May: List of Monthlong Observances

The month of May has 154 associated awareness designations and observances, shown below. There are also 1351 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 #MerMay2025

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 #OregonWineMonth2025

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… #BTAM2025

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.

National Neurofibromatosis Month

#NationalNeurofibromatosisMon… #NeurofibromatosisMonth #NationalNFMonth

Health
38.

American Wetlands Month

#AmericanWetlandsMonth

39.

Mental Health Awareness Month

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #NationalMentalHealthAwarenes… #NationalMentalHealthMonth

40.

World Wrestling Month

#WorldWrestlingMonth #WrestlingMonth

41.

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

#CritCareMonth #NCCARM #NationalCriticalCareAwarenes…

Health
42.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslan… #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth

Travel / Lodging
43.

National Crime Reading Month

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth #CrimeReadingMonth

44.

Gin A Day May

#GinADayMay

Nightlife
45.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #NationalLymeDiseaseAwareness…

Health
46.

Vasculitis Awareness Month

#VasculitisAwarenessMonth #VAM2025

Health
47.

National Travel Advisor Month

#TravelAdvisorMonth

Travel / Lodging
48.

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

#NationalTeenSelfEsteemMonth #TeenSelfEsteemMonth

49.

Tavern Month

#TavernMonth #NationalTavernMonth

Nightlife
50.

VHL Awareness Month

#VHLAwarenessMonth

Health
51.

NEC Awareness Month

#NECAwarenessMonth

Health
52.

Behcet's Awareness Month

#BehçetsAwarenessMonth #NationalBehçetsAwarenes…

Health
53.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month

#EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenes… #EhlersDanlosSyndromeMonth #EDSAwarenessMonth

Health
54.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

#PraderWilliSyndromeAwareness… #PWSAwarenessMonth #PWSMonth

Health
55.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

#PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth #PreeclampsiaMonth

Health
56.

Breathe Easy Month

#BreatheEasyMonth

Health
57.

FaeMay

#FaeMay #FaeMay2025

58.

International Internal Audit Awareness Month

#InternationalInternalAuditAw… #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth #IIAMay

59.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

#TeenPregnancyPreventionMonth #NationalTeenPregnancyPrevent… #NTPPM

60.

National Drinking Water Month

#NationalDrinkingWaterMonth #DrinkingWaterMonth

Food / Drink
61.

Food Allergy Action Month

#FoodAllergyMonth #FoodAllergyActionMonth

Food / Drink
62.

Apraxia Awareness Month

#ApraxiaAwarenessMonth #ApraxiaMonth

Health
63.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Month

#LFSAwarenessMonth #LiFraumeniSyndromeAwarenessM…

Health
64.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Month

#SturgeWeberSyndromeAwareness…

Health
65.

Surgical Mesh Awareness Month

#MeshAwarenessMonth #SurgicalMeshAwarenessMonth #InternationalMeshAwarenessMo…

Health
66.

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

#WilliamsSyndromeAwarenessMon… #WilliamsSyndromeMonth #WSAwarenessMonth

Health
67.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

#BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth #NationalBetterHearingAndSpee… #BHSM

68.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

#CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #CFAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwaren…

69.

Disability Insurance Awareness Month

#DisabilityInsuranceAwareness… #NationalDisabilityInsuranceA… #DIAM

70.

Get Caught Reading Month

#GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth

71.

National Photography Month

#NationalPhotographyMonth #PhotographyMonth #NationalPhotoMonth

72.

National Water Safety Month

#NationalWaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyMonth #NWSM

73.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

74.

World Maternal Mental Health Month

#MaternalMentalHealthMonth #PerinatalDepressionAwareness…

75.

National Artisan Gelato Month

#NationalArtisanGelatoMonth #NationalGelatoMonth

Food / Drink
76.

National Loaded Potato Month

#NationalLoadedPotatoMonth #LoadedPotatoMonth

Food / Drink
77.

Amaranth Month

#AmaranthMonth

Food / Drink
78.

National Masturbation Month

#NationalMasturbationMonth #MasturbationMonth

Nightlife
79.

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Awareness Month

#PTENAwarenessMth

Health
80.

Cystinosis Awareness Month

#CystinosisAwarenessMonth

Health
81.

International Doula Month

#InternationalDoulaMonth #DoulaMonth

Health
82.

International Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks

#VBFMonthOfAwareness

Health
83.

Myositis Awareness Month

#MyositisAwarenessMonth #MyositisMonth

Health
84.

National Stop the Bleed Month

#NationalStopTheBleedMonth #StopTheBleedMonth #NSTBM

Health
85.

Chemtrail Awareness Month

#ChemtrailAwarenessMonth

Military
86.

May Sketch a Day

#MaySketchADay

The Arts
87.

Arabian Horse Month

#ArabianHorseMonth

88.

Arthritis Awareness Month

#ArthritisAwarenessMonth #NationalArthritisAwarenessMo…

89.

Asthma Awareness Month

#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #NationalAsthmaAwarenessMonth

90.

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

91.

Better Sleep Month

#BetterSleepMonth #NationalBetterSleepMonth

92.

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

#BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

93.

