May 5, 2026
Tuesday

This day is the 125th day of the year. There are 240 days remaining in the year. 56 events are currently in the EventGuide database for this day:

Every
May 5

Cinco de Mayo

#CincoDeMayo #CincoDeMayoDayMore(7)

Tue of Wk. 1

National Teacher Appreciation Day

#NationalTeacherDay #TeacherDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

World Hand Hygiene Day

#WorldHandHygieneDay #HandHygieneDayMore(4)

1st Tue
in May

World Asthma Day

#WorldAsthmaDay #AsthmaDayMore(4)

1st Tue
in May

National Concert Day

#NationalConcertDay #ConcertDay

Every
May 5

International Midwives' Day

#MidwivesDay #InternationalMidwifeDayMore(5)

Every
May 5

National Hoagie Day

#NationalHoagieDay #HoagieDay

Every
May 5

World Pulmonary Hypertension Day

#WorldPulmonaryHypertensionDay #WorldPHDayMore(7)

Every
May 5

National Oyster Day

#OysterDay #NationalOysterDay

1st Tue
in May

National Foster Care Day

#NationalFosterCareDay #FosterCareDay

Every
May 5

National Astronaut Day

#NationalAstronautDay #AstronautDay

Every
May 5

National Silence the Shame Day

#NationalSilenceTheShameDay #SilenceTheShameDay

Every
May 5

World African Heritage Day

#WorldAfricanHeritageDay #AfricanHeritageDayMore

Every
May 5

National Enchilada Day

#NationalEnchiladaDay #EnchiladaDay

Every
May 5

International Day of the Portuguese Language & Culture

#PortugueseLanguageDay #LusophoneCultureDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Native Women

#RedDressDay #MMIWDayMore

Every
May 5

Happy Bears Day

#HappyBearsDay

Every
May 5

Cartoonists Day

#CartoonistsDay #NationalCartoonistsDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

Totally Chipotle Day

#TotallyChipotleDay #ChipotleDayMore

1st Tue
in May

Poem on Your Pillow Day

#PoemOnYourPillowDay

Every
May 5

Cinco de Rhino

#CincoDeRhino

Every
May 5

National Mayonnaise Day

#NationalMayonnaiseDay #MayonnaiseDay

Every
May 5

Revenge of the Fifth

#RevengeOfTheFifth #RevengeOfThe5thMore(4)

Every
May 5

International Cri du Chat Awareness Day

#InternationalCriDuChatAwaren… #CriDuChatAwarenessDayMore

Every
May 5

International Uyghur Doppa Day

#DoppaDay #UyghurDoppaDayMore

Every
May 5

International Dowsing Day

#InternationalDowsingDay #DowsingDayMore

Every
May 5

Nail Day

#NailDay #NationalNailDay

Every
May 5

National Devin Day

#NationalDevinDay #DevinDay

Every
May 5

European Independent Living Day

#EuropeanIndependentLivingDay #IndependentLivingDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

National Make-Out Day

#NationalMakeOutDay #MakeOutDay

Every
May 5

World Fives Day

#WorldFivesDay #FivesDay

Every
May 5

Hug a Shed & Take a Selfie Day

#HugAShedAndTakeASelfieDay

Every
May 5

International 5O5 Day

Every
May 5

505 Day

#505Day #TR505DayMore

Every
May 5

505 Day (New Mexico)

#505Day

Every
May 5

Ferret Day (UK)

#FerretDay

Every
May 5

National Parasite Awareness Day

#ParasiteDay #ParasiteAwarenessDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

National Burgundy Day

#NationalBurgundyDay #BurgundyDay

Every
May 5

Europe Day

#EuropeDay #EuropeDay2026More(4)

Every
May 5

Museum Lover's Day

#NationalMuseumLoversDay #MuseumLoversDay

Every
May 5

International Roller Derby Day

#InternationalRollerDerbyDay #RollerDerbyDayMore

Every
May 5

National Library Legislative Day

Every
May 5

Significant Other Day

#SignificantOtherDay #NationalSignificantOtherDay

1st Tue
in May

University Mental Health & Wellbeing Day (Australia)

#UniversityMentalHealthAndWel… #UniMentalHealthDay

Every
May 5

Dutch Heritage Day (Canada)

#DutchHeritageDay #NationalDutchHeritageDay

Every
May 5

Liberation Day (Netherlands)

#LiberationDay #NetherlandsLiberationDayMore

Every
May 5

Bus Worker Support Day (UK)

#BusWorkerSupportDay

Every
May 5

Hidirellez

#Hidirellez

Every
May 5

Children's Day / Kodomo-no-hi (Japan)

#ChildrensDayJapan #KodomoNoHiMore(4)

Tue of Wk. 1

National Childhood Depression Awareness Day

#ChildhoodDepressionAwareness… #GreenRibbonDay

Every
May 5

Bonza Bottler Day

#BonzaBottlerDay

Every
May 5

Tamil Tigers Day

#TamilTigersDay #TamilTigerDay

Every
May 5

Carpet Weavers' Day (Azerbaijan)

#CarpetWeaversDay #CarpetWeaverDay

Every
May 5

National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (Canada)

#RedDressDay #MMIWG2SDayMore

Every
May 5

Sleep Apnea Awareness Day (Australia)

#SleepApneaAwarenessDay

Every
May 5

National Dildo of Consequence Day (UK)

Next year, May 5th falls on a Wednesday. Last year, it fell on a Monday.

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