May 2024 - Dates for your Calendars
Looking for dates for your social (media) calendar? Here are the May 2025 key dates - plenty of silliness to enjoy - who fancies a Harry Potter marathon on the 2nd? As well as important dates you don’t want to miss - like Mother’s Day in the US and many other countries.
Here in the U.K., we get to indulge in two long weekends in the form of Bank Holidays in May - it’s also skin cancer awareness month - so be sure to protect yourself from those rays, long may they last.
🧡 This month is:
Mental Health Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
National Walking Month (UK)
1st - Global Love Day, May Day
2nd - International Harry Potter Day
3rd - Write a Review Day
4th - Star Wars Day, World Laughter Day
5th - Cinco De Mayo
6th - Early May Bank Holiday, Met Gal, Deaf Awareness Week begins, First Anniversary - Coronation of King Charles III and Camilla,
7th - World Asthma Day
8th - VE Day
9th - Europe Day
12th - Mother’s Day (USA), International Nurses Day
13th - World Cocktail Day, Mental Health Awareness Week
14th - Cannes Film Festival Begins
15th - International Day of Families
16th - International Day of Light
17th - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
18th - Visit Your Relatives Day
20th - World Bee Day
21st - RHS Chelsea Flower Show (start)
22nd - Sherlock Holmes Day
24th - Brother’s Day
25th - Wine Day
27th - Spring Bank Holiday, Memorial Day
28th - Hamburger Day
29th - National Biscuit Day (UK)
30th - National Creativity Day
N.B. we try our best to make sure these are complete and accurate - but we're only human, so please double check any important dates.