May: List of Monthlong Observances

The month of May has 157 associated awareness designations and observances, shown below. There are also 1440 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 #MerMay2026

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 #OregonWineMonth2026

Food / Drink
18.

National Chocolate Custard Month

#NationalChocolateCustardMonth #ChocolateCustardMonth

Food / Drink
19.

Jewish American Heritage Month

#JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #NationalJewishAmericanHerita… #JAHM

20.

No Mow May

#NoMowMay

21.

National Bike Month

#NationalBikeMonth #BikeMonth

22.

Heal the Children Month

Food / Drink
23.

National Duckling Month

#NationalDucklingMonth #DucklingMonth

Food / Drink
24.

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

#BrainTumorAwarenessMonth #NationalBrainTumorAwarenessM… #BTAM2026

25.

National Home Improvement Month

#NationalHomeImprovementMonth #HomeImprovementMonth

26.

Finger Lakes Wine Month

#FingerLakesWineMonth

Food / Drink
27.

National Foster Care Month

#NationalFosterCareMonth #FosterCareMonth

28.

Older Americans Month

#OlderAmericansMonth #NationalOlderAmericansMonth

Health
29.

Frankie Month

#FrankieMonth

The Arts
30.

International Respect for Chickens Month

#InternationalRespectForChick… #RespectForChickensMonth

31.

National Inventors Month

#NationalInventorsMonth #InventorsMonth

32.

National Small Business Month

#NationalSmallBusinessMonth #SmallBusinessMonth

33.

Building Safety Month

#BuildingSafetyMonth #NationalBuildingSafetyMonth

34.

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth

Travel / Lodging
35.

World Trade Month

#WorldTradeMonth #TradeMonth

36.

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorde… #BPDAwarenessMonth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorde…

Health
37.

Mental Health Awareness Month

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #NationalMentalHealthAwarenes… #NationalMentalHealthMonth

Health
38.

Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month

#EMRAwarenessMonth

Health
39.

National Neurofibromatosis Month

#NationalNeurofibromatosisMon… #NeurofibromatosisMonth #NationalNFMonth

Health
40.

American Wetlands Month

#AmericanWetlandsMonth

41.

World Wrestling Month

#WorldWrestlingMonth #WrestlingMonth

42.

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

#CritCareMonth #NCCARM #NationalCriticalCareAwarenes…

Health
43.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslan… #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth

Travel / Lodging
44.

National Crime Reading Month

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth #CrimeReadingMonth

45.

Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month

#IRDGeneticTestingAwarenessMo…

Health
46.

Gin A Day May

#GinADayMay

Nightlife
47.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #NationalLymeDiseaseAwareness…

Health
48.

Vasculitis Awareness Month

#VasculitisAwarenessMonth #VAM2026

Health
49.

National Travel Advisor Month

#TravelAdvisorMonth

Travel / Lodging
50.

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

#NationalTeenSelfEsteemMonth #TeenSelfEsteemMonth

51.

Tavern Month

#TavernMonth #NationalTavernMonth

Nightlife
52.

VHL Awareness Month

#VHLAwarenessMonth

Health
53.

NEC Awareness Month

#NECAwarenessMonth

Health
54.

Behcet's Awareness Month

#BehçetsAwarenessMonth #NationalBehçetsAwarenes…

Health
55.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month

#EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenes… #EhlersDanlosSyndromeMonth #EDSAwarenessMonth

Health
56.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

#PraderWilliSyndromeAwareness… #PWSAwarenessMonth #PWSMonth

Health
57.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

#PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth #PreeclampsiaMonth

Health
58.

Breathe Easy Month

#BreatheEasyMonth

Health
59.

FaeMay

#FaeMay #FaeMay2026

60.

International Internal Audit Awareness Month

#InternationalInternalAuditAw… #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth #IIAMay

61.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

#TeenPregnancyPreventionMonth #NationalTeenPregnancyPrevent… #NTPPM

62.

National Drinking Water Month

#NationalDrinkingWaterMonth #DrinkingWaterMonth

Food / Drink
63.

