Each month at Good Tuesday, we gather all the big (and little) dates you’ll want to know about. The most important dates for your calendar and the latest social media days for your diary; so you can plan ahead, join the conversation, and never miss a reason to celebrate.
Here are the important May dates for your calendar
Summer is edging a little closer (we’re just about defrosted), and we’re all still adjusting to those longer evenings since the clocks changed. May always brings a welcome shift in pace. Longer days, blooming flowers, and the perfect excuse to start planning how to make the most of the long weekends that May spoils us with.
The early May bank holiday is just enough time for a spontaneous road trip or finally tackling that neglected spare room. The Chelsea Flower Show invites us to celebrate spring in full bloom, and to round off the month, National Wine Day conveniently coincides with the second May bank holiday – perfect timing, if you ask us.
May truly is one of the best months of the year (especially here in Cornwall). Below, you’ll find all the key dates in one place to help you make the most of it.
💌 This month is:
- 4th Early May Bank Holiday (UK)
- 8th Victory in Europe Day
- 11th Eat What You Want Day
- 15th International Day of Families
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25th Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
May Dates For Your Calendar
- 4th - Early May Bank Holiday (UK)
- 4th - Star Wars Day
- 5th - Cinco de Mayo
- 7th - World Password Day
- 8th - Victory in Europe Day
- 8th - World Red Cross Day
- 9th - Europe Day
- 9th - National Sleepover Day
- 11th - Eat What You Want Day
- 12th - International Nurses Day
- 12th - Limerick Day
- 13th - World Cocktail Day
- 13th - National Receptionists Day
- 15th - International Day of Families
- 16th - National BBQ Day
- 16th - World Whisky Day (3rd Sat)
- 17th - World Baking Day
- 19th - Chelsea Flower Show (UK)
- 20th - National Numeracy Day (UK)
- 20th - World Bee Day
- 25th - National Wine Day
- 25th - Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
- 25th - Towel Day
- 28th - Eurovision Song Contest 2026
- 29th - National Biscuit Day (UK)
- 22nd - 31st May Hay Festival (UK)
* Please note - please be sure to double check we have published the dates correctly, as dates may change after publishing, and we are only human, so can make mistakes!