Festivals and Events in May 2024: May, the fifth month of the year is almost around the corner. It is a month of Spring in regions falling in Northern Hemisphere while in Southern Hemisphere, May is the month of Autumn season. Like every month, May also arrives with important events and festivals. It starts with May Day, also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day. This day has a great significance, as it creates awareness among labourers about their basic rights, and highlights their contribution in the society.
It is important to know the important events and festivals for general awareness. This also helps people who are preparing for different competitive examinations. Let us check out all national, international, special events and festivals below that will take place in the month of May 2024.
1 May 2024: May Day or Labour Day or International Workers' Day| Maharashtra Day (India)| Gujarat Day (India)| Global Love Day
2 May 2024: World Tuna Day| National Day of Prayer| National Life Insurance Day| World Password Day| International Harry Potter Day| International Scurvy Awareness Day
3 May 2024: Press Freedom Day| Sun Day| Wordsmith Day| International Wild Koala Day
4 May 2024: Coal Miners Day | International Firefighters' Day| World Give Day| International Drone Day| World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day| World Labyrinth Day| International Respect for Chickens Day
5 May 2024: World Laughter Day| World Portuguese Language Day| International Bereaved Mother’s Day| International Dawn Chorus Day| International Permaculture Day| International Midwives Day| World Hand Hygiene Day| International Family Equality Day
6 May 2024: International No Diet Day| Melanoma Monday
7 May 2024: World Athletics Day| World Asthma Day| Childhood Depression Awareness Day| National Teacher Day| National Tourism Day| Bladder Cancer Awareness Day| International Day of Planetariums
8 May 2024: World Red Cross Day| World Thalassaemia Day| Golf Day| World Facilities Management Day| Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those who Lost their Lives during WWII| World Donkey Day| World Ovarian Cancer Day
9 May 2024: Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti (India)| Maharana Pratap Jayanti (India)| Victory Day| Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those who Lost their Lives during WWII| Europe Day
10 May 2024: World Lupus Day| International Day of Argania| Child Care Provider Day| National Lipid Day|
11 May 2024: National Technology Day (India)| World Belly dance Day| World Ego Awareness Day| World Buckfast Day| World Fair Trade Day| World Migratory Bird Day
12 May 2024: International Nurses Day| Mother's Day| World Topiary Day| International Day of Plant Health| International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases| International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
13 May 2024: World Cocktail Day| International Hummus Day| Tulip Day
14 May 2024: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day| International PMO Day| International Dylan Thomas Day
15 May 2024: International Family Day| International Dylan Thomas Day| International Conscientious Objectors Day| International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day| International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day| International MPS Awareness Day
16 May 2024: National Dengue Day (India)| International Day of Light| National Librarian Day| International Day of Living Together in Peace
17 May 2024: World Telecommunication Day | World Hypertension Day| National Endangered Species Day (India)| Virtual Assistants Day| Herbalist Day| International Child Helpline Day| Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day| World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
18 May 2024: World AIDS Vaccine Day| International Museum Day| Armed Forces Day (India)| International Jugglers Day| World Fiddle Day
19 May 2024: Stepmother's Day| International AIDS Candlelight Memorial| World Family Doctor Day| World IBD Day| World Baking Day
20 May 2024: World Metrology Day| European Maritime Day| International Red Sneakers Day| World Autoimmune Arthritis Day| World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
21 May 2024: National Anti-Terrorism Day (India)| Big Word Day| International Tea Day
22 May 2024: International Day for Biological Diversity| International Mother Earth Day| In God We Trust Day
23 May 2024: Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima (India)| World Turtle Day
24 May 2024: National Brother's Day (India)| World Day For Animals In Laboratories| Scream Day| International Tiara Day
25 May 2024: Africa Day| World Fish Migration Day| International Skin Pigmentation Day
26 May 2024: World Redhead Day| World Lindy Hop Day
27 May 2024: National Memorial Day| World Marketing Day
28 May 2024: International Day of Action for Women's Health| World Passion Fruit Martini Day| Menstrual Hygiene Day| Thales Day
29 May 2024: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers| International Everest Day| Learn About Composting Day| World Tiger Nut Day
30 May 2024: Goa Statehood Day (India)| Hindi Journalism Day| International Day of Potato
31 May 2024: Anti-Tobacco Day| National Utah Day| Web Designer Day
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