Are you a small business owner or marketer? Looking for May holidays or special dates to celebrate on social media?
Marketing your business on social media just got a lot easier with this complete list of holidays, observances, and special dates for May 2021.
The list includes more than 330 different holidays and observances to celebrate in May.
To learn why holidays make great social media posts read: The Complete Calendar of Social Media Holidays.
Holiday Hashtags for Social Media
When celebrating holidays on social media, it’s important to include the relevant hashtag(s) for that holiday in your post.
Using hashtags will help increase the reach of your post, exposing your business to a larger audience.
Hashtags are such an essential piece to your success on social media that I’ve done the research for you.
Most of the holidays listed below include the corresponding hashtag for social media.
For more social media post ideas read: What to Post on Social Media – 100 Post Ideas for 2020.
List of May 2021 Holidays
In an effort to simplify this massive list of holidays, I’ve divided the days into five categories – public holidays, religious holidays, monthly observances, weekly observances, and daily observances.
Scroll down to view all 330+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
Access all Holidays for the Year
Did you know there are over 3,300 holidays to celebrate on social media each year?
Click here for a complete listing of holidays for every month of the year.
If you’d like a printable PDF with all the holidays listed out by month, check out the Social Media Content App. It includes a free PDF of all 3,300+ holidays.
May 2021 Public Holidays
This list contains public holidays and special observances in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | Labour Day | #LabourDay | Australia |
| May 3 | May Day | #MayDay | Australia |
| May 3 | Early May Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | United Kingdom |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo | #CincodeMayo | Mexico / US |
| May 7 | Agfest | #Agfest | Tasmania, Australia |
| May 8 | Victory in Europe Day | #VEDay | United Kingdom |
| May 9 | Mother's Day | #MothersDay | Worldwide |
| May 24 | National Patriots' Day | Quebec, Canada | |
| May 24 | Victoria Day | #VictoriaDay | Parts of Canada |
| May 26 | National Sorry Day | #NationalSorryDay | Australia |
| May 31 | Reconciliation Day | #ReconciliationDay | Australia |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | #MemorialDay | United States |
| May 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | United Kingdom |
May 2021 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | #OrthodoxHoly Saturday | Orthodox |
| May 2 | Orthodox Easter | #OrthodoxEaster | Orthodox |
| May 3 | Orthodox Easter Monday | #OrthodoxEasterMonday | Orthodox |
| May 8 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | #Laylatulqadr | Muslim |
| May 10 | Jerusalem Day | #JerusalemDay | Jewish |
| May 13 | Ascension Day | #Ascension | Christian |
| May 13 | Eid ul Fitr | #Eidalfitr | Muslim |
| May 16 | Shavuot Eve | #FeastofShavuot | Jewish |
| May 17 | Shavuot | #Shavuot | Jewish |
| May 23 | Pentecost | #Pentecost | Christian |
| May 24 | Whit Monday | #WhitMonday | Christian |
| May 30 | Trinity Sunday | #TrinitySunday | Christian |
May 2021 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| ALS Awareness Month |
| American Wetlands Month |
| Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
| Asthma Awareness Month |
| Better Speech and Hearing Month |
| Bladder Cancer Awareness Month |
| Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month |
| Brain Cancer Awareness Month |
| Building Safety Month |
| Celiac Awareness Month |
| Correct Posture Month |
| Creative Beginnings Month |
| Date Your Mate Month |
| Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month |
| Food Allergy Awareness Month |
| Get Caught Reading Month |
| Gifts From The Garden Month |
| Global Civility Awareness Month |
| Global Employee Health and Fitness Month |
| Haitian Heritage Month |
| Healthy Vision Month |
