May: List of Monthlong Observances

Below is a list of May's 148 observances and awareness events for the month. There are also 1211 holidays scheduled on specific days during the month.

1.

National Pet Month

#NationalPetMonth #PetMonth

2.

National Strawberry Month

#NationalStrawberryMonth #StrawberryMonth

Food / Drink
3.

National Hamburger Month

#NationalHamburgerMonth #HamburgerMonth #NationalBurgerMonth

Food / Drink
4.

MerMay

#MerMay #MerMay2024

The Arts
5.

National Gazpacho Aficionado Month

#NationalGazpachoAficionadoMo… #GazpachoAficionadoMonth

Food / Drink
6.

National Tennis Month

#NationalTennisMonth #TennisMonth

7.

National Military Appreciation Month

#NationalMilitaryAppreciation… #MilitaryAppreciationMonth

Military
8.

National Egg Month

#NationalEggMonth #EggMonth

Food / Drink
9.

International Mediterranean Diet Month

#MediterraneanDietMonth #InternationalMediterraneanDi… #NationalMediterraneanDietMon…

Food / Drink
10.

National Salad Month

#NationalSaladMonth #SaladMonth

Food / Drink
11.

National Barbecue Month

#NationalBarbecueMonth #BarbecueMonth #NationalBarbequeMonth

Food / Drink
12.

National Vinegar Month

#NationalVinegarMonth #VinegarMonth

Food / Drink
13.

National Salsa Month

#NationalSalsaMonth #SalsaMonth

Food / Drink
14.

National Sweet Vidalia Onion Month

#VidaliaOnionMonth

Food / Drink
15.

National Asparagus Month

#NationalAsparagusMonth #AsparagusMonth

Food / Drink
16.

Zombie Awareness Month

#ZombieAwarenessMonth #NationalZombieAwarenessMonth

17.

Oregon Wine Month

#OregonWineMonth #OregonWineMonth2024

Food / Drink
18.

National Chocolate Custard Month

#NationalChocolateCustardMonth #ChocolateCustardMonth

Food / Drink
19.

Heal the Children Month

Food / Drink
20.

National Duckling Month

#NationalDucklingMonth #DucklingMonth

Food / Drink
21.

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

#BrainTumorAwarenessMonth #NationalBrainTumorAwarenessM… #BTAM2024

22.

Finger Lakes Wine Month

#FingerLakesWineMonth

Food / Drink
23.

National Foster Care Month

#NationalFosterCareMonth #FosterCareMonth

24.

Older Americans Month

#OlderAmericansMonth #NationalOlderAmericansMonth

Health
25.

Frankie Month

#FrankieMonth

The Arts
26.

International Respect for Chickens Month

#InternationalRespectForChick… #RespectForChickensMonth

27.

National Inventors Month

#NationalInventorsMonth #InventorsMonth

28.

National Small Business Month

#NationalSmallBusinessMonth #SmallBusinessMonth

29.

World Trade Month

#WorldTradeMonth #TradeMonth

30.

National Neurofibromatosis Month

#NationalNeurofibromatosisMon… #NeurofibromatosisMonth #NationalNFMonth

Health
31.

American Wetlands Month

#AmericanWetlandsMonth

32.

Mental Health Awareness Month

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #NationalMentalHealthAwarenes… #NationalMentalHealthMonth

33.

World Wrestling Month

#WorldWrestlingMonth #WrestlingMonth

34.

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

#CritCareMonth #NCCARM #NationalCriticalCareAwarenes…

Health
35.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslan… #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth

Travel / Lodging
36.

National Crime Reading Month

#NationalCrimeReadingMonth #CrimeReadingMonth

37.

Gin A Day May

#GinADayMay

Nightlife
38.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #NationalLymeDiseaseAwareness…

Health
39.

Vasculitis Awareness Month

#VasculitisAwarenessMonth #VAM2024

Health
40.

National Travel Advisor Month

#TravelAdvisorMonth

Travel / Lodging
41.

National Teen Self-Esteem Month

#NationalTeenSelfEsteemMonth #TeenSelfEsteemMonth

42.

Tavern Month

#TavernMonth #NationalTavernMonth

Nightlife
43.

VHL Awareness Month

#VHLAwarenessMonth

Health
44.

NEC Awareness Month

#NECAwarenessMonth

Health
45.

Behcet's Awareness Month

#BehçetsAwarenessMonth #NationalBehçetsAwarenes…

Health
46.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month

#EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenes… #EhlersDanlosSyndromeMonth #EDSAwarenessMonth

Health
47.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

#PraderWilliSyndromeAwareness… #PWSAwarenessMonth #PWSMonth

Health
48.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

#PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth #PreeclampsiaMonth

Health
49.

