May 16, 2025
Friday

May 16th was the 136th day of the year. 62 events are contained in the EventGuide database for the day:

3rd Fri
in May

National Pizza Party Day

#NationalPizzaPartyDay #PizzaPartyDay

3rd Fri
in May

Endangered Species Day

#EndangeredSpeciesDay #NationalEndangeredSpeciesDay

3rd Fri
in May

National Bike to Work Day

#NationalBikeToWorkDay #BikeToWorkDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

National Barbecue Day

#NationalBarbecueDay #BarbecueDayMore(6)

Every
May 16

Mimosa Day

#MimosaDay #NationalMimosaDay

Every
May 16

International Day of the Boy Child

#InternationalDayOfTheBoyChild #InternationalBoyChildDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

World Agritourism Day

#WorldAgriTourismDay #AgriTourismDay

Every
May 16

International Day of Light

#InternationalDayOfLight #DayOfLightMore(8)

3rd Fri
in May

International Virtual Assistants Day

#InternationalVirtualAssistan… #VirtualAssistantsDay

Every
May 16

International Celiac Awareness Day

#InternationalCeliacAwareness… #CeliacAwarenessDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

National Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day

#NationalDoSomethingGoodForYo… #DoSomethingGoodForYourNeighb…

Every
May 16

World Chartreuse Day

#WorldChartreuseDay #ChartreuseDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

World Hereditary Angioedema / HAE Day :-)

#HAEDay #HAEAwarenessDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

World Barrett's Day

#WorldBarrettsDay #BarrettsDayMore

Every
May 16

Biographer's Day

#BiographersDay #NationalBiographersDay

Every
May 16

National Piercing Day

#NationalPiercingDay #PiercingDay

Every
May 16

National Love a Tree Day

#NationalLoveATreeDay #LoveATreeDay

Every
May 16

World Education Support Personnel Day

#WorldEducationSupportPersonn… #EducationSupportPersonnelDayMore

Every
May 16

National Classic Movie Day

#NationalClassicMovieDay #ClassicMovieDay

3rd Fri
in May

Native Nonprofit Day

#NativeNonprofitDay

Every
May 16

Nickel Day

#NickelDay #NationalNickelDay

3rd Fri
in May

National Wear Blue Day

#NationalWearBlueDay #WearBlueDay

Every
May 16

World Bloodless Surgery Day

#WorldBloodlessSurgeryDay #BloodlessSurgeryDay

Every
May 16

International Day of Living Together in Peace

#InternationalDayOfLivingToge… #DayOfLivingTogetherInPeace

Every
May 16

Honor Our LGBT Elders Day

#LGBTEldersDay #HonorOurLGBTEldersDayMore

Before
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Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day

#WearYourLifeJacketToWorkDay #NationalWearYourLifeJacketTo…

3rd Fri
in May

NASCAR Day

#NASCARDay #NationalNASCARDay

Every
May 16

National Sea Monkey Day

#NationalSeaMonkeyDay #SeaMonkeyDay

3rd Fri
in May

National Defense Transportation Day

#NationalDefenseTransportatio… #DefenseTransportationDay

Every
May 16

National Check Your Wipers Day

#NationalCheckYourWipersDay #CheckYourWipersDay

Every
May 16

World Day of Heavy Metal

#DíaMundialDelHeavyMetal #DíaDelHeavyMetalMore

Every
May 16

World Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) Awareness Day

#WorldCDGAwarenessDay #CDGAwarenessDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

International Pickle Day

#InternationalPickleDay #PickleDay

3rd Fri
in May

Plant Something Day

#PlantSomethingDay #NationalPlantSomethingDay

Every
May 16

Drawing Day

#DrawingDay #NationalDrawingDay

After
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Fountain Pen Friday

#FountainPenFriday #FountainPenDay

Every
May 16

Romani Resistance Day

#RomaniResistanceDay

Every
May 16

Wear Purple for Peace Day

#WearPurpleForPeaceDay #NationalWearPurpleForPeaceDay

3rd Fri
in May

Wear RED for VEDS Day

#REDS4VEDSDay #WearREDDay

Every
May 16

National Strawberry Milkshake Day

#NationalStrawberryMilkshakeD… #StrawberryMilkshakeDay

Every
May 16

National Meowmosa Day

Every
May 16

Gluten-Free Beer Day

#GlutenFreeBeerDay

Every
May 16

Sig 516 Day

#Sig516Day #516Day

Every
May 16

National EBT Day

#NationalEBTDay #EBTDay

Every
May 16

SpaghettiOs Day

#SpaghettiOsDay

Fri of Wk. 2

National Work From Home Day (UK)

#NationalWorkFromHomeDay #WorkFromHomeDayMore

Every
May 16

Sun Bear Day

#SunBearDay #WorldSunBearDay

3rd Fri
in May

O. Henry Pun-off Day

#OHenryPunOffDay

Every
May 16

National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day

#NationalCoquillesSaintJacque… #CoquillesStJacquesDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

International Day of Protest Against Shock Treatment

3rd Fri
in May

Teacher's Day (Florida)

#FloridaTeachersDay #TeachersDay

Every
May 16

National Dengue Day (India)

#NationalDengueDay #DengueDay

3rd Fri
in May

National Arts in Nursing Homes Day (Ireland)

#NationalArtsInNursingHomesDay #ArtsInNursingHomesDay

Every
May 16

National Horse Rescue Day (Australia)

#NationalHorseRescueDay #HorseRescueDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

Middlesex Day (UK)

#MiddlesexDay

Every
May 16

Nectarous Day (Vancouver)new icon

#NectarousDay

Every
May 16

Saint Honore's Day

#SaintHonorésDay

Every
May 16

200k Day (Ukraine)

#200kDay

After
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General Prayer Day (Denmark)

#GeneralPrayerDay #StoreBededagMore

Every
May 16

Sikkim Day (India)

#SikkimDay #SikkimFoundationDay

Fri of Wk. 2

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day (UK)

#SpinalCordInjuryAwarenessDay #SCIAwarenessDayMore

Every
May 16

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

#MassGravesDay

Next year, May 16th falls on a Saturday. Last year, it fell on a Thursday.

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