| Hepatitis Awareness Month |
| Homeschooling Awareness Month |
| Huntington's Disease Awareness Month |
| International Internal Audit Awareness Month |
| International Mediterranean Diet Month |
| International Victorious Woman Month |
| Jewish-American Heritage Month |
| Latino Books Month |
| Lupus Awareness Month |
| Lyme Disease Awareness Month |
| Mental Health Awareness Month |
| Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month |
| National Arthritis Awareness Month |
| National Asparagus Month |
| National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month |
| National Barbecue Month |
| National Bike Month |
| National Chamber Music Month |
| National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month |
| National Egg Month |
| National Electrical Safety Month |
| National Family Wellness Month |
| National Foster Care Month |
| National Hamburger Month |
| National High Blood Pressure Education Month |
| National Inventors Month |
| National Meditation Month |
| National Military Appreciation Month |
| National Moving Month |
| National Osteoporosis Month |
| National Photography Month |
| National Physical Fitness and Sports Month |
| National Recommitment Month |
| National Salad Month |
| National Salsa Month |
| National Strawberry Month |
| National Stroke Awareness Month |
| National Stroke Awareness Month |
| National Teen Self-Esteem Month |
| National Vinegar Month |
| National Water Safety Month |
| National Youth Traffic Safety Month |
| NF (Neurofibromatosis) Awareness Month |
| Older Americans Month |
| Orphan Awareness Month |
| Play Tennis Month |
| Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month |
| Preeclampsia Awareness Month |
| Preservation Month |
| Save Your Tooth Month |
| Skin Cancer Awareness Month |
| UV (Ultraviolet) Awareness Month |
| Wildfire Awareness Month |
| Women's Health Month |
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May 2021 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| May 2 - 8 | Be Kind To Animals Week |
| May 2 - 8 | Children's Mental Health Awareness Week |
| May 2 - 8 | Drinking Water Week |
| May 2 - 8 | Hurricane Preparedness Week |
| May 2 - 8 | National Correctional Officers Week |
| May 2 - 8 | National Pet Week |
| May 2 - 8 | National Travel and Tourism Week |
| May 2 - 8 | North American Occupational Safety & Health Week |
| May 2 - 8 | Public Service Recognition Week |
| May 2 - 8 | Screen-Free Week |
| May 3 - 7 | Air Quality Awareness Week |
| May 3 - 7 | Teacher Appreciation Week |
| May 3 - 8 | Economic Development Week |
| May 3 - 9 | Children's Book Week |
| May 3 - 9 | International Coaching Week |
| May 3 - 9 | Sun Awareness Week |
| May 6 - 12 | National Nurses Week |
| May 7 - 16 | National Public Gardens Week |
| May 9 - 15 | Food Allergy Awareness Week |
| May 9 - 15 | National Defense Transportation Week |
| May 9 - 15 | National Hospital Week |
| May 9 - 15 | National Police Week |
| May 9 - 15 | National Women's Health Week |
| May 10 - 14 | National Salvation Army Week |
| May 10 - 15 | National Stuttering Awareness Week |
| May 16 - 21 | International Heritage Breeds Week |
| May 16 - 21 | National EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week |
| May 16 - 21 | National Eosinophil Awareness Week |
| May 16 - 22 | Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week |
| May 16 - 22 | Public Works Week |
| May 17 - 23 | American Craft Beer Week |
| May 22 - 28 | National Safe Boating Week |
| May 24 - 30 | Healthy and Safe Swimming Week |
May 2021 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Free Comic Book Day | #FreeComicBookDay |
| May 1 | Join Hands Day | #JoinHandsDay |
| May 1 | Kentucky Derby | #KentuckyDerby |
| May 1 | Law Day | #LawDay |
| May 1 | May Day | #MayDay |
| May 1 | National Auctioneers Day | #NationalAuctioneersDay |
| May 1 | National Bombshells’ Day | #BombshellsDay |
| May 1 | National Chocolate Parfait Day | #ChocolateParfaitDay |
| May 1 | National Fitness Day | #NationalFitnessDay |
| May 1 | National Homebrew Day | #NationalHomebrewDay |
| May 1 | National Loyalty Day | #NationalLoyaltyDay |
