May: List of Monthlong Observances

The month of May has 161 associated awareness designations and observances, shown below. There are also 1500 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 #MerMay2027

The Arts
5.

National Gazpacho Aficionado Month

#NationalGazpachoAficionadoMo… #GazpachoAficionadoMonth

Food / Drink
6.

National Tennis Month

#NationalTennisMonth #TennisMonth

Travel / Lodging
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 #OregonWineMonth2027

Food / Drink
18.

National Chocolate Custard Month

#NationalChocolateCustardMonth #ChocolateCustardMonth

Food / Drink
19.

Get Caught Reading Month

#GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth

20.

Jewish American Heritage Month

#JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #NationalJewishAmericanHerita… #JAHM

21.

National Electrical Safety Month

#NationalElectricalSafetyMonth #ElectricalSafetyMonth

22.

No Mow May

#NoMowMay

23.

National Bike Month

#NationalBikeMonth #BikeMonth

24.

Heal the Children Month

Food / Drink
25.

National Duckling Month

#NationalDucklingMonth #DucklingMonth

Food / Drink
26.

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

#BrainTumorAwarenessMonth #NationalBrainTumorAwarenessM… #BTAM2027

27.

National Home Improvement Month

#NationalHomeImprovementMonth #HomeImprovementMonth

28.

Finger Lakes Wine Month

#FingerLakesWineMonth

Food / Drink
29.

National Foster Care Month

#NationalFosterCareMonth #FosterCareMonth

30.

Older Americans Month

#OlderAmericansMonth #NationalOlderAmericansMonth

Health
31.

Frankie Month

#FrankieMonth

The Arts
32.

International Respect for Chickens Month

#InternationalRespectForChick… #RespectForChickensMonth

33.

National Inventors Month

#NationalInventorsMonth #InventorsMonth

34.

National Small Business Month

#NationalSmallBusinessMonth #SmallBusinessMonth

35.

Building Safety Month

#BuildingSafetyMonth #NationalBuildingSafetyMonth

36.

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth

Travel / Lodging
37.

World Trade Month

#WorldTradeMonth #TradeMonth

38.

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorde… #BPDAwarenessMonth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorde…

Health
39.

Mental Health Awareness Month

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #NationalMentalHealthAwarenes… #NationalMentalHealthMonth

Health
40.

National Neurofibromatosis Month

#NationalNeurofibromatosisMon… #NeurofibromatosisMonth #NationalNFMonth

Health
41.

Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month

#EMRAwarenessMonth

Health
42.

American Wetlands Month

#AmericanWetlandsMonth

43.

World Wrestling Month

#WorldWrestlingMonth #WrestlingMonth

44.

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

#CritCareMonth #NCCARM #NationalCriticalCareAwarenes…

Health
45.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslan… #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth

Travel / Lodging
46.

National Crime Reading Month

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth #CrimeReadingMonth

47.

Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month

#IRDGeneticTestingAwarenessMo…

Health
48.

Gin A Day May

#GinADayMay

Nightlife
49.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #NationalLymeDiseaseAwareness…

Health
50.

Vasculitis Awareness Month

#VasculitisAwarenessMonth #VAM2027

Health
51.

National Travel Advisor Month

#TravelAdvisorMonth

Travel / Lodging
52.

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

#NationalTeenSelfEsteemMonth #TeenSelfEsteemMonth

53.

Tavern Month

#TavernMonth #NationalTavernMonth

Nightlife
54.

VHL Awareness Month

#VHLAwarenessMonth

Health
55.

NEC Awareness Month

#NECAwarenessMonth

Health
56.

Behcet's Awareness Month

#BehçetsAwarenessMonth #NationalBehçetsAwarenes…

Health
57.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month

#EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenes… #EhlersDanlosSyndromeMonth #EDSAwarenessMonth

Health
58.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

#PraderWilliSyndromeAwareness… #PWSAwarenessMonth #PWSMonth

Health
59.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

#PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth #PreeclampsiaMonth

Health
60.

Breathe Easy Month

#BreatheEasyMonth

Health
61.

FaeMay

#FaeMay #FaeMay2027

62.

International Internal Audit Awareness Month

#InternationalInternalAuditAw… #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth #IIAMay

63.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

#TeenPregnancyPreventionMonth #NationalTeenPregnancyPrevent… #NTPPM

64.