Clean Air Month

#CleanAirMonth #NationalCleanAirMonth

94.

Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month

#EMRAwarenessMonth

95.

Exercise is Medicine Month

#ExerciseIsMedicineMonth #NationalExerciseMonth

96.

Family Wellness Month

#FamilyWellnessMonth #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

97.

Gardening for Wildlife Month

98.

Gifts From the Garden Month

#GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

99.

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

#GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitne… #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth #GEHFM

100.

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

#GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth #NationalYouthTrafficSafetyMo… #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

101.

Haitian Heritage Month

#HaitianHeritageMonth

102.

Healthy Vision and Ultraviolet Awareness Month

#NationalHealthyVisionMonth #HealthyVisionMonth

103.

Home Schooling Awareness Month

#HomeSchoolingAwarenessMonth

104.

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

#HuntingtonsDiseaseAwarenessM…

105.

International Business Image Improvement Month

#InternationalBusinessImageIm…

106.

International Civility Awareness Month

#InternationalCivilityAwarene…

107.

International Drum Month

#InternationalDrumMonth #DrumMonth

108.

International Roller Derby Month

109.

International Victorious Woman Month

#InternationalVictoriousWoman…

110.

Labor History Month

#LaborHistoryMonth #NationalLaborHistoryMonth

111.

Latino Books Month

#LatinoBooksMonth

112.

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month (Florida)

#LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

113.

MCS-Awareness Month

#MCSAwarenessMonth

114.

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

#SkinCancerDetectionAndPreven…

115.

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

#MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMon… #NationalMotorcycleSafetyAwar…

116.

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

#NationalAsthmaAndAllergyAwar… #AsthmaAndAllergyAwarenessMon… #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

117.

National Bicycle Safety Month

#NationalBicycleSafetyMonth #BicycleSafetyMonth

118.

National Chip Your Pet Month

#NationalChipYourPetMonth #ChipYourPetMonth #MicrochipYourPetMonth

119.

National Comfort Month

#NationalComfortMonth

120.

National Community Action Month

#NationalCommunityActionMonth #CommunityActionMonth

121.

National Correct Posture Month

#NationalCorrectPostureMonth #CorrectPostureMonth

122.

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

123.

National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month

#GBSCIDPAwarenessMonth

124.

National Good Car Keeping Month

#NationalGoodCarKeepingMonth #GoodCarKeepingMonth

125.

National Hair Loss Awareness Month

#NationalHairLossAwarenessMon… #HairLossAwarenessMonth

126.

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

#HepatitisAwarenessMonth #HepAwarenessMonth #NationalHepatitisAwarenessMo…

127.

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

#NationalHighBloodPressureEdu… #HighBloodPressureEducationMo… #BloodPressureEducationMonth

128.

National Historic Preservation Month

#NationalHistoricPreservation… #HistoricPreservationMonth #NationalPreservationMonth

129.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month

#NationalLawEnforcementApprec… #LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

130.

National Lupus Awareness Month

#NationalLupusAwarenessMonth #LupusAwarenessMonth

131.

National Meditation Month

#NationalMeditationMonth #MeditationMonth

132.

National Moving Month

#NationalMovingMonth #MovingMonth

133.

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

#NationalOsteoporosisAwarenes… #OsteoporosisAwarenessAndPrev… #NationalOsteoporosisMonth

134.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

#NationalPhysicalFitnessAndSp… #PhysicalFitnessAndSportsMonth #NationalPhysicalFitnessMonth

135.

National Revise Your Work Schedule Month

#ReviseYourWorkScheduleMonth

136.

National Stroke Awareness Month

#NationalStrokeAwarenessMonth #StrokeAwarenessMonth #AmericanStrokeMonth

137.

National Toddler Immunization Month

#ToddlerImmunizationMonth #NationalToddlerImmunizationM…

138.

National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month

#ToxicEncephalopathyAndChemic…

139.

National Trauma Awareness Month

#NationalTraumaAwarenessMonth #TraumaAwarenessMonth

140.

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

#TuberousSclerosisAwarenessMo… #TSCAwarenessMonth

141.

Personal History Awareness Month

#PersonalHistoryAwarenessMonth #PersonalHistoryMonth

142.

REACT Month

#REACTMonth

143.

Teen CEO Month

#TeenCEOMonth

144.

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAwarenessMonth #NationalVNAwarenessMonth

145.

Womens Health Month

#WomensHealthMonth #NationalWomensHealthMonth #WomensHealthAwarenessMonth

146.

Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month

147.

Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

Food / Drink
148.

Celiac Awareness Month (Canada)

#CeliacAwarenessMonth #NationalCeliacAwarenessMonth

Health
149.

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month (Canada)

#HemochromatosisAwarenessMonth

Health
150.

National Physiotherapy Month (Canada)

#NationalPhysiotherapyMonth #PhysiotherapyMonth #NationalPhysioMonth

Health
151.

Iowa Tourism Month

Travel / Lodging
152.

Fallen First Responder Awareness Month (Texas)

153.

Indian Arrival Month (Caribbean)

#IndianArrivalMonth

154.

Global Heart Failure Awareness Month

#HeartFailureAwarenessMonth

Health

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