Breathe Easy Month

#BreatheEasyMonth

Health
50.

FaeMay

#FaeMay #FaeMay2024

51.

International Internal Audit Awareness Month

#InternationalInternalAuditAw… #InternalAuditAwarenessMonth #IIAMay

52.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

#TeenPregnancyPreventionMonth #NationalTeenPregnancyPrevent… #NTPPM

53.

National Drinking Water Month

#NationalDrinkingWaterMonth #DrinkingWaterMonth

Food / Drink
54.

Food Allergy Action Month

#FoodAllergyMonth #FoodAllergyActionMonth

Food / Drink
55.

Apraxia Awareness Month

#ApraxiaAwarenessMonth #ApraxiaMonth

Health
56.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Month

#LFSAwarenessMonth #LiFraumeniSyndromeAwarenessM…

Health
57.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Month

#SturgeWeberSyndromeAwareness…

Health
58.

Surgical Mesh Awareness Month

#MeshAwarenessMonth #SurgicalMeshAwarenessMonth #InternationalMeshAwarenessMo…

Health
59.

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

#WilliamsSyndromeAwarenessMon… #WilliamsSyndromeMonth #WSAwarenessMonth

Health
60.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

#BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth #NationalBetterHearingAndSpee… #BHSM

61.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

#CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #CFAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwaren…

62.

Disability Insurance Awareness Month

#DisabilityInsuranceAwareness… #NationalDisabilityInsuranceA… #DIAM

63.

Get Caught Reading Month

#GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth

64.

Jewish American Heritage Month

#JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #NationalJewishAmericanHerita…

65.

National Photography Month

#NationalPhotographyMonth #PhotographyMonth #NationalPhotoMonth

66.

National Water Safety Month

#NationalWaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyMonth #NWSM

67.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month

68.

World Maternal Mental Health Month

#MaternalMentalHealthMonth #PerinatalDepressionAwareness…

69.

National Artisan Gelato Month

#NationalArtisanGelatoMonth #NationalGelatoMonth

Food / Drink
70.

National Loaded Potato Month

#NationalLoadedPotatoMonth #LoadedPotatoMonth

Food / Drink
71.

Amaranth Month

#AmaranthMonth

Food / Drink
72.

National Masturbation Month

#NationalMasturbationMonth #MasturbationMonth

Nightlife
73.

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Awareness Month

#PTENAwarenessMth

Health
74.

Cystinosis Awareness Month

#CystinosisAwarenessMonth

Health
75.

International Doula Month

#InternationalDoulaMonth #DoulaMonth

Health
76.

International Month of Awareness for Vascular Birthmarks

#VBFMonthOfAwareness

Health
77.

Myositis Awareness Month

#MyositisAwarenessMonth #MyositisMonth

Health
78.

National Stop the Bleed Month

#NationalStopTheBleedMonth #StopTheBleedMonth #NSTBM

Health
79.

May Sketch a Day

#MaySketchADay

The Arts
80.

Arabian Horse Month

#ArabianHorseMonth

81.

Arthritis Awareness Month

#ArthritisAwarenessMonth #NationalArthritisAwarenessMo…

82.

Asthma Awareness Month

#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #NationalAsthmaAwarenessMonth

83.

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

84.

Better Sleep Month

#BetterSleepMonth #NationalBetterSleepMonth

85.

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

#BladderCancerAwarenessMonth

86.

Building Safety Month

#BuildingSafetyMonth #NationalBuildingSafetyMonth

87.

Clean Air Month

#CleanAirMonth #NationalCleanAirMonth

88.

Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month

#EMRAwarenessMonth

89.

Exercise is Medicine Month

#ExerciseIsMedicineMonth #NationalExerciseMonth

90.

Family Wellness Month

#FamilyWellnessMonth #NationalFamilyWellnessMonth

91.

Gardening for Wildlife Month

92.

Gifts From the Garden Month

#GiftsFromTheGardenMonth

93.

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

#GlobalEmployeeHealthAndFitne… #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth #GEHFM

94.

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

#GlobalYouthTrafficSafetyMonth #NationalYouthTrafficSafetyMo… #YouthTrafficSafetyMonth

95.

Haitian Heritage Month

#HaitianHeritageMonth

96.

Healthy Vision and Ultraviolet Awareness Month

#NationalHealthyVisionMonth #HealthyVisionMonth

97.

