May 16, 2026
Saturday

This day is the 136th day of the year. There are 229 days remaining in the year. 51 events are currently in the EventGuide database for this day:

Every
May 16

National Barbecue Day

#NationalBarbecueDay #BarbecueDayMore(6)

3rd Sat
in May

Armed Forces Day

#ArmedForcesDay #NationalArmedForcesDay

Every
May 16

Mimosa Day

#MimosaDay #NationalMimosaDay

3rd Sat
in May

World Whisky Day

#WorldWhiskyDay #WhiskyDay

Every
May 16

World Agritourism Day

#WorldAgriTourismDay #AgriTourismDay

Every
May 16

International Day of Light

#InternationalDayOfLight #DayOfLightMore(8)

3rd Sat
in May

National Kids to Parks Day

#NationalKidsToParksDay #KidsToParksDay

Every
May 16

International Day of the Boy Child

#InternationalDayOfTheBoyChild #InternationalBoyChildDayMore(4)

3rd Sat
in May

National Learn to Swim Day

#NationalLearnToSwimDay #LearnToSwimDay

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

National Piercing Day

#NationalPiercingDay #PiercingDay

Every
May 16

Biographer's Day

#BiographersDay #NationalBiographersDay

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

Every
May 16

National Sea Monkey Day

#NationalSeaMonkeyDay #SeaMonkeyDay

Every
May 16

Honor Our LGBT Elders Day

#LGBTEldersDay #HonorOurLGBTEldersDayMore

Every
May 16

HAE Day :-)

#HAEDay #HAEAwarenessDayMore

3rd Sat
in May

World Fiddle Day

#WorldFiddleDay #FiddleDay

Every
May 16

International Day of Living Together in Peace

#InternationalDayOfLivingToge… #DayOfLivingTogetherInPeace

Every
May 16

World Barrett's Day

#WorldBarrettsDay #BarrettsDayMore

Every
May 16

World Bloodless Surgery Day

#WorldBloodlessSurgeryDay #BloodlessSurgeryDay

Every
May 16

World Day of Heavy Metal

#DíaMundialDelHeavyMetal #DíaDelHeavyMetalMore

Every
May 16

International Pickle Day

#InternationalPickleDay #PickleDay

Every
May 16

National Check Your Wipers Day

#NationalCheckYourWipersDay #CheckYourWipersDay

3rd Sat
in May

Barricade Go Topless Day

#GoToplessDay #JeepGoToplessDay

3rd Sat
in May

National Double Merle Awareness Day

#DoubleMerleAwarenessDay

Every
May 16

Drawing Day

#DrawingDay #NationalDrawingDay

Every
May 16

Romani Resistance Day

#RomaniResistanceDay

3rd Sat
in May

Plant a Lemon Tree Day

#PlantALemonTreeDay

3rd Sat
in May

Culture Freedom Day

#CultureFreedomDay

Every
May 16

Wear Purple for Peace Day

#WearPurpleForPeaceDay #NationalWearPurpleForPeaceDay

Every
May 16

World Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) Awareness Day

#WorldCDGAwarenessDay #CDGAwarenessDayMore(4)

After
...

National Cold Pizza Day

#NationalColdPizzaDay #ColdPizzaDay

Every
May 16

Sig 516 Day

#Sig516Day #516Day

Every
May 16

National EBT Day

#NationalEBTDay #EBTDay

Every
May 16

National Strawberry Milkshake Day

#NationalStrawberryMilkshakeD… #StrawberryMilkshakeDay

Every
May 16

International Day of Protest Against Shock Treatment

Every
May 16

Sun Bear Day

#SunBearDay #WorldSunBearDay

After
...

Morel Mushroom Day

#MorelMushroomDay

Every
May 16

Nickel Day

#NickelDay

Every
May 16

National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day

#NationalCoquillesSaintJacque… #CoquillesStJacquesDayMore(4)

3rd Sat
in May

Europe Day (Ukraine)

#EuropeDay

3rd Sat
in May

National Drawing Day (Ireland)

#NationalDrawingDay #DrawingDay

Every
May 16

National Dengue Day (India)

#NationalDengueDay #DengueDay

Every
May 16

Saint Honore's Day

#SaintHonorésDay

Every
May 16

Sikkim Day (India)

#SikkimDay #SikkimFoundationDay

Every
May 16

200k Day (Ukraine)

#200kDay

Every
May 16

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

#MassGravesDay

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