From Mother's Day to Memorial Day, it's going to be a busy month. Here is your guide to May
The calendar has flipped. The April showers are turning into May flowers.
It's May, which caused the NSYNC Justin Timberlake "It's Gonna Be May" meme to populate social media like ants swarming a picnic.
However, May is also chock-full of good stuff.
There's Teacher Appreciation Week and Teacher Appreciation Day when we thank all the men and women who help educate our children for a better tomorrow. There's also National Nurses Day when we thank the men and women who help us heal.
There's Free Comic Book Day when 48 free comics will be available at participating comic book shops.
Sure Mother's Day is May 11, but National Dog Mom's Day is May 10.
There's Take Your Parents to the Park Day, National Family Fun Day, Learn to Swim Day and Dance Like a Chicken Day.
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In the adults-only category, there's National Wine Day, National Mimosa Day and National Craft Distillery Day.
May even ends with National Smile Day and after a month with all these goodies, who wouldn't smile?
Main events in May
Here are a few key dates you'll want to make sure are on your calendar this month.
- May 4: 50th Kentucky Derby
- May 12: Mother's Day
- May 26: Indianapolis 500
- May 27: Memorial Day
National Days throughout May
Here are a few fun days you can celebrate throughout May, according to National Day Calendar. For a full list of the holidays you can celebrate each day, click the link on the dates.
- May 2: National Day of Prayer
- May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
- May 4: Free Comic Book Day
- May 5: Cinco de Mayo
- May 6: National Nurses Day
- May 7: National Teacher Appreciation Day
- May 8: National Receptionists Day
- May 9: National Sleepover Day
- May 10: National Provider and Military Spouse Appreciation Day
- May 11: National Dog Mom's Day
- May 12: Mother's Day
- May 13: National Apple Pie Day
- May 14: National Dance Like A Chicken Day
- May 15: National Juice Slush Day
- May 16: National Mimosa Day
- May 17: NASCAR Day
- May 18: National Learn to Swim Day
- May 19: National Take Your Parents to the Playground Day
- May 20: National Dog Rescue Day
- May 21: National Waitstaff Day
- May 22: National Craft Distillery Day
- May 23: National Taffy Day
- May 24: Brother's Day
- May 25: National Wine Day
- May 26: National Family Fun Day
- May 27: Memorial Day
- May 28: National Hamburger Day
- May 29: National Senior Health and Fitness Day
- May 30: National Creativity Day
- May 31: National Smile Day