Food Allergy Action Month

#FoodAllergyMonth #FoodAllergyActionMonth

Food / Drink
64.

Apraxia Awareness Month

#ApraxiaAwarenessMonth #ApraxiaMonth

Health
65.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Month

#LFSAwarenessMonth #LiFraumeniSyndromeAwarenessM…

Health
66.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Month

#SturgeWeberSyndromeAwareness…

Health
67.

Surgical Mesh Awareness Month

#MeshAwarenessMonth #SurgicalMeshAwarenessMonth #InternationalMeshAwarenessMo…

Health
68.

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

#WilliamsSyndromeAwarenessMon… #WilliamsSyndromeMonth #WSAwarenessMonth

Health
69.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

#BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth #NationalBetterHearingAndSpee… #BHSM

70.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

#CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #CFAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwaren…

71.

Disability Insurance Awareness Month

#DisabilityInsuranceAwareness… #NationalDisabilityInsuranceA… #DIAM

72.

Get Caught Reading Month

#GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth

73.

National Photography Month

#NationalPhotographyMonth #PhotographyMonth #NationalPhotoMonth

74.

National Water Safety Month

#NationalWaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyMonth #NWSM

75.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

76.

World Maternal Mental Health Month

#MaternalMentalHealthMonth #PerinatalDepressionAwareness…

77.

National Artisan Gelato Month

#NationalArtisanGelatoMonth #NationalGelatoMonth

Food / Drink
78.

National Loaded Potato Month

#NationalLoadedPotatoMonth #LoadedPotatoMonth

Food / Drink
79.

Amaranth Month

#AmaranthMonth

Food / Drink
80.

National Masturbation Month

#NationalMasturbationMonth #MasturbationMonth

Nightlife
81.

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Awareness Month

#PTENAwarenessMth

Health
82.

Cystinosis Awareness Month

#CystinosisAwarenessMonth

Health
83.

International Doula Month

#InternationalDoulaMonth #DoulaMonth

Health
84.

International Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks

#VBFMonthOfAwareness

Health
85.

Myositis Awareness Month

#MyositisAwarenessMonth #MyositisMonth

Health
86.

National Stop the Bleed Month

#NationalStopTheBleedMonth #StopTheBleedMonth #NSTBM

Health
87.

Chemtrail Awareness Month

#ChemtrailAwarenessMonth

Military
88.

May Sketch a Day

#MaySketchADay

The Arts
89.

Arabian Horse Month

#ArabianHorseMonth

90.

Arthritis Awareness Month

#ArthritisAwarenessMonth #NationalArthritisAwarenessMo…

91.

Asthma Awareness Month

#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #NationalAsthmaAwarenessMonth

92.

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

93.

Better Sleep Month

#BetterSleepMonth #NationalBetterSleepMonth

94.

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

#BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

95.

Clean Air Month

#CleanAirMonth #NationalCleanAirMonth

96.

Exercise is Medicine Month

#ExerciseIsMedicineMonth #NationalExerciseMonth

97.

Family Wellness Month

#FamilyWellnessMonth #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

98.

Gardening for Wildlife Month

99.

Gifts From the Garden Month

#GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

100.

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

#GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitne… #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth #GEHFM

101.

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

#GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth #NationalYouthTrafficSafetyMo… #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

102.

Haitian Heritage Month

#HaitianHeritageMonth

103.

Healthy Vision and Ultraviolet Awareness Month

#NationalHealthyVisionMonth #HealthyVisionMonth

104.

Home Schooling Awareness Month

#HomeSchoolingAwarenessMonth

105.

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

#HuntingtonsDiseaseAwarenessM…

106.

International Business Image Improvement Month

#InternationalBusinessImageIm…

107.

International Civility Awareness Month

#InternationalCivilityAwarene…

108.

International Drum Month

#InternationalDrumMonth #DrumMonth

109.

International Roller Derby Month

110.

International Victorious Woman Month

#InternationalVictoriousWoman…

111.

Labor History Month

#LaborHistoryMonth #NationalLaborHistoryMonth

112.