National Drinking Water Month

#NationalDrinkingWaterMonth #DrinkingWaterMonth

Food / Drink
65.

Food Allergy Action Month

#FoodAllergyMonth #FoodAllergyActionMonth

Food / Drink
66.

Apraxia Awareness Month

#ApraxiaAwarenessMonth #ApraxiaMonth

Health
67.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Month

#LFSAwarenessMonth #LiFraumeniSyndromeAwarenessM…

Health
68.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Month

#SturgeWeberSyndromeAwareness…

Health
69.

Surgical Mesh Awareness Month

#MeshAwarenessMonth #SurgicalMeshAwarenessMonth #InternationalMeshAwarenessMo…

Health
70.

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

#WilliamsSyndromeAwarenessMon… #WilliamsSyndromeMonth #WSAwarenessMonth

Health
71.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

#BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth #NationalBetterHearingAndSpee… #BHSM

72.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

#CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #CFAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwaren…

73.

Disability Insurance Awareness Month

#DisabilityInsuranceAwareness… #NationalDisabilityInsuranceA… #DIAM

74.

National Photography Month

#NationalPhotographyMonth #PhotographyMonth #NationalPhotoMonth

75.

National Water Safety Month

#NationalWaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyMonth #NWSM

76.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

77.

World Maternal Mental Health Month

#MaternalMentalHealthMonth #PerinatalDepressionAwareness…

78.

National Artisan Gelato Month

#NationalArtisanGelatoMonth #NationalGelatoMonth

Food / Drink
79.

National Loaded Potato Month

#NationalLoadedPotatoMonth #LoadedPotatoMonth

Food / Drink
80.

Amaranth Month

#AmaranthMonth

Food / Drink
81.

National Masturbation Month

#NationalMasturbationMonth #MasturbationMonth

Nightlife
82.

Beta-Mannosidosis Awareness Month

Health
83.

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Awareness Month

#PTENAwarenessMth

Health
84.

Cystinosis Awareness Month

#CystinosisAwarenessMonth

Health
85.

International Doula Month

#InternationalDoulaMonth #DoulaMonth

Health
86.

International Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks

#VBFMonthOfAwareness

Health
87.

Myositis Awareness Month

#MyositisAwarenessMonth #MyositisMonth

Health
88.

National Stop the Bleed Month

#NationalStopTheBleedMonth #StopTheBleedMonth #NSTBM

Health
89.

Chemtrail Awareness Month

#ChemtrailAwarenessMonth

Military
90.

May Sketch a Day

#MaySketchADay

The Arts
91.

Arabian Horse Month

#ArabianHorseMonth

92.

Arthritis Awareness Month

#ArthritisAwarenessMonth #NationalArthritisAwarenessMo…

93.

Asthma Awareness Month

#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #NationalAsthmaAwarenessMonth

94.

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

95.

Better Sleep Month

#BetterSleepMonth #NationalBetterSleepMonth

96.

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

#BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

97.

Clean Air Month

#CleanAirMonth #NationalCleanAirMonth

98.

Exercise is Medicine Month

#ExerciseIsMedicineMonth #NationalExerciseMonth

99.

Family Wellness Month

#FamilyWellnessMonth #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

100.

Gardening for Wildlife Month

101.

Gifts From the Garden Month

#GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

102.

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

#GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitne… #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth #GEHFM

103.

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

#GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth #NationalYouthTrafficSafetyMo… #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

104.

Haitian Heritage Month

#HaitianHeritageMonth

105.

Healthy Vision and Ultraviolet Awareness Month

#NationalHealthyVisionMonth #HealthyVisionMonth

106.

Home Schooling Awareness Month

#HomeSchoolingAwarenessMonth

107.

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

#HuntingtonsDiseaseAwarenessM…

108.

International Business Image Improvement Month

#InternationalBusinessImageIm…

109.

International Civility Awareness Month

#InternationalCivilityAwarene…

110.

International Drum Month

#InternationalDrumMonth #DrumMonth

111.

International Roller Derby Month

112.

International Victorious Woman Month

#InternationalVictoriousWoman…

113.

Labor History Month

#LaborHistoryMonth #NationalLaborHistoryMonth

114.