Home Schooling Awareness Month

#HomeSchoolingAwarenessMonth

98.

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

#HuntingtonsDiseaseAwarenessM…

99.

International Business Image Improvement Month

#InternationalBusinessImageIm…

100.

International Civility Awareness Month

#InternationalCivilityAwarene…

101.

International Drum Month

#InternationalDrumMonth #DrumMonth

102.

International Roller Derby Month

103.

International Victorious Woman Month

#InternationalVictoriousWoman…

104.

Labor History Month

#LaborHistoryMonth #NationalLaborHistoryMonth

105.

Latino Books Month

#LatinoBooksMonth

106.

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month (Florida)

#LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

107.

MCS-Awareness Month

#MCSAwarenessMonth

108.

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

#SkinCancerDetectionAndPreven…

109.

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

#MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMon… #NationalMotorcycleSafetyAwar…

110.

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

#NationalAsthmaAndAllergyAwar… #AsthmaAndAllergyAwarenessMon… #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

111.

National Bicycle Safety Month

#NationalBicycleSafetyMonth #BicycleSafetyMonth

112.

National Bike Month

#NationalBikeMonth #BikeMonth

113.

National Chip Your Pet Month

#NationalChipYourPetMonth #ChipYourPetMonth #MicrochipYourPetMonth

114.

National Comfort Month

#NationalComfortMonth

115.

National Community Action Month

#NationalCommunityActionMonth #CommunityActionMonth

116.

National Correct Posture Month

#NationalCorrectPostureMonth #CorrectPostureMonth

117.

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

118.

National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month

#GBSCIDPAwarenessMonth

119.

National Good Car Keeping Month

#NationalGoodCarKeepingMonth #GoodCarKeepingMonth

120.

National Hair Loss Awareness Month

#NationalHairLossAwarenessMon… #HairLossAwarenessMonth

121.

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

#HepatitisAwarenessMonth #HepAwarenessMonth #NationalHepatitisAwarenessMo…

122.

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

#NationalHighBloodPressureEdu… #HighBloodPressureEducationMo… #BloodPressureEducationMonth

123.

National Historic Preservation Month

#NationalHistoricPreservation… #HistoricPreservationMonth #NationalPreservationMonth

124.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month

#NationalLawEnforcementApprec… #LawEnforcementAppreciationMo…

125.

National Lupus Awareness Month

#NationalLupusAwarenessMonth #LupusAwarenessMonth

126.

National Meditation Month

#NationalMeditationMonth #MeditationMonth

127.

National Moving Month

#NationalMovingMonth #MovingMonth

128.

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

#NationalOsteoporosisAwarenes… #OsteoporosisAwarenessAndPrev… #NationalOsteoporosisMonth

129.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

#NationalPhysicalFitnessAndSp… #PhysicalFitnessAndSportsMonth #NationalPhysicalFitnessMonth

130.

National Revise Your Work Schedule Month

#ReviseYourWorkScheduleMonth

131.

National Stroke Awareness Month

#NationalStrokeAwarenessMonth #StrokeAwarenessMonth #AmericanStrokeMonth

132.

National Toddler Immunization Month

#ToddlerImmunizationMonth #NationalToddlerImmunizationM…

133.

National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month

#ToxicEncephalopathyAndChemic…

134.

National Trauma Awareness Month

#NationalTraumaAwarenessMonth #TraumaAwarenessMonth

135.

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

#TuberousSclerosisAwarenessMo… #TSCAwarenessMonth

136.

Personal History Awareness Month

#PersonalHistoryAwarenessMonth #PersonalHistoryMonth

137.

REACT Month

#REACTMonth

138.

Teen CEO Month

#TeenCEOMonth

139.

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAwarenessMonth #NationalVNAwarenessMonth

140.

Womens Health Month

#WomensHealthMonth #NationalWomensHealthMonth #WomensHealthAwarenessMonth

141.

Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month

142.

Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

#DigestiveDiseasesAwarenessMo…

Food / Drink
143.

Celiac Awareness Month (Canada)

#CeliacAwarenessMonth #NationalCeliacAwarenessMonth

Health
144.

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month (Canada)

#HemochromatosisAwarenessMonth

Health
145.

National Physiotherapy Month (Canada)

#NationalPhysiotherapyMonth #PhysiotherapyMonth #NationalPhysioMonth

Health
146.

Iowa Tourism Month

Travel / Lodging
147.

Fallen First Responder Awareness Month (Texas)

148.

Indian Arrival Month (Caribbean)

#IndianArrivalMonth

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Monthlong Observances, by Month