| May 1 | National Mother Goose Day | #NationalMotherGooseDay |
| May 1 | National Scrapbook Day | #NationalScrapbookDay |
| May 1 | National Start Seeing Monarchs Day | #StartSeeingMararchsDay |
| May 1 | No Pants Day | #NoPantsDay |
| May 1 | School Principals’ Day | #SchoolPrincipalsDay |
| May 1 | Silver Star Service Banner Day | #SilverStarService |
| May 2 | National Infertility Survival Day | #InfertilitySurvivalDay |
| May 2 | National Life Insurance Day | #LifeInsuranceDay |
| May 2 | National Truffle Day | #NationalTruffleDay |
| May 3 | Melanoma Monday | #MelanomaMonday |
| May 3 | National Chocolate Custard Day | #ChocolateCustardDay |
| May 3 | National Garden Meditation Day | #GardenMeditationDay |
| May 3 | National Lumpy Rug Day | #NationalLumpyRugDay |
| May 3 | National Paranormal Day | #NationalParanormalDay |
| May 3 | National Raspberry Popover Day | #RaspberryPopoverDay |
| May 3 | National SAN Architect Day | #SANArchitectDay |
| May 3 | National Specially-abled Pets Day | #SpeciallyAbledPetsDay |
| May 3 | National Textiles Day | #NationalTextilesDay |
| May 3 | National Two Different Colored Shoes Day | #TwoDifferentColoredShoesDay |
| May 4 | Bird Day | #BirdDay |
| May 4 | National Candied Orange Peel Day | #CandiedOrangePeelDay |
| May 4 | National Foster Care Day | #FosterCareBlue |
| May 4 | National Orange Juice Day | #NationalOrangeJuiceDay |
| May 4 | National Renewal Day | #NationalRenewalDay |
| May 4 | National Teacher Appreciation Day | #TeacherAppreciationDay |
| May 4 | National Weather Observers Day | #WeatherObserversDay |
| May 4 | Star Wars Day | #NationalStarWarsDay |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo | #CincodeMayo |
| May 5 | National Astronaut Day | #NationalAstronautDay |
| May 5 | National Bike To School Day | #NationalBikeToSchoolDay |
| May 5 | National Cartoonists Day | #NationalCartoonistsDay |
| May 5 | National Hoagie Day | #NationalHoagieDay |
| May 5 | National Silence the Shame Day | #SilenceTheShame |
| May 5 | National Skilled Trades Day | #NationalSkilledTradesDay |
| May 5 | National Skilled Trades Day | #SkilledTradesDay |
| May 5 | Totally Chipotle Day | #TotallyChipotleDay |
| May 6 | International No Diet Day | #NoDietDay |
| May 6 | National Beverage Day | #NationalBeverageDay |
| May 6 | National Crepe Suzette Day | #CrepeSuzetteDay |
| May 6 | National Day of Prayer | #NationalDayOfPrayer |
| May 6 | National Day of Reason | #NationalDayofReason. |
| May 6 | National Nurses Day | #NationalNursesDay |
| May 6 | National Tourist Appreciation Day | #TouristAppreciationDay |
| May 6 | World Password Day | #WorldPasswordDay |
| May 7 | National Barrier Awareness Day | #BarrierAwarenessDay |
| May 7 | National Military Spouse Appreciation Day | #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay |
| May 7 | National Packaging Design Day | #PackagingDesignDay |
| May 7 | National Paste-Up Day | #NationalPasteUp |
| May 7 | National Provider Appreciation Day | #ProviderAppreciationDay |
| May 7 | National Roast Leg of Lamb Day | #RoastLegofLamb |
| May 7 | National Space Day | #NationalSpaceDay |
| May 7 | National Tourism Day | #TourismDay |
| May 7 | School Lunch Hero Day | #SchoolLunchHeroDay |
| May 7 | School Lunch Hero Day | #SchoolLunchHeroDay |
| May 7 | International Space Day | #SpaceDay |
| May 8 | Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day | #CorneliaDeLangeSyndromeAwarenessDay |
| May 8 | National Archery Day | #NationalArcherySchoolsProgram |
| May 8 | National Babysitter’s Day | #NationalBabysittersDay |
| May 8 | National Birth Mother’s Day | #NationalBirthMothersDay |
| May 8 | National Coconut Cream Pie Day | #CoconutCreamPieDay |
| May 8 | National Dog Mom’s Day | #DogMomsDay |
| May 8 | National Have A Coke Day | #NationalHaveACokeDay |
| May 8 | National Miniature Golf Day | #NationalMiniGolfDay |
| May 8 | National Student Nurse Day | #NationalStudentNurseDay |
| May 8 | National Train Day | #NationalTrainDay |
| May 8 | Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day | #StampOutHungerFoodDrive |
| May 8 | Victory in Europe Day | #VEDay |
