May 5, 2026
Tuesday

This is day 125 of the year. There are 240 days remaining in the year. The EventGuide database currently has 49 events on 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

National Hoagie Day

#NationalHoagieDay #HoagieDay

Every
May 5

International Midwives' Day

#MidwivesDay #InternationalMidwifeDayMore

Every
May 5

National Oyster Day

#OysterDay #NationalOysterDay

Every
May 5

National Enchilada Day

#NationalEnchiladaDay #EnchiladaDay

Every
May 5

International Day of the Portuguese Language & Culture

#PortugueseLanguageDay #LusophoneCultureDayMore

Every
May 5

National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Native Women

#RedDressDay #MMIWDayMore

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

National Silence the Shame Day

#NationalSilenceTheShameDay #SilenceTheShameDay

Every
May 5

World Pulmonary Hypertension Day

#WorldPulmonaryHypertensionDay #WorldPHDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

Cinco de Rhino

#CincoDeRhino

Every
May 5

International Uyghur Doppa Day

#DoppaDay #UyghurDoppaDayMore

Every
May 5

International Cri du Chat Awareness Day

#InternationalCriDuChatAwaren… #CriDuChatAwarenessDayMore

Every
May 5

International Dowsing Day

#InternationalDowsingDay #DowsingDayMore

Every
May 5

Nail Day

#NailDay #NationalNailDay

Every
May 5

National Astronaut Day

#NationalAstronautDay #AstronautDay

1st Tue
in May

National Foster Care Day

#NationalFosterCareDay #FosterCareDay

Every
May 5

Revenge of the Fifth

#RevengeOfTheFifth #RevengeOfThe5thMore(4)

Every
May 5

World African Heritage Day

#WorldAfricanHeritageDay #AfricanHeritageDayMore

Every
May 5

Parasite Awareness Day

#ParasiteDay #ParasiteAwarenessDayMore

Every
May 5

National Make-Out Day

#NationalMakeOutDay #MakeOutDay

Every
May 5

National Devin Day

#NationalDevinDay #DevinDay

Every
May 5

European Independent Living Day

#EuropeanIndependentLivingDay #IndependentLivingDayMore(4)

Every
May 5

Hug a Shed & Take a Selfie Day

#HugAShedAndTakeASelfieDay

Every
May 5

Significant Other Day

#SignificantOtherDay #NationalSignificantOtherDay

Every
May 5

World Fives Day

#WorldFivesDay #FivesDay

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

Ferret Day (UK)

#FerretDay

Every
May 5

National Burgundy Day

#NationalBurgundyDay #BurgundyDay

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

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

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