May: List of Monthlong Observances

The month of May has 161 associated awareness designations and observances, shown below. There are also 1503 individual days during the month with holidays scheduled.

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.

Healthy Vision and Ultraviolet Awareness Month

#UltravioletAwarenessMonth #NationalHealthyVisionMonth #HealthyVisionMonth

Health
20.

Get Caught Reading Month

#GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth

21.

Jewish American Heritage Month

#JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #NationalJewishAmericanHerita… #JAHM

22.

National Electrical Safety Month

#NationalElectricalSafetyMonth #ElectricalSafetyMonth

23.

No Mow May

#NoMowMay

24.

National Bike Month

#NationalBikeMonth #BikeMonth

25.

Heal the Children Month

Food / Drink
26.

National Duckling Month

#NationalDucklingMonth #DucklingMonth

Food / Drink
27.

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

#BrainTumorAwarenessMonth #NationalBrainTumorAwarenessM… #BTAM2027

28.

National Home Improvement Month

#NationalHomeImprovementMonth #HomeImprovementMonth

29.

Finger Lakes Wine Month

#FingerLakesWineMonth

Food / Drink
30.

National Foster Care Month

#NationalFosterCareMonth #FosterCareMonth

31.

Older Americans Month

#OlderAmericansMonth #NationalOlderAmericansMonth

Health
32.

Frankie Month

#FrankieMonth

The Arts
33.

International Respect for Chickens Month

#InternationalRespectForChick… #RespectForChickensMonth

34.

National Inventors Month

#NationalInventorsMonth #InventorsMonth

35.

National Small Business Month

#NationalSmallBusinessMonth #SmallBusinessMonth

36.

Building Safety Month

#BuildingSafetyMonth #NationalBuildingSafetyMonth

37.

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth

Travel / Lodging
38.

World Trade Month

#WorldTradeMonth #TradeMonth

39.

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorde… #BPDAwarenessMonth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorde…

Health
40.

Mental Health Awareness Month

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #NationalMentalHealthAwarenes… #NationalMentalHealthMonth

Health
41.

National Neurofibromatosis Month

#NationalNeurofibromatosisMon… #NeurofibromatosisMonth #NationalNFMonth

Health
42.

Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month

#EMRAwarenessMonth

Health
43.

American Wetlands Month

#AmericanWetlandsMonth

44.

World Wrestling Month

#WorldWrestlingMonth #WrestlingMonth

45.

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

#CritCareMonth #NCCARM #NationalCriticalCareAwarenes…

Health
46.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslan… #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth

Travel / Lodging
47.

National Crime Reading Month

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth #CrimeReadingMonth

48.

Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month

#IRDGeneticTestingAwarenessMo…

Health
49.

Gin A Day May

#GinADayMay

Nightlife
50.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #NationalLymeDiseaseAwareness…

Health
51.

Vasculitis Awareness Month

#VasculitisAwarenessMonth #VAM2027

Health
52.

National Travel Advisor Month

#TravelAdvisorMonth

Travel / Lodging
53.

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

#NationalTeenSelfEsteemMonth #TeenSelfEsteemMonth

54.

Tavern Month

#TavernMonth #NationalTavernMonth

Nightlife
55.

VHL Awareness Month

#VHLAwarenessMonth

Health
56.

NEC Awareness Month

#NECAwarenessMonth

Health
57.

Behcet's Awareness Month

#BehçetsAwarenessMonth #NationalBehçetsAwarenes…

Health
58.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month

#EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenes… #EhlersDanlosSyndromeMonth #EDSAwarenessMonth

Health
59.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

#PraderWilliSyndromeAwareness… #PWSAwarenessMonth #PWSMonth

Health
60.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

#PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth #PreeclampsiaMonth

Health
61.

Breathe Easy Month

#BreatheEasyMonth

Health
62.

FaeMay

#FaeMay #FaeMay2027

63.

International Internal Audit Awareness Month

#InternationalInternalAuditAw… #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth #IIAMay

64.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

#TeenPregnancyPreventionMonth #NationalTeenPregnancyPrevent… #NTPPM

65.

National Drinking Water Month

#NationalDrinkingWaterMonth #DrinkingWaterMonth

Food / Drink
66.

Food Allergy Action Month

#FoodAllergyMonth #FoodAllergyActionMonth

Food / Drink
67.

Apraxia Awareness Month

#ApraxiaAwarenessMonth #ApraxiaMonth

Health
68.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Month

#LFSAwarenessMonth #LiFraumeniSyndromeAwarenessM…

Health
69.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Month

#SturgeWeberSyndromeAwareness…

Health
70.

Surgical Mesh Awareness Month

#MeshAwarenessMonth #SurgicalMeshAwarenessMonth #InternationalMeshAwarenessMo…

Health
71.

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

#WilliamsSyndromeAwarenessMon… #WilliamsSyndromeMonth #WSAwarenessMonth

Health
72.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

#BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth #NationalBetterHearingAndSpee… #BHSM

73.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

#CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #CFAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwaren…

74.

Disability Insurance Awareness Month

#DisabilityInsuranceAwareness… #NationalDisabilityInsuranceA… #DIAM

75.

National Photography Month

#NationalPhotographyMonth #PhotographyMonth #NationalPhotoMonth

76.

National Water Safety Month

#NationalWaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyMonth #NWSM

77.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

78.

World Maternal Mental Health Month

#MaternalMentalHealthMonth #PerinatalDepressionAwareness…

79.

National Artisan Gelato Month

#NationalArtisanGelatoMonth #NationalGelatoMonth

Food / Drink
80.

National Loaded Potato Month

#NationalLoadedPotatoMonth #LoadedPotatoMonth

Food / Drink
81.

Amaranth Month

#AmaranthMonth

Food / Drink
82.

National Masturbation Month

#NationalMasturbationMonth #MasturbationMonth

Nightlife
83.

Beta-Mannosidosis Awareness Month

Health
84.

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Awareness Month

#PTENAwarenessMth

Health
85.

Cystinosis Awareness Month

#CystinosisAwarenessMonth

Health
86.

International Doula Month

#InternationalDoulaMonth #DoulaMonth

Health
87.

International Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks

#VBFMonthOfAwareness

Health
88.

Myositis Awareness Month

#MyositisAwarenessMonth #MyositisMonth

Health
89.

National Stop the Bleed Month

#NationalStopTheBleedMonth #StopTheBleedMonth #NSTBM

Health
90.

Chemtrail Awareness Month

#ChemtrailAwarenessMonth

Military
91.

May Sketch a Day

#MaySketchADay

The Arts
92.

Arabian Horse Month

#ArabianHorseMonth

93.

Arthritis Awareness Month

#ArthritisAwarenessMonth #NationalArthritisAwarenessMo…

94.

Asthma Awareness Month

#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #NationalAsthmaAwarenessMonth

95.

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

96.

Better Sleep Month

#BetterSleepMonth #NationalBetterSleepMonth

97.

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

#BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

98.

Clean Air Month

#CleanAirMonth #NationalCleanAirMonth

99.

Exercise is Medicine Month

#ExerciseIsMedicineMonth #NationalExerciseMonth

100.

Family Wellness Month

#FamilyWellnessMonth #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

101.

Gardening for Wildlife Month

102.

Gifts From the Garden Month

#GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

103.

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

#GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitne… #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth #GEHFM

104.

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

#GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth #NationalYouthTrafficSafetyMo… #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

105.

Haitian Heritage Month

#HaitianHeritageMonth

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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