Latino Books Month

#LatinoBooksMonth

115.

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month (Florida)

#LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

116.

MCS-Awareness Month

#MCSAwarenessMonth

117.

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

#SkinCancerDetectionAndPreven…

118.

Miami World Trade Month

#MiamiWorldTradeMonth

119.

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

#MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMon… #NationalMotorcycleSafetyAwar…

120.

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

#NationalAsthmaAndAllergyAwar… #AsthmaAndAllergyAwarenessMon… #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

121.

National Bicycle Safety Month

#NationalBicycleSafetyMonth #BicycleSafetyMonth

122.

National Chip Your Pet Month

#NationalChipYourPetMonth #ChipYourPetMonth #MicrochipYourPetMonth

123.

National Comfort Month

#NationalComfortMonth

124.

National Community Action Month

#NationalCommunityActionMonth #CommunityActionMonth

125.

National Correct Posture Month

#NationalCorrectPostureMonth #CorrectPostureMonth

126.

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

127.

National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month

#GBSCIDPAwarenessMonth

128.

National Good Car Keeping Month

#NationalGoodCarKeepingMonth #GoodCarKeepingMonth

129.

National Hair Loss Awareness Month

#NationalHairLossAwarenessMon… #HairLossAwarenessMonth

130.

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

#HepatitisAwarenessMonth #HepAwarenessMonth #NationalHepatitisAwarenessMo…

131.

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

#NationalHighBloodPressureEdu… #HighBloodPressureEducationMo… #BloodPressureEducationMonth

132.

National Historic Preservation Month

#NationalHistoricPreservation… #HistoricPreservationMonth #NationalPreservationMonth

133.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month

#NationalLawEnforcementApprec… #LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

134.

National Lupus Awareness Month

#NationalLupusAwarenessMonth #LupusAwarenessMonth

135.

National Meditation Month

#NationalMeditationMonth #MeditationMonth

136.

National Moving Month

#NationalMovingMonth #MovingMonth

137.

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

#NationalOsteoporosisAwarenes… #OsteoporosisAwarenessAndPrev… #NationalOsteoporosisMonth

138.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

#NationalPhysicalFitnessAndSp… #PhysicalFitnessAndSportsMonth #NationalPhysicalFitnessMonth

139.

National Revise Your Work Schedule Month

#ReviseYourWorkScheduleMonth

140.

National Stroke Awareness Month

#NationalStrokeAwarenessMonth #StrokeAwarenessMonth #AmericanStrokeMonth

141.

National Toddler Immunization Month

#ToddlerImmunizationMonth #NationalToddlerImmunizationM…

142.

National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month

#ToxicEncephalopathyAndChemic…

143.

National Trauma Awareness Month

#NationalTraumaAwarenessMonth #TraumaAwarenessMonth

144.

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

#TuberousSclerosisAwarenessMo… #TSCAwarenessMonth

145.

Personal History Awareness Month

#PersonalHistoryAwarenessMonth #PersonalHistoryMonth

146.

REACT Month

#REACTMonth

147.

Teen CEO Month

#TeenCEOMonth

148.

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAwarenessMonth #NationalVNAwarenessMonth

149.

Womens Health Month

#WomensHealthMonth #NationalWomensHealthMonth #WomensHealthAwarenessMonth

150.

Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month

151.

Water Awareness Month (California)

#WaterAwarenessMonth

Food / Drink
152.

Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

Food / Drink
153.

Celiac Awareness Month (Canada)

#CeliacAwarenessMonth #NationalCeliacAwarenessMonth

Health
154.

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month (Canada)

#HemochromatosisAwarenessMonth

Health
155.

National Physiotherapy Month (Canada)

#NationalPhysiotherapyMonth #PhysiotherapyMonth #NationalPhysioMonth

Health
156.

Iowa Tourism Month

Travel / Lodging
157.

Fallen First Responder Awareness Month (Texas)

158.

Indian Arrival Month (Caribbean)

#IndianArrivalMonth

159.

Child Care Educator Appreciation Month (New York City)

160.

Global Heart Failure Awareness Month

#HeartFailureAwarenessMonth

Health
161.

Muslim Heritage Month (Texas)

#MuslimHeritageMonth

Military

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