| May 9 | International Migratory Bird Day | #MigratoryBirdDay |
| May 9 | Mother’s Day | #MothersDay |
| May 9 | National Butterscotch Brownie Day | #ButterscotchBrownieDay |
| May 9 | National Lost Sock Memorial Day | #LostSockMemorialDay |
| May 9 | National Moscato Day | #MoscatoDay |
| May 9 | National Sleepover Day | #SleepintheBare |
| May 9 | World Fair Trade Day | #FairTradeDay |
| May 10 | National Clean Up Your Room Day | #CleanUpYourRoomDay |
| May 10 | National Lipid Day | #NationalLipidDay |
| May 10 | National Shrimp Day | #NationalShrimpDay |
| May 10 | National Washington Day | #NationalWashingtonDay |
| May 10 | National Women’s Checkup Day | #WomensCheckupDay |
| May 11 | National Eat What You Want Day | #EatWhatYouWantDay |
| May 11 | National Foam Rolling Day | #NationalFoamRollingDay |
| May 11 | National Twilight Zone Day | #NationalTwilightZoneDay |
| May 12 | National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay |
| May 12 | National Limerick Day | #NationalLimerickDay |
| May 12 | National Nutty Fudge Day | #NationalNuttyFudgeDay |
| May 12 | National Odometer Day | #NationalOdometerDay |
| May 12 | National Receptionists’ Day | #NationalReceptionistsDay |
| May 12 | National School Nurse Day | #NationalSchoolNurseDay |
| May 12 | National Third Shift Workers Day | #ThirdShiftWorkersDay |
| May 13 | International Hummus Day | #HummusDay |
| May 13 | National Apple Pie Day | #NationalApplePieDay |
| May 13 | National Crouton Day | #NationalCroutonDay |
| May 13 | National Frog Jumping Day | #FrogJumpingDay |
| May 13 | National Fruit Cocktail Day | #FruitCocktailDay |
| May 14 | National Buttermilk Biscuit Day | #ButtermilkBiscuitDay |
| May 14 | National Dance Like a Chicken Day | #DanceLikeAChickenDay |
| May 14 | National Decency Day | #NationalDecencyDay |
| May 14 | National Underground America Day | #UndergroundAmericaDay |
| May 15 | National Chocolate Chip Day | #ChocolateChipDay |
| May 15 | National Nylon Stocking Day | #NylonStockingDay |
| May 15 | Peace Officers Memorial Day | #PeaceOfficersMemorialDay |
| May 15 | International Day of Families | #DayOfFamilies |
| May 16 | Honor Our LGBT Elders Day | #HonorOurLBGTEldersDay |
| May 16 | National Barbecue Day | #NationalBBQDay |
| May 16 | National Biographer’s Day | #NationalBiographersDay |
| May 16 | National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day | #CoquillesSaintJacquesDay |
| May 16 | National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day | #NationalDoSomethingGoodForYourNeighborDay |
| May 16 | National Love a Tree Day | #LoveATreeDay |
| May 16 | National Mimosa Day | #MimosaDay |
| May 16 | National Piercing Day | #NationalPiercingDay |
| May 16 | National Sea Monkey Day | #NationalSeaMonkeyDay |
| May 16 | Take Your Parents To The Playground Day | #TakeYourParentsToThePlaygroundDay |
| May 17 | National Cherry Cobbler Day | #CherryCobblerDay |
| May 17 | National Graduation Tassel Day | #GraduationTasselDay |
| May 17 | National Pack Rat Day | #NationalPackRatDay |
| May 17 | National Walnut Day | #NationalWalnutDay |
| May 18 | National Cheese Soufflé Day | #NationalCheeseSouffleDay |
| May 18 | National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day | #HIVVaccineAwarenessDay |
| May 18 | National No Dirty Dishes Day | #NoDirtyDishesDay |
| May 18 | National Visit Your Relatives Day | #NationalVisitYourRelativesDay |
| May 19 | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | #EMSForChildrenDay |
| May 19 | National Devil’s Food Cake Day | #DevilsFoodCakeDay |
| May 19 | National Juice Slush Day | #NationalJuiceSlushDay |
| May 19 | National May Ray Day | #NationalMayRayDay |
| May 20 | National Be a Millionaire Day | #BeAMillionaireDay |
| May 20 | National Pick Strawberries Day | #PickStrawberriesDay |
| May 20 | National Quiche Lorraine Day | #QuicheLorraineDay |
| May 20 | National Rescue Dog Day | #NationalRescueDogDay |
| May 21 | NASCAR Day | #NASCARDay |
| May 21 | National American Red Cross Founder’s Day | #AmericanRedCrossFoundersDay |
| May 21 | National Bike to Work Day | #BikeToWorkDay |
