May: List of Monthlong Observances

Below is a list of May's 154 observances and awareness events for the month. There are also 1351 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 #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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