May 2018 Observances for Your
Senior Activity Calendar

Find interesting and unique observances and holidays for you to use as inspiration for your senior activity program.

May 2018 Monthly Observances

• American Wetlands Month
• Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Asthma Awareness Month
• Better Hearing and Speech Month
• Clean Air Month
• Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
• Gardening for Wildlife Month
• Get Caught Reading Month
• Gifts From the Garden Month
• Global Civility Awareness Month
• Haitian Heritage Month
• Heal the Children Month
• Healthy Vision Month
• Homeschooling Awareness Month
• International Mediterranean Diet Month
• International Victorious Woman Month
• Jewish-American Heritage Month
• Latino Books Month
• Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
• Mental Health Month
• Motorcycle Safety Month
• Mystery Month
• National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
• National Arthritis Awareness Month
• National Barbecue Month
• National Bike Month
• National Foster Care Month
• National Good Car-Keeping Month
• National Hamburger Month
• National Hepatitis Awareness Month
• National Meditation Month
• National Military Appreciation Month
• National Osteoporosis Month
• National Photo Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
• National Preservation Month
• National Salad Month
• National Salsa Month
• National Stroke Awareness Month
• National Sweet Vidalia Onion Month
• National Vinegar Month
• Older Americans Month
• Personal History Awareness Month
• Spiritual Literacy Month
• Strike Out Strokes Month
• Tennis Month
• Ultraviolet Awareness Month
• Women's Health Care Month
• Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month

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May 2018 Weekly Observances

• Children's Book Week (April 30 - May 6)
• Choose Privacy Week (May 1-7)
• Be Kind to Animals Week (May 6-12)
• Goodwill Industries Week (May 6-12)
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 6-12)
• National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
• National Pet Week (May 6-12)
• National Travel and Tourism Week (May 6-12)
• Root Canal Awareness Week (May 6-12)
• National Wildflower Week (May 7-13)
• Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)
• National Police Week (May 13-19)
• National Transportation Week (May 13-19)
• National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 14-20)
• National Foul Ball Week (May 16-21)
• National Safe Boating Week (May 19-25)
• International New Friends, Old Friends Week (May 20-26)
• National Unicycle Week (May 20-26)
• National Backyard Games Week (May 21-28)
• Fleet Week New York 2018 (May 23-28)
• International Week of Solidarity With the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories (May 25-31)

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May 2018 Daily Observances

May 1

• Executive Coaching Day
• Lei Day in Hawaii
• Loyalty Day
• May Day
• Mother Goose Day
• National Chocolate Parfait Day
• New Home Owner's Day
• School Principals' Day
• World Asthma Day

May 2

• National Chocolate Truffle Day
• Robert's Rules Day, honoring the author of the popular parliamentary guide Robert's Rules of Order
• World Tuna Day

May 3

• Garden Meditation Day
• Lumpy Rug Day
• National Day of Prayer
• National Day of Reason
• National Specially-abled Pets Day, a day to recognize owners of disabled pets
• National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
• World Password Day
• World Press Freedom Day

May 4

• International Respect for Chickens Day
• International Tuba Day
• National Orange Juice Day
• Star Wars Day

May 5

• Cartoonists Day
• Cinco de Mayo
• Free Comic Book Day
• International Day of the Midwife
• National Auctioneers Day
• National Astronaut Day
• National Enchilada Day
• National Hoagie Day
• National Scrapbooking Day (first Saturday in May)
• 144th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky

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May 6

• International No Diet Day
• National Beverage Day
• National Nurses Day
• World Laughter Day

May 7

• Beaufort Scale Day, honoring Sir Francis Beauford who created the Beaufort Scale, a scale that measures wind speeds
• Melanoma Monday, a day to encourage people to examine their skin (also called National Skin Self-Examination Day)

May 8

• National Coconut Cream Pie Day
• National Have a Coke Day
• National Teacher Day
• No Socks Day
• Victory in Europe Day
• World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, recognizing the birthday of Red Cross founder Jean-Henri Dunant

May 9

• Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day
• National Bike to School Day
• National Receptionists Day
• National School Nurse Day
• National Third Shift Workers Day, also known as National Night Shift Workers Day

May 10

• Ascension Day
• National Shrimp Day
• World Lupus Day

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May 11

• Eat What You Want Day
• Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice, a day to celebrate sharks
• Hostess Cupcake Day
• Military Spouse Appreciation Day

May 12

• Jamestown Day, celebrating the founding of America's first permanent English colony, Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607
• Limerick Day
• National Archery Day
• National Babysitters Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• National Nutty Fudge Day
• Stay Up All Night Night
• World Fair Trade Day
• World Migratory Bird Day

May 13

• Children of Fallen Patriots Day
• Mother's Day
• National Apple Pie Day
• National Fruit Cocktail Day
• National Hummus Day

May 14

• National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
• "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Day
• Underground America Day

May 15

• International Day of Families
• National Chocolate Chip Day
• National Slider Day, a day to honor the petite burgers
• Peace Officer Memorial Day

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May 16

• Biographers Day
• Love a Tree Day

May 17

• National Cherry Cobbler Day
• National Walnut Day
• World Information Society Day

May 18

• Endangered Species Day
• International Museum Day
• International Virtual Assistants Day
• National Bike to Work Day
• National Cheese Soufflé Day
• National Defense Transportation Day
• National Pizza Party Day
• No Dirty Dishes Day
• Visit Your Relatives Day

May 19

• Armed Forces Day
• National Devil's Food Cake Day
• National Hepatitis Testing Day
• 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland

May 20

• Be a Millionaire Day
• Eliza Doolittle Day, honoring the literary character's commitment to speaking her native language properly
• National Pick Strawberries Day
• Ride a Unicycle Day
• Weights and Measures Day

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May 21

• "I Need a Patch for That" Day, a day recognizing the availability of patches that help with ailments
• National Strawberries and Cream Day
• National Waitstaff Day
• Victoria Day in Canada
• World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 22

• Canadian Immigrants' Day
• International Day for Biological Diversity
• National Maritime Day
• National Vanilla Pudding Day
• U.S. Colored Troops Founders Day
• World Goth Day

May 23

• National Taffy Day
• World Turtle Day

May 24

• Brother's Day
• International Tiara Day
• Scavenger Hunt Day

May 25

• African Freedom Day
• National Brown-Bag-It Day
• National Missing Children's Day
• National Tap Dance Day
• National Wine Day
• Towel Day

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May 26

• World Lindy Hop Day

May 27

• National Grape Popsicle Day
• Trinity Sunday

May 28

• Memorial Day
• National Hamburger Day

May 29

• Flower Full Moon
• International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
• National Paperclip Day

May 30

• National Mint Julep Day
• National Senior Health and Fitness Day

May 31

• National Macaroon Day
• Save Your Hearing Day
• What You Think Upon Grows Day
• World No-Tobacco Day

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