May Festivities: A Guide to Fun May Holidays

It’s May and it’s time to celebrate! Spring has sprung and everything is gorgeous and in bloom! The official start of Summer is just around the corner, too! We love celebrating all the holidays, big and small, so I put together this May Festivities: A Guide to Fun May Holidays handbook!

Block letters spelling MAY with purple flowers lying on a wooden table

Oh my goodness it’s May! May is such a fun month! The weather warms up (at least in East Tennessee!) and everything is in full bloom! I love celebrating all the fun little moments with my family that I can. The “National Day Of” celebrations are so much fun to celebrate as a family! I love to look at the list and see what will be the most fun to honor as we go into each month. It’s such a fun way to put a little pizazz and joy in our days, and I say the more joy and happiness, the better! Let’s dive in to what we have to look forward to in the month of May! Supermom Shuffle loves May, it’s the month of Mommies!!

Table of Contents

May: National Month-Long Celebrations
National Holidays in May
- Mother’s Day
- Memorial Day
Fun May Holidays
- Quick Glance List of Fun June Holidays:
- Detailed List of Fun June Holidays and Festivities
Wrap-Up: May Festivities 2024: A Guide to Fun May Holidays
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May: National Month-Long Celebrations

National Miniature Garden Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Global Employee Health & Fitness Month
ALS Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
National Preservation Month
National Wildfire Awareness Month
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
National Foster Care Month
Correct Your Posture Month
National Dental Care Month
International Drum Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Asparagus Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
National Military Appreciation Month
Melanoma Awareness Month
National Water Safety Month
National Chamber Music Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
National Mediterranean Diet Month
National Strawberry Month
National Salsa Month
National Photography Month
National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
National Hamburger Month
National Get Caught Reading Month
National Egg Month
National Blood Pressure Education Month
National Bike Month
National Barbecue Month
Older Americans Month
American Cheese Month

National Holidays in May

There are two major holidays in May. Mother’s Day and Memorial Day!

Mother’s Day

It’s our day to celebrate moms! Mother’s Day is the second Sunday of May in the United States.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May each year. It’s a federal holiday in the United States and honors the U.S. military Members and Personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Wooden block calendar set to May 01 with a cup of coffee and a spiral notebook with pens and pencils on a blue table

Fun May Holidays

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Quick Glance List of Fun June Holidays:

May 1 – May Day
May 2 – Brothers and Sisters Day
May 3 – Kite Day
May 4 – Star Wars Day
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 6 – National Nurses Day
May 7 – Space Day
May 8 – No Socks Day
May 9 – National Sleepover Day
May 10 – Clean Up Your Room Day
May 11 – Eat What You Want Day
May 12 – National Nutty Fudge Day
May 13 – National Apple Pie Day
May 14 – National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
May 15 – National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16 – National Love a Tree Day
May 17 – National Pack Rat Day
May 18 – National No Dirty Dishes Day
May 19 – World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day
May 20 – National Be a Millionaire Day
May 21 – National Pizza Party Day
May 22 – National Maritime Day
May 23 – Lucky Penny Day
May 24 – Scavenger Hunt Day
May 25 – National Wine Day
May 26 – National Paper Airplane Day
May 27 – National Tell a Story Day
May 28 – National Sunscreen Day
May 29 – International Jazz Day
May 30 – National Water a Flower Day
May 31 – National Macaroon Day

Wooden framed chalkboard with the calendar of May on it with a spiral notebook and a cup of coffee with colorful pieces of chalk nearby.

Detailed List of Fun June Holidays and Festivities

May Day (May 1):

It’s the first day of May! Lots of places have dancing around the Maypole and a celebration of Spring and the month of May

Brothers and Sisters Day (May 2):

This is a great day for brothers and sisters to celebrate each other. Make a quick call, send a quick text, or make a card for your brothers or sisters!

National Kite Day (May 3):

It’s time to get a kite and go fly it! Find an open spot (and hopefully it’s windy!) and fly a kite with your family! You can get some really inexpensive kites on Amazon!

Star Wars Day (May 4):

May the Fourth Be With You. Have a fun day of talking like Yoda or watching some of the Star Wars movies!

Cinco de Mayo (May 5):

Lots of people think that this is Mexican Independence Day. It’s not, that’s September 16. Cinco de Mayo is actually just a day that Mexicans celebrate victory over France in the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War, on May 5, 1862. It’s also known as Battle of Puebla Day. It’s actually a minor holiday in Mexico, but in the US, Cinco de Mayo has grown into an extrememly popular holiday, celebrating Mexican culture and heritage.

National Nurses Day (May 6):

Thank as many nurses as you can. They have had a rough year and the words “thank you” aren’t remotely adequate!

