May 8, 2026
Friday

This day is the 128th day of the year. There are 237 days remaining in the year. The EventGuide database currently has 48 events on this day:

Every
May 8

Victory Day for World War II

#WorldWarIIVictoryDay #VictoryDayForWorldWarIIMore

Every
May 8

World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day

#WorldRedCrossAndRedCrescentD… #RedCrossAndRedCrescentDayMore(7)

Every
May 8

Have a Coke Day

#HaveACokeDay #NationalHaveACokeDayMore(4)

Every
May 8

World Ovarian Cancer Day

#WorldOvarianCancerDay #OvarianCancerDayMore(4)

Every
May 8

International Thalassaemia Day

#InternationalThalassaemiaDay #ThalassaemiaDayMore(7)

Every
May 8

World Donkey Day

#WorldDonkeyDay #DonkeyDayMore(4)

Before
...

Military Spouse Appreciation Day

#MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay #NationalMilitarySpouseApprec…More(4)

Every
May 8

Iris Day

#IrisDay #NationalIrisDay

Before
...

National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day

#NationalChildCareProviderApp… #ChildCareProviderAppreciatio…More

2nd Fri
in May

National School Communicators Day

#SchoolCommunicatorsDay #NationalSchoolCommunicatorsD…

Every
May 8

National Catahoula Day

#NationalCatahoulaDay #CatahoulaDay

Every
May 8

National Coconut Cream Pie Day

#NationalCoconutCreamPieDay #CoconutCreamPieDay

Every
May 8

National Student Nurses Day

#NationalStudentNursesDay #StudentNursesDayMore(4)

2nd Fri
in May

Fintastic Friday

#FintasticFriday

Every
May 8

Victory in Europe Day

#VictoryInEuropeDay #VEDay

Before
...

National Public Gardens Day

#NationalPublicGardensDay #PublicGardensDayMore(4)

Every
May 8

National Give Someone a Cupcake Day

#NationalGiveSomeoneACupcakeD… #GiveSomeoneACupcakeDay

Every
May 8

National Outdoor Intercourse Day

#NationalOutdoorIntercourseDay #OutdoorIntercourseDayMore

Every
May 8

International Blue Iguana Day

#InternationalBlueIguanaDay #BlueIguanaDay

Every
May 8

Reward Yourself Day

#RewardYourselfDay #NationalRewardYourselfDay

Every
May 8

World Smile Day

#WorldSmileDay #SmileDay

2nd Fri
in May

International Professional Drivers Day

#InternationalProfessionalDri… #ProfessionalDriversDay

2nd Fri
in May

World PICU Awareness Day

#WorldPICUAwarenessDay #PICUAwarenessDay

Fri of Wk. 1

Working Mothers Day

#WorkingMothersDay #NationalWorkingMothersDayMore

Every
May 8

Free Trade Day

#FreeTradeDay #NationalFreeTradeDay

Every
May 8

International Viking Day

#InternationalVikingDay #VikingDayMore

Every
May 8

Hayek Day

#HayekDay

Every
May 8

Triffid Day

#TriffidDay #TriffidsDayMore

Every
May 8

508 Day

#508Day

Every
May 8

National Nova Day

#NationalNovaDay #NovaDay

Every
May 8

National Maria Day

#NationalMariaDay #MariaDay

Every
May 8

National Dakota Day

#NationalDakotaDay #DakotaDay

Every
May 8

Ace Day of Visibility

#AceDayOfVisibility #AceVisibilityDay

Every
May 8

World Smallpox Eradication Day

#SmallpoxEradicationDay

Every
May 8

Colorism Awareness Day

#ColorismDay #ColorismAwarenessDay

Every
May 8

National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day

Every
May 8

A Day Without Socks

#ADayWithoutSocks #DayWithoutSocks

2nd Fri
in May

Miniskirt Day

#MiniskirtDay #2ndFriMayMiniskirtDayMore

Every
May 8

White Lotus Day (Theosophy)

#WhiteLotusDay

Every
May 8

National Coral Reef Day (Indonesia)

#NationalCoralReefDay #CoralReefDay

Every
May 8

Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation

#TimeOfRemembranceAndReconcil… #RemembranceAndReconciliation…More

Every
May 8

Truman Day (Missouri)

#TrumanDay

Every
May 8

National Amyloidosis Day (Australia)

#NationalAmyloidosisDay

Every
May 8

Crow Day

#CrowDay

Every
May 8

Feast of the Apparition of Saint Michael

Every
May 8

Dupuytren's Disease Day (UK)

Every
May 8

National Day to Fight Institutional Violence (Argentina)

#DíaNacionalDeLaLuchaCon… #DíaDeLaLuchaContraLaVio…

Every
May 8

Brian May Day (UK)

#BrianMayDay

Next year, May 8th falls on a Saturday. Last year, it fell on a Thursday.

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