Saturday, May 2, 2026

May Anniversaries: Commemorations and Celebrations

The month of May reúnes important dates that highlight social struggles, health causes, culture, and the environment worldwide.
  • May 1st
    International Workers' Day
    World Day of Love
    Vesak Day
    International Fanconi Anemia Day
    World Lyme Disease Day
  • May 2nd
    World Tuna Day
    International Day against Bullying or School Harassment
    World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day
  • May 3rd
    World Press Freedom Day
    Mother's Day (in some countries)
    World Laughter Day
  • May 4th
    Star Wars Day
    International Firefighters' Day
  • May 5th
    World Asthma Day
    World Hand Hygiene Day
    International Midwives Day
    World Heritage Day for Africa
    World Pulmonary Hypertension Day
    World Portuguese Language Day
  • May 6th
    International No Diet Day
    World Maternal Mental Health Day
    World Philately Day
    International Osteogenesis Imperfecta Day
  • May 7th
    World AIDS Orphans Day
    World Password Day
  • May 8th
    World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
    Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation for the victims of the Second World War
    World Ovarian Cancer Day
    International Thalassemia Day
  • May 9th
    Europe Day
    World Migratory Bird Day
    World Fair Trade Day
  • May 10th
    Mother's Day (in several countries)
    International Argan Day
    World Lupus Day
  • May 12th
    International Plant Health Day
    International Nurses Day
    International Day of Women in Mathematics
    World Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Day
    European SME Day
  • May 13th
    World Football Coach Day
    World Facility Management Day
  • May 14th
    Continental Insurance Day
  • May 15th
    International Day of Families
    International Conscientious Objection Day
    International Tuberous Sclerosis Day
    International Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Day
    World Mucopolysaccharidosis Day
  • May 16th
    International Day of Light
    International Day of Living Together in Peace
    European Obesity Day
    World Heavy Metal Day
    International Celiac Day
    World Whisky Day
    World Hereditary Angioedema Day
    Awareness Day for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation
    International Tarlov Cysts Day
  • May 17th
    World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
    World Recycling Day
    World Hypertension Day
    International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
    World Internet Day
    World Horticulturist Day
  • May 18th
    International Museum Day
  • May 19th
    World Fair Play Day
    World Family Doctor Day
    World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day
    World Breast Milk Donation Day
  • May 20th
    World Bee Day
    World Metrology Day
    International Clinical Trials Day
    International Behçet's Disease Day
    International Williams Syndrome Day
  • May 21st
    International Tea Day
    European Maritime Day
    World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
    European Natura 2000 Day
    World Breastfeeding Protection Day
  • May 22nd
    International Day for Biological Diversity
    International 22q11 Syndrome Day
  • May 23rd
    International Day for the Eradication of Obstetric Fistula
    International Women's Football Day
    World Turtle Day
    World Melanoma Day
  • May 24th
    International Day for Women for Peace and Disarmament
    European Parks Day
  • May 25th
    International Day of Skin Spots
    Africa Day
    World Football Day
    Geek Pride Day
    World Thyroid Day
  • May 27th
    Type II Collagenopathies Awareness Day
    World Otter Day
  • May 28th
    International Day of Play
    International Day of Action for Women's Health
    International Treacher Collins Syndrome Day
    International Hamburger Day
    World Hunger Day
    World Blood Cancer Day
    International Menstrual Hygiene Day
    World Breedless Dog Day
  • May 29th
    International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
    World Digestive Health Day
    International Everest Day
  • 🔹 May 30th
    International Potato Day
    World Multiple Sclerosis Day
    International Prader-Willi Syndrome Day
  • May 31st
    World No Tobacco Day
    International Cabin Crew Day
    World Foster Care Day
    World Parrot Day
  • May 31st
    World No Tobacco Day
    International Cabin Crew Day
    World Foster Care Day
    World Parrot Day

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