| May 21 | National Defense Transportation Day | #DefenseTransportationDay |
| May 21 | National Endangered Species Day | #EndangeredSpeciesDay |
| May 21 | National Memo Day | #NationalMemoDay |
| May 21 | National Pizza Party Day | #PizzaPartyDay |
| May 21 | National Strawberries and Cream Day | #StrawberriesAndCreamDay |
| May 21 | National Waitstaff Day | #NationalWaitstaffDay |
| May 21 | Talk Like Yoda Day | #TalkLikeYodaDay |
| May 22 | Harvey Milk Day | #HarveyMilkDay |
| May 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity | #DayForBiologicalDiversity |
| May 22 | National Armed Forces Day | #ArmedForcesDay |
| May 22 | National Buy a Musical Instrument Day | #BuyAMusicalInstrumentDay |
| May 22 | National Learn to Swim Day | #LearnToSwimDay |
| May 22 | National Maritime Day | #NationalMaritimeDay |
| May 22 | National Solitaire Day | #NationalSolitaireDay |
| May 22 | National Vanilla Pudding Day | #VanillaPuddingDay |
| May 22 | World Paloma Day | #WorldPalomaDay |
| May 23 | National Lucky Penny Day | #LuckyPennyDay |
| May 23 | National Taffy Day | #NationalTaffyDay |
| May 23 | World Turtle Day | #TurtleDay |
| May 24 | Brother’s Day | #BrothersDay |
| May 24 | National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day | #AviationMaintenaceTechnicianDay |
| May 24 | National Escargot Day | #NationalEscargotDay |
| May 24 | National Scavenger Hunt Day | #ScavengerHuntDay |
| May 25 | National Brown-Bag It Day | #BrownBagItDay |
| May 25 | National Missing Children’s Day | #MissingChildrensDay |
| May 25 | National Tap Dance Day | #NationalTapDanceDay |
| May 25 | National Wine Day | #NationalWineDay |
| May 25 | Sibling Appreciation Day | #SiblingAppreciationDay |
| May 25 | Towel Day | #TowelDay |
| May 26 | National Blueberry Cheesecake Day | #BlueberryCheesecakeDay |
| May 26 | National Paper Airplane Day | #PaperAirplaneDay |
| May 26 | National Senior Health & Fitness Day | #SeniorHealthFitnessDay |
| May 26 | World Lindy Hop Day | #LindyHopDay |
| May 27 | National Cellophane Tape Day | #CellophaneTapeDay |
| May 27 | National Grape Popsicle Day | #GrapePopsicleDay |
| May 27 | Sunscreen Protection Day | #SunscreenProtectionDay |
| May 28 | National Brisket Day | #NationalBrisketDay |
| May 28 | National Cooler Day | #NationalCoolerDay |
| May 28 | National Don’t Fry Day | #DontFryDay |
| May 28 | National Hamburger Day | #NationalHamburgerDay |
| May 28 | National Road Trip Day | #NationalRoadTripDay |
| May 29 | Learn About Composting Day | #LearnAboutCompostingDay |
| May 29 | National Coq Au Vin Day | #NationalCoqAuVinDay |
| May 29 | National Heat Awareness Day | #HeatAwarenessDay |
| May 29 | National Paperclip Day | #NationalPaperclipDay |
| May 29 | Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day | #PutAPillowOnYourFridgeDay |
| May 30 | Loomis Day | #LoomisDay |
| May 30 | National Creativity Day | #NationalCreativityDay |
| May 30 | National Hole In My Bucket Day | #HoleInMyBucketDay |
| May 30 | National Mint Julep Day | #MintJulepDay |
| May 30 | National Water a Flower Day | #WaterAFlowerDay |
| May 30 | World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day | #WorldMultipleSclerosisDay |
| May 31 | Autonomous Vehicle Day | #AutonomousVehicleDay |
| May 31 | National Macaroon Day | #NationalMacaroonDay |
| May 31 | National Memorial Day | #MemorialDay |
| May 31 | National Save Your Hearing Day | #SaveYourHearingDay |
| May 31 | National Smile Day | #NationalSmileDay |
| May 31 | Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day | #NecrotizingFasciitisAwareness |
| May 31 | World No Tobacco Day | #NoTobaccoDay |
Sources:
timeanddate.com, nationaldaycalendar.com, en.wikipedia.org, holidayscalendar.com, nationaltoday.com, checkiday.com, brownielocks.com
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June 2021 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for June 2021 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/June-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2021, visit the 2021 Holidays index page.
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