May 16, 2026
Saturday

This is day 136 of the year. There are 229 days remaining in the year. 47 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

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

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 Agri-Tourism Day

#WorldAgriTourismDay #AgriTourismDay

Every
May 16

National Check Your Wipers Day

#NationalCheckYourWipersDay #CheckYourWipersDay

Every
May 16

World Day of Heavy Metal

#DíaMundialDelHeavyMetal #DíaDelHeavyMetalMore

Every
May 16

World Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) Awareness Day

#WorldCDGAwarenessDay #CDGAwarenessDayMore(4)

Every
May 16

International Pickle Day

#InternationalPickleDay #PickleDay

3rd Sat
in May

Barricade Go Topless Day

#GoToplessDay #JeepGoToplessDay

Every
May 16

Wear Purple for Peace Day

#WearPurpleForPeaceDay #NationalWearPurpleForPeaceDay

3rd Sat
in May

Plant a Lemon Tree Day

#PlantALemonTreeDay

3rd Sat
in May

Culture Freedom Day

#CultureFreedomDay

Every
May 16

Drawing Day

#DrawingDay #NationalDrawingDay

Every
May 16

Romani Resistance Day

#RomaniResistanceDay

Every
May 16

Sun Bear Day

#SunBearDay #WorldSunBearDay

Every
May 16

National Strawberry Milkshake Day

#NationalStrawberryMilkshakeD… #StrawberryMilkshakeDay

Every
May 16

International Day of Protest Against Shock Treatment

After
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National Cold Pizza Day

#NationalColdPizzaDay #ColdPizzaDay

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

Next year, May 16th falls on a Sunday. Last year, it fell on a Friday.

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