May 8, 2026
Friday

This is day 128 of the year. There are 237 days remaining in the year. The EventGuide database currently contains 44 events on this day:

Every
May 8

World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day

#WorldRedCrossAndRedCrescentD… #RedCrossAndRedCrescentDay …More(7)

Every
May 8

Have a Coke Day

#HaveACokeDay #NationalHaveACokeDay …More

Every
May 8

World Ovarian Cancer Day

#WorldOvarianCancerDay #OvarianCancerDay …More(4)

Every
May 8

World Donkey Day

#WorldDonkeyDay #DonkeyDay …More(4)

Before
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day

#MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay #NationalMilitarySpouseApprec… …More(4)

Before
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National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day

#NationalChildCareProviderApp… #ChildCareProviderAppreciatio… …More

Every
May 8

International Thalassaemia Day

#InternationalThalassaemiaDay #ThalassaemiaDay …More(4)

2nd Fri
in May

National School Communicators Day

#SchoolCommunicatorsDay #NationalSchoolCommunicatorsD…

Every
May 8

National Student Nurses Day

#NationalStudentNursesDay #StudentNursesDay …More(4)

Every
May 8

National Coconut Cream Pie Day

#NationalCoconutCreamPieDay #CoconutCreamPieDay

2nd Fri
in May

Fintastic Friday

#FintasticFriday

Every
May 8

Victory in Europe Day

#VictoryInEuropeDay #VEDay

Before
...

National Public Gardens Day

#NationalPublicGardensDay #PublicGardensDay …More(4)

Every
May 8

National Give Someone a Cupcake Day

#NationalGiveSomeoneACupcakeD… #GiveSomeoneACupcakeDay

Every
May 8

National Catahoula Day

#NationalCatahoulaDay #CatahoulaDay

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

Every
May 8

International Viking Day

#InternationalVikingDay #VikingDay …More

2nd Fri
in May

World PICU Awareness Day

#WorldPICUAwarenessDay #PICUAwarenessDay

Every
May 8

Iris Day

#IrisDay #NationalIrisDay

Every
May 8

Free Trade Day

#FreeTradeDay #NationalFreeTradeDay

Fri of Wk. 1

Working Mothers Day

#WorkingMothersDay #NationalWorkingMothersDay …More

Every
May 8

Hayek Day

#HayekDay

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

National Outdoor Intercourse Day

#NationalOutdoorIntercourseDay #OutdoorIntercourseDay

Every
May 8

World Smallpox Eradication Day

#SmallpoxEradicationDay

Every
May 8

Ace Day of Visibility

#AceDayOfVisibility #AceVisibilityDay

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 #2ndFriMayMiniskirtDay …More

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

Brian May Day (UK)

#BrianMayDay

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

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