Space Day (May 7):

What a fun day! Celebrate space travel, try some freeze dried food, and watch some space launches on YouTube!

No Socks Day (May 8):

This will thrill my youngest child. He thinks no socks is how it should always be! No socks today!

National Sleepover Day (May 9):

Time for a sleepover! We are too young for friend sleepovers at our house, so we might do a fun living room campout or a sleepover at Grandma’s! It’s something super fun to celebrate and have a little fun with the festivities. You could make a tent or fort in the living room!

Clean Up Your Room Day (May 10):

it’s a good day to clean up your room! Or clean up a room that’s bugging you! This is an awesome chance to get a little cleaning done! AND to make your kids clean their rooms!

Eat What Your Want Day (May 11)

Everyone gets to eat anything they want today! What a super fun day!

National Nutty Fudge Day (May 12):

Happy Nutty Fudge Day! Try out a recipe for fudge with nuts in it today! I love peanut butter fudge made with crunchy peanut butter! But you could also add pecans or walnuts to chocolate fudge and it would be so good!

National Apple Pie Day (May 13):

YUM! Make a pie, buy a pie, whichever way you decide to go, make sure you get some apple pie today! Here’s an awesome recipe for homemade apple pie.

National Buttermilk Biscuit Day (May 14):

Treat yourself to some breakfast and a buttermilk biscuit today! It’s only right! It’s National Buttermilk Biscuit Day! If you have never made them from scratch, give it a try! It’s much more simple than you might think! Try this recipe to start!

National Chocolate Chip Day (May 15):

Have some chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and make some chocolate chip cookies today!

National Love a Tree Day (May 16):

Today would be a fun day to talk about how trees grow, their life cycles, why the leaves fall, etc. And then maybe go pick out a small tree at a local nursery and plant it! Last year we planted a grapefruit tree!

National Pack Rat Day (May 17):

If you are a pack rat, today is your day to be celebrated. And also your reminder to go clean something out and get rid of a few things! Here are some easy ways to declutter today!

National No Dirty Dishes Day (May 18):

I’m not sure if this means leaving no dirty dishes in the sink or making sure you make no dirty dishes. I’m going with the second and getting takeout for dinner! No dirty dishes allowed!!!

World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day (May 19):

Go and pick out some vegetable seeds or plants and let the kids plant their own small garden.

National Be a Millionaire Day (May 20):

It’d be a super fun day to pretend to be millionaires! What would a millionaire eat? Drink? What would they watch on TV? All day channel your inner millionaire! Or maybe it would be a good opportunity to talk about saving money and how to be a millionaire in the future!

National Pizza Party Day (May 21):

Pizza Night! How could it not be? It’s National Pizza Party Day!

National Maritime Day (May 22):

National Maritime Day celebrates the super-important maritime industry. This has been a holiday since 1933 when Congress declared it to commemorate the American Steamship Savannah’s first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with a steam propulsion engine. It would be a fun day to watch some cruise ship videos and see how big all these big shipping tankers are!!

Lucky Penny Day (May 23):

Keep your eyes on the lookout today for lucky pennies in your path! Pick them up today, they could only bring good luck on Lucky Penny Day!

Scavenger Hunt Day (May 24):

What a fun holiday! Make up a scavenger hunt of your own or find one online and have a family scavenger hunt today!

National Wine Day (May 25):

Have a nice glass of wine to celebrate National Wine Day today!

National Paper Airplane Day (May 26):

How fun! Look online and find different ways to make paper airplanes! Let the kids make different ones and have races and contests! Try these videos for ideas and easy instructions.

National Tell a Story Day (May 27):

Tell a long bedtime story to your kids tonight — or even better, have them tell you one!

National Sunscreen Day (May 28):

You should probably (definitely) be wearing sunscreen every day. But if you aren’t, today is your day to get stocked up and begin that routine!

International Jazz Day (May 29):

Play some Jazz music for the kids and talk about the history and importance of jazz music in the music industry and how much it has influenced in today’s popular music!

National Water a Flower Day (May 30):

It’s time to plant some beautiful flowers and water them today!

National Macaroon Day (May 31):

Coconut macaroons are delicious!!! Find a recipe to try and have some macaroon cookies today!! Here’s a recipe to try!

Cherry blossom trees in bloom in a green field

Wrap-Up: May Festivities 2024: A Guide to Fun May Holidays

Hello May, Hello Warmer Temperatures, and best of all… Hello Summer! Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of Summer and it’s right around the corner! May is usually gorgeous weather here and I am excited about it! Look at your printable list of fun holidays and decide which days might be the most fun to celebrate! Then really go all out and celebrate those days with your family! Let me know which ones you choose and how you celebrate! I can’t wait to hear all about it! Until then… Just Keep Shuffling!