwarenes… #OsteoporosisAwarenessAndPrev… #NationalOsteoporosisMonth

129.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

#NationalPhysicalFitnessAndSp… #PhysicalFitnessAndSportsMonth #NationalPhysicalFitnessMonth

130.

National Revise Your Work Schedule Month

#ReviseYourWorkScheduleMonth

131.

National Stroke Awareness Month

#NationalStrokeAwarenessMonth #StrokeAwarenessMonth #AmericanStrokeMonth

132.

National Toddler Immunization Month

#ToddlerImmunizationMonth #NationalToddlerImmunizationM…

133.

National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month

#ToxicEncephalopathyAndChemic…

134.

National Trauma Awareness Month

#NationalTraumaAwarenessMonth #TraumaAwarenessMonth

135.

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

#TuberousSclerosisAwarenessMo… #TSCAwarenessMonth

136.

Personal History Awareness Month

#PersonalHistoryAwarenessMonth #PersonalHistoryMonth

137.

REACT Month

#REACTMonth

138.

Teen CEO Month

#TeenCEOMonth

139.

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAwarenessMonth #NationalVNAwarenessMonth

140.

Womens Health Month

#WomensHealthMonth #NationalWomensHealthMonth #WomensHealthAwarenessMonth

141.

Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month

142.

Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

Food / Drink
143.

Celiac Awareness Month (Canada)

#CeliacAwarenessMonth #NationalCeliacAwarenessMonth

Health
144.

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month (Canada)

#HemochromatosisAwarenessMonth

Health
145.

National Physiotherapy Month (Canada)

#NationalPhysiotherapyMonth #PhysiotherapyMonth #NationalPhysioMonth

Health
146.

Iowa Tourism Month

Travel / Lodging
147.

Fallen First Responder Awareness Month (Texas)

148.

Indian Arrival Month (Caribbean)

#IndianArrivalMonth

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