Latino Books Month

#LatinoBooksMonth

113.

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month (Florida)

#LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

114.

MCS-Awareness Month

#MCSAwarenessMonth

115.

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

#SkinCancerDetectionAndPreven…

116.

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

#MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMon… #NationalMotorcycleSafetyAwar…

117.

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

#NationalAsthmaAndAllergyAwar… #AsthmaAndAllergyAwarenessMon… #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

118.

National Bicycle Safety Month

#NationalBicycleSafetyMonth #BicycleSafetyMonth

119.

National Chip Your Pet Month

#NationalChipYourPetMonth #ChipYourPetMonth #MicrochipYourPetMonth

120.

National Comfort Month

#NationalComfortMonth

121.

National Community Action Month

#NationalCommunityActionMonth #CommunityActionMonth

122.

National Correct Posture Month

#NationalCorrectPostureMonth #CorrectPostureMonth

123.

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

124.

National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month

#GBSCIDPAwarenessMonth

125.

National Good Car Keeping Month

#NationalGoodCarKeepingMonth #GoodCarKeepingMonth

126.

National Hair Loss Awareness Month

#NationalHairLossAwarenessMon… #HairLossAwarenessMonth

127.

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

#HepatitisAwarenessMonth #HepAwarenessMonth #NationalHepatitisAwarenessMo…

128.

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

#NationalHighBloodPressureEdu… #HighBloodPressureEducationMo… #BloodPressureEducationMonth

129.

National Historic Preservation Month

#NationalHistoricPreservation… #HistoricPreservationMonth #NationalPreservationMonth

130.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month

#NationalLawEnforcementApprec… #LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

131.

National Lupus Awareness Month

#NationalLupusAwarenessMonth #LupusAwarenessMonth

132.

National Meditation Month

#NationalMeditationMonth #MeditationMonth

133.

National Moving Month

#NationalMovingMonth #MovingMonth

134.

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

#NationalOsteoporosisAwarenes… #OsteoporosisAwarenessAndPrev… #NationalOsteoporosisMonth

135.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

#NationalPhysicalFitnessAndSp… #PhysicalFitnessAndSportsMonth #NationalPhysicalFitnessMonth

136.

National Revise Your Work Schedule Month

#ReviseYourWorkScheduleMonth

137.

National Stroke Awareness Month

#NationalStrokeAwarenessMonth #StrokeAwarenessMonth #AmericanStrokeMonth

138.

National Toddler Immunization Month

#ToddlerImmunizationMonth #NationalToddlerImmunizationM…

139.

National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month

#ToxicEncephalopathyAndChemic…

140.

National Trauma Awareness Month

#NationalTraumaAwarenessMonth #TraumaAwarenessMonth

141.

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

#TuberousSclerosisAwarenessMo… #TSCAwarenessMonth

142.

Personal History Awareness Month

#PersonalHistoryAwarenessMonth #PersonalHistoryMonth

143.

REACT Month

#REACTMonth

144.

Teen CEO Month

#TeenCEOMonth

145.

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAwarenessMonth #NationalVNAwarenessMonth

146.

Womens Health Month

#WomensHealthMonth #NationalWomensHealthMonth #WomensHealthAwarenessMonth

147.

Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month

148.

Water Awareness Month (California)

#WaterAwarenessMonth

Food / Drink
149.

Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

Food / Drink
150.

Celiac Awareness Month (Canada)

#CeliacAwarenessMonth #NationalCeliacAwarenessMonth

Health
151.

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month (Canada)

#HemochromatosisAwarenessMonth

Health
152.

National Physiotherapy Month (Canada)

#NationalPhysiotherapyMonth #PhysiotherapyMonth #NationalPhysioMonth

Health
153.

Iowa Tourism Month

Travel / Lodging
154.

Fallen First Responder Awareness Month (Texas)

155.

Indian Arrival Month (Caribbean)

#IndianArrivalMonth

156.

Global Heart Failure Awareness Month

#HeartFailureAwarenessMonth

Health
157.

Muslim Heritage Month (Texas)

#MuslimHeritageMonth

Military

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